欧盟东扩回顾

A Review of EU Eastward Expansion

对于欧盟东扩,新老成员在不同的动机和利益驱使下,都希望有所收获。从欧盟东扩五年来的数据看,就整体经济状况而言,虽然欧盟的人均GDP并没有明显的下滑,但花费在新成员国上的财政支出确实占相对大部分;而对于扩大相互间的贸易来讲,新成员国对市场的需求远远大于老的成员国,实际上给他们带来的利益也大于原有成员国;同时,东扩也为新加入的12国增加了吸引对外直接投资的实力。总之,东扩对于欧盟来讲意义重大,尤其是对于新入盟国家来讲,收益更多。

For the EU＇s expansion, both new and old members hope to gain something. Based on the data from EU, we can see that, although GDP per capita does not decline significantly, the cost for the new member states on the financial expenditure take a bigger part. When it comes to intratrade, the new member states have much more market demand than the old member states. Actually, new members benefit more than the original stats. At the same time, enlargement make the 12 new countries more attractive for overseas direct investment. In short, the EU enlargement is really significant, particularly for the new accession countries.