June 2004

The 10 new Member States of the EU have had to implement radical reforms to their laws, administrations and judiciaries to show that they can apply the European Union rule book. Throughout this period inward investment, largely by multinationals, has helped drive the process of reform. Eversheds has presented roadshows across the US and EU over the past six months explaining the impact of enlargement to business, covering such considerations as howto make the most of selling , manufacturing in the enlarged EU, andsome of the difficultiesthat can beexpect in the years ahead. Thecontent of these presentations has been collected inits report onEU enlargement.

Eversheds: EU Enlargement