Executive Summary

This assignment is carrying a comparison of New accession to EU countries which are Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria to the Old EU countries such as United Kingdom Germany and France. It will cover the major differences of these countries such as GDP, population and economic status of the countries.

Introduction

This assessment will be illustrated by data and graphs provided officially and will support my case to compare these three Eastern-European countries to three Western European Countries. These countries are Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania to United Kingdom, France, and Germany.

History of Three Eastern European Countries with the GDP graph

Poland

In 2007, GDP grew 6.7%, by rising on private consumption, a jump in investment, and rapidly increasing exports. Today it has prosperous private sector. Consumer price inflation - at 2.1% in 2007 and it remains among the lowest in the EU. Since 2004, Poland becoming a member of EU and access to EU structural funds has provided the great increase to economy. There population accordingly is 38,518,241 (July 2007 est.)

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Romania

It joined the European Union on 1 January 2007The country emerged in 2000 from a punishing three-year recession thanks to strong demand in EU export markets. Domestic consumption and investment have fueled strong GDP growth in recent years, but have led to large current account imbalances. Its population is 22,276,056 (July 2007 est.)

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Bulgaria

The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. For centuries it struggled with Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans. Bulgaria became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1908. The country joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007. Their population 7,322,858 (July 2007 est.)

However I will be comparing these countries to those countries which were members of European Unions from before such as United Kingdom, France, and Germany.

United Kingdom

The UK, or Great Britain, is a sovereign island country located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe comprising of the four constituent countries; England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It includes the island of Great Britain. The population is estimated to 60,776,238 (July 2007 est.)

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Germany

As Europe's largest economy and second most populous nation, Germany is a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defence organisations. In January 1999, Germany and 10 other EU countries introduced a common European exchange currency, the euro. The population of Germany is 82,400,996 (July 2007 est.).

France

France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier more purely parliamentary administrations. France introduced Euro currency in January 1999.

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