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EU Enlargement - Opportunities and Challenges for the Highlands
Tuesday 20th April 2004

The EU is enlarging from 15 to 25 members in May 2004.

What does this mean for your business?

In order to help Highland businesses prepare and take advantage of the opportunities EU Enlargement will bring, European Business Services is running an evening seminar which will cover the following topics:
  a.. Country Profile Czech Republic - Rene Samek, Director Czech Invest Ltd. London
  b.. Cultural and Business peculiarities - Ralph Sauer, The Sauer Consultancy
  c.. Business Opportunities in the new accession countries - George McRae, White's Electronics
  d.. Access to European Information - Michelle Hardie, Euro Info Centre

This event is free of charge but participants should register in advance by emailing Dagmar Heyer at European Business Services:  eic@euro-info.co.uk

Further Information from
Dagmar Heyer
Project Officer
European Business Services
81a Castle Street
Inverness
IV2 3EA
Tel:01463-715400
Fax:01463-715600
www.euro-info.co.uk

Initially, the EU consisted of just six countries: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom joined in 1973, Greece in 1981, Spain and Portugal in 1986, Austria, Finland and Sweden in 1995.  In 2004 the biggest ever enlargement takes place with 10 new countries joining.  The new countries joining the EU are
Cyprus - Czech Republic - Estonia - Hungary - Latvia - Lithuania - Malta - Poland - Slovakia - Slovenia