EU AND THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF THE EAS T EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

The enlargement of the European Union with Central and Eastern Europea n countries (GEE countries) is a difficult task in relation to the agr icultural sector The Union has problems with the Common Agricultural P olicy. The CEE countries have problems with the transition to market e conomy in the agricultural sector: Which strategy of integration shoul d be chosen? A quick adjustment to the CAP raises severe problems for the Union and the CEE countries. Nevertheless a change of the CAP is n ecessary at feast in the longer run. The main efforts in the CEE count ries should focus on the establishment of efficient internal markets, and the establishment of a Free Trade Area among the CEE countries inc luding the agricultural sector.