PREFACE
This paper was first conceived when change in the relationship between
the EC and its eastern neighbours was still slight and slow， and the aim
could be no more than to indicate the potential if relations should
improve. The radical changes since 1989 have made the task of writing it
the more rewarding one of assessing remarkable progress and exploring
the potential from this more promising base. The task has also become
harder because change is so fast; and some of what is written may be
outdated before it is read. This risk can be minimized with the help of
those close enough to the events to provide the most up-to-date know-
ledge and evaluation. I am very grateful to the many people who have
helped in this way， from Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union， from
Brussels and Whitehall， from other EC countries and from the group that
Chatham House assembled to consider the draft. I am particularly grate-
ful to colleagues at Chatham House for their patience， helpfulness and
encouragement to an author in travail. Responsibility for the views
expressed is of course entirely mine.
The Institute acknowledges the financial support of Midland Bank
pie， Samuel Montagu & Co Limited， the Gatsby Charitable Foundation
and other sponsor8 of the West European Programme in the preparation
and publication of this study.
April 1991 John Pinder
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