Basierend auf einer gleichnamigen Konferenz der "Hungarian European Community Studies Association" thematisieren die Beiträge Stand und Perspektiven der ungarischen Annäherung an die EU und die fortbestehenden Aufgaben Ungarns für einen EU-Beitritt. Mit wenigen Ausnahmen werden in den zumeist kurzen Aufsätzen – die beiden von Kecskés umfassen jeweils eine Seite – ausschließlich wirtschaftspolitische Fragen behandelt. Inhalt: I. Status, Problems and Perspectives of the Europe Agreements: A. General Attitudes towards the Europe Agreement and the European Union: András Inotai: General Attitudes towards the Europe Agreement and the European Union (13-16); Mihály Maczonkai: Attitudes towards the European Union in Hungary (17-23); János Martonyi: The Role and the Impact of the Association (25-30); György von O'svath: General Attitudes towards the Europe Agreement and the European Union (31-35). B. Problems and Trends in the Implementation of the Europe Agreement: Miklós Király: Is Hungary Prepared for Accession to the European Community? (37-57); Péter Halmai / András Balogh: Impacts of Europe Agreement on the Agricultural Trade (Trends and New Challenges) (59-69); Ernö Várnay: Observations on the European Union - Hungary PHARE Programme (71-77); Imre Vörös: Problems and Trends of the Europe Agreement: Competition (79-84); Egon Dienes-Oehm: Institutional Connections (85-90); Barna Berke: National Legal Orders Facing Community Law: Encounters, Adjustments, Reservations (91-108); Mihály Maczonkai: Hungarian Product Liability Case Law under Civil Code and the New Product Liability Regime (109-121). C. Perspectives: Egon Dienes-Oehm: Perspectives (123-128). II. Additional Elements in the Adaptation of Agreement States to the European Union: A. Voluntary Adaptation to Community Law: László Burián: Voluntary Adaptation to Community Law in Areas not Covered by the Europe Agreement (131-144); László Kecskés: Voluntary Adaptation of Hungarian Law to EC Law (145). B. Ties and Adaptation in the Fields Covered by the Second and Third Pillar: Tamás Kende: The Integration of Central and Eastern Europe into the Common Foreign Policy of the European Fifteen (147-155); László Kecskés: Cooperation in the Fields of Home Affairs and Justice (157). III. The Essential Minimal Socle of Membership for Hungary in the European Union: A. Definition of the Essential Minimal Socle: Endre Juhász: The Essential Minimal Socle for Hungarian Membership of the European Union (161-167). B. General Capacity to Take on the Obligations of the European Agreement and of the Essential Minimal Socle of Membership: Ágnes Hargita: Possible Conflicts between the Fulfilment of the Requirements of the Europe Agreement and the Transition to a Functioning Market Economy and the Capacity to Resist Competition (169-181); Péter Paczolay: Stability and Democracy of Institutions (183-197); Tibor Palánkai: Economic Aspects (199-215); Tibor Ferenczi: Adaptation of Hungary and the Common Organization of Agricultural Markets (217-224); Hajna Lörinc-Istvánffy: Principal Questions of Exchange Rate Policy - Hungary's Financial Adjustment with Special Respect to Exchange Rate Policy and Convertibility (225-242).