Social Work and Society (Jan 2004)

Social services in accession countries

  • Kristina Koldinská

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1

Abstract

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The 1st May 2004 10 new countries joined the European Union. It is one of the most impor-tant events in the history of the European Union and all of Europe. New nations are accessing the Community and so new challenges are emerging. An important challenge is the exchange of information in order to better understand each other. This article aims to outline informa-tion on the social services in selected accession countries - Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary (hereinafter "Visegrad countries").