Each year the European Investment Bank organises a Forum which focuses on a subject of current interest.

By the time of the Forum "Countdown to enlargement - a practical perspective", on 7 and 8 November 2002, decision on EU enlargement will be imminent. The Forum has therefore been organised to provide eminent speakers with an opportunity to express their views on the forthcoming enlargement and, at the same time, discuss subjects of immediate interest to the Bank’s clients, notably the attractiveness of the CEECs for foreign direct investment and financing the economic catching-up process.