Democratic Change in Central and Eastern Europe 1989-90; the European Parliament and the end of the Cold War

The Historical Archives Unit of the European Parliament has prepared a study entitled: ‘Democratic Change in Central and Eastern Europe 1989-90; the European Parliament and the end of the Cold War‘, in the European Parliament History Series, based on the documents preserved in the EP’s Historical Archives. The study analyses the events that led to democratic change in Central and Eastern Europe from the perspective of the European Parliament as detailed in its historical documents. It traces the discussions and opinions of Parliament over the years regarding a) the events leading to democratic change in Central and Eastern Europe, paying particular attention to the events of 1989 and b) Post-communism and Eastern enlargement.

• Primary Source

European Parliament: Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union: Publications available via the EU Bookshop http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/directorate-general-for-internal-policies-of-the-union-cbf.cKABstF7wAAAEjwYYY4e5K/

EP: EPRS: Studies: Democratic Change in Central and Eastern Europe 1989-90; the European Parliament and the end of the Cold War‘, January 2015 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/EPRS/EPRS_STU_538881_Democratic_change_EN.pdf

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