Brussels, 05/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - Enlargement of the European Union to the 12 candidate countries could lead to a growth in EU GDP to the order to 0.7% a year in the next decade according to a study highlighting the financial and economic risks and benefits of enlargement commissioned from the Groupe d'Etudes Politiques Européennes (GEPE) by the Belgian Economic Affairs Ministry. The authors stress that it may be necessary to raise the current ceiling for the Community budget (of 1.27%...