Our main trading partners among the applicant countries are Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic. A total of 400 small and medium-sized Irish enterprises are operating in these markets and 60 companies have established local operations there. Enlargement of the EU will increase its population by 130 million people, over 33 times the population of this country. At present, these 130 million people only represent 4% of our annual exports. They represent 130 million extra customers for our products and will give us higher profits and more jobs and opportunities at a time when we badly need them.