The French cartoonist, Plantu, illustrates the new democracies of Greece, Portugal and Spain who have freed themselves from the chains of the past and are delighted at being able to join the European Communities.

‘Sorry, Sir, but all those with the Cohesion Fund must sit up in the gallery.' Spanish cartoonists Ventura and El Burladero take an ironic look at Spain's status as a net beneficiary compared to that of Germany, France and the United Kingdom.