A study prepared by business school INSEAD assessed the "alignment" of the new EU member states with the "old" ones in terms of the objectives set out in the eEurope 2005 Action Plan. The study measured 28 countries (25 EU Member States and three candidate countries) based on how they compare to the average score of the 15 "old" member states.
http://www.euractiv.com/ndbtext/infosoc/insead-sapeeurope2005%20report.pdf