Starting in 2007, the first new EU member states (NMS) will also join the Euro Area. Although the adoption of the Euro by the NMS completes the recent eastern Enlargement of the EU, there are still many open questions concerning the accession to the Euro Area. Several policy issues (economic...

The workshop will focus more specifically on the following topics: - Monetary Policy in the Euro area - Open Macroeconomics Dynamics and Exchange Rate - Productivity and Potential Output Performances, and Impact of Structural Reforms - Current Account Adjustment - Economic Growth and Convergence