Am 1.5.2004 sind zehn neue Mitgliedstaaten, vor allem Transformationsländer, in die EU aufgenommen worden. Drei Jahre … Beitritt grundsätzlich profitiert, sogar in Hinblick auf die Beihilferegelungen konnten sie den strengen Anforderungen der EU …Ten years after the biggest enlargement in the history of the EU, the integration of the new member states is assessed …

experienced astonishing growth rates, closing the large gap between them and the rest of the EU. The GDP growth rates were … consistently higher than those of the original members. Now, the EU must once again look east: the integration of the West Balkan … countries would be a crucial step in the future development of the EU, not only economically, but also politically, provided the …

weitere Hilfen und entwirft ein Ablaufszenario für einen Zahlungsausfall Griechenlands. Neben einer Analyse EU … of exit options which are in accordance with the EU treaties, the issuance of an emergency currency as well as an asset …

Twenty years after the EU accession of the Visegrád countries-- Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary - we …

The twenty years since the Eastern Enlargement of the EU in 2004 have generally borne out the hopes that at the time … steadily converged with those in the EU15. The substantial initial income gaps did lead to very substantial labour migration … other issues this should be addressed as the EU considers a reinforced cohesion policy and a likely renewed wave of eastern …