The process of EU integration has intensified in the 1980s and early 1990s. The desire of a number of central and eastern European countries to join the EU is often seen as a threat to the continuation of this process. How wide should the radius of EU enlargement be? Which forms of integration...

European migration policies are characterised by a fundamental paradox: they are getting tighter and tighter just while public opinion is becoming more favourable to migrants and the immobility of European citizens expands the scope for spatial arbitrage, accruing the benefits, of immigration....

European migration policies are characterised by a fundamental paradox: they are getting tighter and tighter just while public opinion is becoming more favourable to migrants and the immobility of European citizens expands the scope for spatial arbitrage, accruing the benefits, of immigration....

This paper summarizes the key findings of a recent study on the impact of Eastern Enlargement of the European Union (EU) on labor markets in the current Member States. The study focuses on three main channels, along which enlargement may affect labor markets in the EU, namely i) trade, ii)...

This paper summarises the key findings of a recent study on the impact of Eastern Enlargement of the European Union (EU) on labour markets in the current Member States. The study focuses on three main channels, along which enlargement may affect labour markets in the EU, namely i) trade, ii)...

This paper summarises the key findings of a recent study on the impact of Eastern Enlargement of the European Union (EU) on labour markets in the current Member States. The study focuses on three main channels, along which enlargement may affect labour markets in the EU, namely i) trade, ii)...

Am 1. Mai 2004 ist die Europäische Union um zehn Mitglieder erweitert worden. Doch die Feiern zu diesem Ereignis waren in Deutschland auch von Ängsten begleitet. Werden die neuen Mitglieder zu einer finanziellen Belastung der EU? Kommt es zu einer Verlagerung von Unternehmen und damit...