The objective of this project is to carry out an interim evaluation of assistance provided to Albania under the EU Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) which has been the main EU assistance programme in the country since 2007. The scope of this evaluation is confined to IPA Component I (Transition...

The objective of this project is to carry out an interim evaluation of assistance provided to Kosovo under the EU Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) which has been the main EU assistance programme in the country since 2007. The scope of this evaluation is confined to IPA Component I (IPA-TAIB)...

Turkey is at a crossroads. After hitting the most severe crisis of its recent history in 2000-2001, the economy bounced back and is now among the fastest growing economies in the OECD. A new institutional framework for monetary and fiscal policies as well as for product, labour and financial...

Following accession to the European Union the big issue for the Czech Republic is to strengthen growth prospects. Growth potential at present is somewhat above 3%, implying a moderate pace of catch-up to living standards in the EU and elsewhere. There is room for greater ambition in growth...

Slovakia is engaged in an ambitious reform process which has the potential to quicken productivity growth, increase the employment rate and accelerate the catch-up to the per capita income levels of more advanced OECD countries. Short-term outcomes may be demanding socially and politically, but...