The end of the Cold War, the increasing importance of international operations, and the development of a co-ordinated European security and defence strategy have led many countries in Europe to reform their national system of military defence – Belgium in 1994, the Netherlands in the second...

In the OECD countries, the recovery from the slump of 2001 was slow and painful. According to preliminary figures, these countries managed a growth in GDP of 1.3 percent in 2002, compared to 0.8 percent in 2001. In view of the geopolitical vagaries of the second half of 2002, demand for...

In some respects, regional labour markets in the accession countries are quite comparable to their counterparts in the European Union. Especially with regard to female unemployment and employment rates, indices in the future EU member countries are better than the EU average. Nevertheless,...

Throughout 2001, economic growth in the USA, Japan and the European Union was clearly losing momentum. In line with this development, Austria also recorded a marked slow-down in its pace of economic growth. While the economy had still been growing at a rate of 3 percent in 2000, macroeconomic...

In Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE) GDP is to pick up speed and grow on average by 2 to 3 percent over the forecast period 2014-2016: a major driving force rooted in an upward reversal of public and private investment.