The largest decrease in income inequality among EU member states in the recent recession was registered in Romania, a 4 … toughest austerity measures among EU member states. …

The paper examines Greek external trade following accession to the EU, placing emphasis on the 1990s. Using original … disaggregated data we find: (i) Mutually offsetting, stable trade creation/trade diversion in imports from EU and third countries … respectively. (ii) No EU effect on exports. These experienced a negative structural shift in the 1990s. (iii) Competitiveness …