Migration from Africa and the Middle East to the EU has intensified over the last two decades. Relative differences … between developed EU and less developed African and Middle East countries have not declined that much and continue to drive … mobility. Also, demographic trends show a strong contrast between the population of the EU (ageing and shrinking rapidly) and …

Migration from Africa and the Middle East to the EU has intensified over the last two decades. Relative differences … between developed EU and less developed African and Middle East countries have not declined that much and continue to drive … mobility. Also, demographic trends show a strong contrast between the population of the EU (ageing and shrinking rapidly) and …

The South-North migration corridor, i.e. migration flows to the EU from Africa, the Middle East and EU neighbouring … countries to the EU15 and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). This is likely to dominate migration flows into the EU … Middle East and other EU neighbours to the EU28 and EFTA countries. The study finds that income gaps, diverging demographic …

goods export share makes only about 20% of GDP while it is around 70% for the new EU member states in Central Europe … institutions in the Western Balkans is weak but improving with further steps in the European integration process; the EU acts as an … should aim at increasing the absorption capacities of EU support funds in order to identify and co-finance the most …

neuen mittel- und osteuropäischen EU-Mitgliedstaaten (NMS-5) Polen, Slowakei, Slowenien, Tschechien und Ungarn wird das mehr … Exportsteigerungen. Ein Anstieg der Lohnstückkosten relativ zum deutschen Niveau bei gleichzeitiger Ausweitung der Exportanteile am EU … goods export share makes only about 20% of GDP while it is around 70% for the new EU member states in Central Europe …

competitiveness. The CEE candidate countries' market share in extra-EU manufacturing imports grew from 9.5% in 1995 to 11.4% in 1999 …, the EU export surplus in manufacturing trade is diminishing. Candidate countries' exports to the EU have been increasingly … EU has been identified for the manufacturing industry in Slovenia, Poland and Latvia. Textiles, wood products, basic …

This paper discusses the economic effects of EU enlargement for the group of Central and East European accession … countries (ACs). It consists of three parts In Part A the financial aspects of accession to the EU are explained. It deals … growth performance of the ACs in relation to the EU so far and discusses the reasons why the growth performances might remain …