neighbor states with the EU. To achieve this, the authors aim to assess the existing trends in the size of the gaps across … countries and problem areas, taking into consideration the specific origin of the gap between EU15/EU12, on the one hand, and … FSU republics, EU candidates and West Balkan countries, on the other hand. The paper is structured as follows: 1. A review …

The EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, which entered into force in 1997 foresees the possible … an EU-Russia FTA will be beneficial to the Russian Federation and the EU27. Some sectors are expected to contract in the … to expand, while only a few sectors in the EU27 are expected to register negligible decreases in output. We estimate that …

This paper analyses the environmental dimensions the past accession of Greece, Portugal and Spain to the EU in order to …

relationship according to which democracy is a determinant of economic development? Or is it, conversely, economic development that … because of an adequate social environment with little inequality, that may be associated with economic well-being. …

We study the political economy of the environment in autocratic, weak and strong democracies when individuals can …

Does democracy promote economic development? This paper reviews recent attempts to address this question that exploited … explain why presidential democracy leads to faster growth than parliamentary democracy. Third, it is important to distinguish … growth effect of democracy. …

include political stability, democracy, post conflict reconstruction, and economic vulnerability. …

neighbor states with the EU. To achieve this, the authors aim to assess the existing trends in the size of the gaps across … countries and problem areas, taking into consideration the specific origin of the gap between EU15/EU12, on the one hand, and … FSU republics, EU candidates and West Balkan countries, on the other hand. The paper is structured as follows: (1) An …