Estonia with the EU-15 and the former accession countries. It gives an overview of the nominal convergence according to the … rules laid down by EC Treaty on EMU convergence criteria. In the context of real convergence the set of criteria provided by …

growth in the accession countries. Still, the experience of the EU15 countries shows that convergence cannot be taken for …. Convergence occurred in two spells, in 1960u009673 and 1986u00962001, with an interim period of stagnation. In this paper, we … analyse both s and b convergence and discuss the impact of EU membership, trade and investment. We also analyse how seven …

The 2005 update of the Danish convergence programme, covering the period up to 2010, was submitted to the Commission on … broadly follows the model structure for stability and convergence programmes specified in the new code of conduct. …

enlargement to boost the sluggish European growth rate. They think that a larger EU will have a stronger say in global trade …