Diese Unterlage wurde von den Dienststellen der Kommission ausgearbeitet, um nützliche Informationen über die Erweiterung der EU 2004 für Zollverwaltungen, Wirtschaftsbeteiligte und sonstige Interessenten bereitzustellen. Behandelt werden hauptsächlich die Übergangsmaßnahmen im...

The markets for bank accounts across the EU differ considerably among Member States, i.e. they are still fragmented along national lines and there is limited integration across different Member States. But even within national markets, there is evidence of major obstacles to consumer choice and...

There has been much discussion of the differences in macroeconomic performance and prospects between the US, Japan and the euro area. Using Markov-switching techniques, in this paper we identify and compare specifically their major business-cycle features and examine the case for a common...

This paper presents evidence for structural differences in economic growth dynamics between the current EU and the central- and eastern European accession countries. Two important results emerge from the analysis. First, accession countries have posted higher average growth and wider output...