The paper analyses the economic policy-making in the first phase of the epidemic in five Central Europe countries, Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia, whose economic structure is characterized by strong export orientation. We focus on the participatory character of the governments'...

Technology transfer and the so-called productivity spillover-effects are important aspects of foreign direct investments regarding their contribution to the long-term development potential of the host countries.The effects of the foreign direct investments on the foreign and domestic companies...

The paper explores the role of alliances in Central European countries from the perspective of growth of enterprises. The analysis is based on a comparative overview of 26 case studies of enterprises in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary which have alliances with foreign partners. Most of...

The paper draws attention to the spatial dimension of sustainability, where spatial self-defence is an important part of control over local assets that have to be preserved. In the existing European Union, where the national infrastructure networks have been relatively developed, the formation...

Membership of the European Union on 1 May 2004 will undoubtedly have a major effect on the course of political developments in the countries of central Europe, although it is difficult to predict any particular consequences for, or direct impact on, the party systems of the region. Analysis of...

The securities markets in central and eastern Europe are small: the capitalisation in domestic shares in the 10 acceding countries represents barely 4 per cent of the capitalisation in Euronext. The capitalisation of these markets as share of the gross domestic product is still weak. However,...

The study, "Winning strategies for locally-owned businesses in Central Europe", looks at how locally-owned businesses in the candidate countries are preparing for EU enlargement. It describes the emerging opportunities and challenges facing local firms and assesses what more they can do to...

Die kontinentale Region erstreckt sich von Westen nach Osten ausgehend von Zentralfrankreich in einem breiten Band über ein Viertel der Europäischen Union. Im Norden reicht die kontinentale Region bis in den Osten Polens und im Süden bis nach Rumänien. Außerhalb der Europäischen Union...

This report has been requested by the European Commission from the OMAS Consortium (OMAS). It is based on a detailed analysis of (Monitoring and Assessment) documentation produced by OMAS from 1996 to 2001, in particular, summaries from the Country Assessment Reviews (CARs) in relation to the...