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...

This report is one of a series of six Ad Hoc and Thematic Reports which the OMAS Consortium is preparing. Its objectives are, firstly, “to assist the Candidate Countries in meeting the short and medium term challenges for accession, through analysis of OMAS experience of Monitoring and...

This thematic report examines the extent to which Phare Programmes have achieved their Civil Society objectives. The purpose of the report is to providing a tool to support those responsible, in the Commission Services as well as in the 10 Candidate Countries (CC), for the design and...

This is one of six Thematic Reports which the OMAS Consortium is preparing. Its purpose is to identify issues where improvement appears desirable in relation to the Twinning Instrument, and to stimulate debate on constructive approaches to the operation of Twinning for the future. The report, as...

The paper reports on a study of extremely cool summers (ECS), a rare but significant phenomenon responsible for various adverse economic effects. These include, in particular, effects on agriculture and the tourist industry. The seasons, their spatial extent and individual characteristics were...

Преходът от централно планирано към пазарно стопанство постави особени предизвикателства към провежданата в страните от Централна и Източна Европа...

През последните години в България, подобно на централноевропейските страни, бяха предприети решителни начални стъпки за промяна на икономическата система -...

The present analysis has been inspired by the book entitled The Quality Assurance in Higher Education in the Central and East-European Countries – Agenda Ahead, edited by Jan KOHOUTEK, UNESCO-CEPES, Studies on Higher Education, Bucharest, 2009, presenting the outcome of the Research Plan...

AbstractThe following sections are included:Political Reasons for EnlargementBeyond Economic ChallengesPolitical Challenges: Large versus Small StatesLack of HegemonyThe End of a Dynamic?The limits of western deepeningAgricultural policyComparing CEE and Southeast AsiaBeyond enlargementConclusion