The paper reviews issues related to accession of the EU New Member States to the Eurozone. The paper was written before the global financial and economic crisis, but much of it it still relevant even for the post-crisis world

In a globalized world, knowledge of foreign languages is an important skill. Especially in Europe, with its 24 official languages and its countless regional and minority languages, foreign language skills are a key asset in the labor market. Earlier research shows that over half of the EU27...

The aims of this report are threefold. The first is to map how much information can be obtained on the labour markets in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in order to proceed with analyzing the labour market policies and the growth models in the region. Secondly, while some comparative data can...

The paper “Making the State Work: Lessons from 20 Years of Public Administration Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union” reviews literature analysing more than 20 years transition in the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) with the main...

This paper explores implications of the EU accession process for consolidation of institutions important for sustainable economic growth in the states aspiring to be EU members. Much of its attention concentrates on the 10 member states from Central and Eastern Europe that have already joined...