Die Existenz der Europäischen Gemeinschaft wird grundlegend durch Rechtsregeln bestimmt. Wie entstand die Europäische Gemeinschaft? Wodurch unterscheidet sie sich von internationalen Organisationen? Welche Vertragsänderungen und Reformen prägten den Wandel von der Sechsergemeinschaft bis zur...

Am 25. März 1957 wurden in Rom die Verträge zur Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und zur Europäischen Atomgemeinschaft unterschrieben. Welche Ziele wurden mit diesen Verträgen verfolgt? Wie hat sich die Europäische Gemeinschaft in den folgenden 50 Jahren entwickelt? Wie sollte der...

The years of transition in Central and Eastern Europe brought with them the unprecedented - in these societies - phenomenon of restructuring with dismissals and growing unemployment. Moreover with the emergence and development of the private sector, new enterprises started to leave former...

The article describes (concentrates on the description of) the employment development and social problems related to labour market situation in Poland during the transition period (before the EU accession). It consists of four parts. The first gives an overview of basic tendencies in labour...

Based on the example of the posting of workers in the construction industry, this paper examines what impact the opening up of the European Single Market for services has had on an industry that was protected in the past against international competition. It is shown how different institutional...

There is no simple answer to the question of the potential impact of migration on the EU economy. EU migration policy is expected to meet the requirements of economic and social policy, in particular of the Lisbon Agenda, as well as national cultural, political, strategic and security...

This paper discusses free immigration to regulated labour markets (as in Europe) and to unregulated labour markets (as in the US), and explores the implications for migration flows of collective agreements, employment protection laws, product market regulations etc. It is argued that the...