The evaluation covers the Commission’s co-operation with the Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPC) implemented under the MEDA II Regulation over the period 2000-2006. It includes Commission funds managed by the European Investment Bank (EIB). Geographically it covers the MEDA-8 countries...

Israel hat sich zu einer regionalen Wirtschaftsmacht mit Handelsbeziehungen hauptsächlich zu Westeuropa und den USA entwickelt. Die Kooperationsbestrebungen der arabischen Länder untereinander zeigen bisher nur sehr begrenzte Erfolge. Der mit dem Gaza-Jericho-Abkommen vom September 1993...

This paper investigates the implications for international markets of the existence of retailers/wholesalers with market power. Two main results are shown. First, in the presence of buyer power trade liberalization may lead to retail market concentration. Due to this concentration retail prices...