Introduction Reflecting the diversity of countries in its neighbourhood, the European Union (EU) has established different cooperation processes, institutional arrangements and forums for its discussions with these countries. Each form of cooperation is characterized by its own dynamics,...

Convergence and labour demand employment projections for the new EU member states up to 2012 (by Robert Stehrer) Countries covered Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Topics Labour and Migration Structures and sectoral linkages in selected new and old...

After the Visegrad countries’ accession to the EU in 2004, one of the most remarkable developments was the sudden upturn in their mutual trade. In 2007 the value of aggregate intra-Visegrad trade was two and a half times higher than in 2003. The rate of growth in these countries’ trade with...

The Copenhagen Summit enlargement comes cheaply (by Sandor Richter) Agriculture in transition countries stagnation in the CEECs, growth in Russia and Ukraine (by Zdenek Lukas) Countries covered CEE, Russia, Ukraine Kosovo a protectorate's economy (by Mario Holzner) Countries covered Kosovo...

wiiw Managing Director retires (by Kazimierz Laski, pp. 1-2) Countries covered non specific Topics Other Further expanding agro-food trade of the NMS-4 in Europe (by Zdenek Lukas and Jan Mládek, pp. 3-7) Countries covered Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia Topics Agriculture and Food...

This wiiw report reviews the economic situation in the new EU member states, in the countries of Southeast Europe, in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine as well as in China. For each country, it provides a forecast relating to GDP growth, inflation, unemployment and current accounts in 2004 and 2005....

The member states' net financial position vis-à-vis the EU budget what has changed since the enlargement? (by S. Richter, pp. 1-7) Countries covered European Union Topics Economic Integration Current status of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations (by O. Pindyuk, pp. 8-12) Countries...

The European Union and the MENA countries fostering North-South economic integration (by Sándor Richter; pp. 1-5) Keywords North-South, economic integration Countries covered European Union, MENA Topics Labour, Migration and Income Distribution Europe's position in trade in knowledge-intensive...

Current situation of the global economy challenges and potential consequences for Central, East and Southeast Europe (by P. Havlik and J. Pöschl, pp. 2-5) Keywords global economy, financial instability Countries covered Wider Europe, OECD, CIS Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy...