The Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) were able to maintain in 2001 and 2002 a growth rate significantly above that of the EU 15. The more developed group of CEECs went more in parallel with the EU 15, which means that their average growth rate fell considerably. The other group of...

The future of economic and monetary integration in the European Union is of outstanding importance for the Central- and East-European Member States of the European Union. Three of the Central- and East-European countries have already joined the Euro Area and their experiences show that only...

The future of ecnomic and monetary integration in the European Union is of outstanding importance for the Central- and East-European Member States of the European Union. Three of the Central- and East-European countries have already joined the Euro Area and their experiences show that only those...

Given the strong agricultural orientation of their economies, agriculture is a matter of special interest to the majority of Central and Eastern European candidate countries for accession to the European Union. The farmers in these countries will benefit from the Common Agricultural Policy. The...

Relations between the EU accession countries and Austria operate on three levels: the newcomers to the EU are competitors, they offer a market of new and growing opportunities, and they are low-cost partners in any vertical division of labour scheme. So far, Austrian exporters have done well in...

In some respects, regional labour markets in the accession countries are quite comparable to their counterparts in the European Union. Especially with regard to female unemployment and employment rates, indices in the future EU member countries are better than the EU average. Nevertheless,...

In the EU, the economy is once again, creakingly, on the road to expansion, powered chiefly by the growth of domestic demand in the USA. Within Europe, internal demand has so far been lacklustre. Unemployment will rise throughout this year, but should move down again next year, in response to...