Nach der in Kopenhagen beschlossenen EU-Erweiterung zum 1. Mai 2004 stellt sich die Frage, wie sich die Beziehungen zu den westlichen Balkanstaaten (Balkan-5: Albanien, Bosnien und Herzegowina (BiH), Kroatien, die ehemalige jugoslawische Republik Mazedonien, Serbien und Montenegro) und zu den...

The countries concerned in this paper are either in the process of negotiations for EU accession (Bulgaria and Romania) or under a review process for opening such negotiations (Turkey). Therefore we will take the EU-requirements concerning the labour market as a benchmark against which the...

This paper investigates patterns and determinants of growth in Ukraine in a medium-term and a long-term perspective. During 2000-2008, high growth in Ukraine was sup-ported by favourable external conditions and was mainly demand-driven. Due to the massive decline of external demand and the...

This paper investigates patterns and determinants of growth in Ukraine in a medium-term and a long-term perspective. During 2000-2008, high growth in Ukraine was sup-ported by favourable external conditions and was mainly demand-driven. Due to the massive decline of external demand and the...