-making in the EU. In contrast to these expectations, most accounts of decision-making in the Council of Ministers following May … 2004 have concluded that the effect has been only moderate. The EU's most important legislative body is commonly found to … function relatively smoothly following the enlargement big bang in 2004. Yet many aspects of the enlargement of the EU …

We model EU countries' bank ratings using financial variables and allowing for intercept and slope heterogeneity. Our … aim is to assess whether "old" and "new" EU countries are rated differently and to determine whether "new" ones are … intercepts) are a crucial determinant of ratings. Whilst "new" EU countries typically have lower ratings than "old" ones, after …

We model EU countries' bank ratings using financial variables and allowing for intercept and slope heterogeneity. Our … aim is to assess whether “old” and “new” EU countries are rated differently and to determine whether “new” ones are … intercepts) are a crucial determinant of ratings. Whilst “new” EU countries typically have lower ratings than “old” ones, after …

The objective of this project is to carry out an interim evaluation of assistance provided to Albania under the EU … Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) which has been the main EU assistance programme in the country since 2007. The scope of this … evaluation is confined to IPA Component I (Transition Assistance and Institution Building, IPA-TAIB) over the period 2007 …

The objective of this project is to carry out an interim evaluation of assistance provided to Kosovo under the EU … Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) which has been the main EU assistance programme in the country since 2007. The scope of this … evaluation is confined to IPA Component I (IPA-TAIB) over the period 2007-2009. There are two specific objectives for the …

The strategic/ interim evaluation of the IPA Component 1 for Serbia takes place in a larger frame, which includes … similar exercises conducted in EU potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans. …