social performance of the EU member states is necessary. In such line of argument, the authors propose, as novelty, an … development of the EU member states, able to provide consistent information about some of the threats against the EU economic … governments, businesses and civil society aiming to improve the economic and social performance of the 27 EU countries. Developing …

using certain composite indicators that allow for a multidimensional appraisal of flexicurity in the EU countries, providing … also elements for comparison between the EU countries and regions (especially the new member states and their regions). …

the new economic environment of the EU single market, conditional on their pre-accession development level. The counties … which during the pre-accession period recorded good performances have usually strengthened their positions after the EU … implementation of the national and EU development policies at all levels. …