On 1 May 2009, the European Union will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the 2004 enlargement which involved 10 new Member States. This workshop aims at providing an insight into the functioning of the enlarged European Union and on the impact of enlargement on the old and recently acceded...

This INFER workshop provides an opportunity for all economists interested to exchange ideas, to create links in research and to meet fellows in related subject. Researchers are invited to submit theoretical and applied papers broadly consistent with the workshop’s special topic Globalization,...

While foreign trade flows have always been seen as a major determinant of growth, recently globalisation and enhanced European integration (including EMU) have impacted on the size and direction of international flows, not only of goods but also of services, capital and labour. This conference...

The themes of the Eleventh Annual Conference are: - Globalization and economies in transition; - Development, poverty and vulnerability; - Energy and environment; and - Wealth, aging and income distribution

The conference is aimed to encourage development, cooperation and mutual assistance among the countries, industries and companies of South and East Europe and Black Sea Region.

Ten years after the landmark decisions which led to the launch of the euro and the creation of a monetary union in Europe, this year's Forum will be dedicated to an assessment of what Economic and Monetary Union has achieved so far and what challenges it now faces. It will include sessions on...