Monthly Report No. 4/2006

Poland growth dividend not high enough for Maastricht fiscal criterion to be met (by Maciej Krzak, pp. 1-4) Countries covered Poland Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Fast growth in the Baltic countries continues (by Adalbert Knöbl, pp. 5-8) Countries covered Baltic States Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy European society and the welfare state (by Vladimir Gligorov, pp. 9-17) Countries covered non specific Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Selected monthly data on the economic situation in ten transition countries, 2004-2006 (pp. 19-29) Countries covered Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Russia, Ukraine Guide to wiiw statistical services on Central, East and Southeast Europe, Russia and Ukraine (p. 30)