Regional employment patterns and prospective developments in the new EU member states (by Roman Römisch) Countries covered Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania Topics Regional Development A difficult birth the EU's financial perspective for 2007-2013 (by Sándor Richter) Countries covered European Union Topics Economic Integration FDI trends in 2004-2005 opportunities for acquisition and outsourcing (by Gábor Hunya) Countries covered Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine Topics Economic Integration Announcement New wiiw Database on Foreign Direct investment Selected monthly data on the economic situation in ten transition countries, 2004-2005 Guide to wiiw statistical services on Central, East and Southeast Europe, Russia and Ukraine