African and Middle Eastern migrants, we do not find a spike in first birth rates after migration. We also examined differences … moved to Germany from Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries since the 1990s. We find that CEE migrants had higher … migrants who moved as third country national or those who moved after their country became EU-members with the right to free …

African and Middle Eastern migrants, we do not find a spike in first birth rates after migration. We also examined differences … moved to Germany from Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries since the 1990s. We find that CEE migrants had higher … migrants who moved as third country national or those who moved after their country became EU-members with the right to free …

economies (Cyprus and Malta) joined the EU in 2004. Bulgaria and Romania may follow, but not before 2007. The final operational … entry conditions set by the European Councils in Brussels and in Copenhagen (2002) are such that this enlargement may be … relatively cheap for the EU in financial terms, but much costlier and slower for the accession countries than expected by …

In this paper we argue that strong political economy forces explain the rush of the EU to expand eastwards. We use a … model of vertical product differentiation in order to claim that technologically-advanced EU firms (residing in high … enlargement that is directed towards high-income countries. The evidence presented in the paper supports our hypothesis …

Romania may follow, but not before 2007. The final operational entry conditions set by the European Councils in Brussels and … in Copenhagen (2002) are such that this enlargement may be relatively cheap for the European Union in financial terms … enforce, but enlargement will take place for political reasons. …

borders. The eastern enlargement of the EU differentially exposed workers in different regions and occupations in Finland to … enlargement. Most estimates suggest that the workforce nearly doubled in size after the EU enlargement, which would imply an … roughly to a month's salary. The vulnerable workers were not able to close the wage gap even ten years after the EU …

uncertain outcome, takes centre stage. For the EU this means supporting Ukraine militarily as well as financially and helping to … organise international aid for reconstruction. Given this context, we should expect the EU not simply to adhere to the usual … accession negotiations, the current process of association, and potential new formats, such as a European Political Community or …

(EU) after the 1995 enlargement. Our main finding is that the relationship between bureaucratic independence and judiciary …We investigate whether and how economic integration increases state capacity. This important relationship has not been … institutions. Yet early and abrupt removal of external anchors might generate significant backsliding, or reversals, in domestic …

(EU) after the 1995 enlargement. Our main finding is that the relationship between bureaucratic independence and judiciary …We investigate whether and how economic integration increases state capacity. This important relationship has not been … institutions. Yet early and abrupt removal of external anchors might generate significant backsliding, or reversals, in domestic …

issues. The US, the EU, and other Western governments. should avoid negative overreactions to BRICS expansion in ways that …The original BRICS grouping of five was not a multilateral security alliance like NATO, and neither does the recent … conflict - or already have. In addition to serious friction between China and India within the earlier five member BRICS, the …