Graph of the month Top five destinations of Romanian and Polish migrants in the EU 28, net inflow Opinion corner Does liberalisation of access to EU labour markets change migration patterns? (by Michael Landesmann, Isilda Mara and Hermine Vidovic) Mobility patterns in the European Union the role...

The automotive industry in the New Member States a brief review (by Doris Hanzl; pp. 1-5) Keywords automotive industry, foreign direct investment Countries covered New EU Member States Topics Sectoral studies; International Trade, Competitiveness and FDI Migration plans and expected length of...

Table Overview 2013 and outlook 2014-2016 (p. 1) Figure 2013 estimate and 2014 forecast for CESEE growth drivers (p. 2) Bulgaria upcoming early elections take centre stage (by Rumen Dobrinsky; p. 3) Croatia recession continues (by Hermine Vidovic; p. 4) Czech Republic fiscal relaxation to...

Euro or not? Early lessons from the crisis (by Ch. Wyplosz, pp. 1-4) Keywords euro, EU, crisis Countries covered European Union Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Migration from the New to the Old EU Member States country experiences (by H. Vidovic; pp. 5-14) Keywords migration,...

Graph of the month Regional gross value added in Turkey (p. 1) Opinion corner Turkey and the EU (by Serkan Çiçek, Vladimir Gligorov and Michael Landesmann; pp. 2-4) The Turkish economic conundrum (by Serkan Çiçek; pp. 5-8) Regional disparities in Turkey (by Roman Römisch; pp. 9-12) Turkey a...

Hungary taking stock (by J. Kornai; pp. 1-12) Keywords economic policy, reform Countries covered Hungary Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Developments in trade and FDI in services in the Visegrad countries (by O. Pindyuk; pp. 13-20) Keywords trade, services, FDI Countries covered...

The Czech Republic high growth likely to slow down (by Leon Podkaminer, pp. 1-3) Countries covered Czech Republic Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Hungary convergence programme revised (by Sándor Richter, pp. 4-6) Countries covered Hungary Topics Macroeconomic Analysis,...

Bulgaria economic sluggishness expected to drag on (by Rumen Dobrinsky; pp. 1-3) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Bulgaria Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Czech Republic deepening recession(by Leon Podkaminer; pp. 4-6) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP...

Bulgaria negative economic sentiment prevails (by Rumen Dobrinsky) Croatia no upturn yet (by Hermine Vidovic) Czech Republic heading for a change (by Leon Podkaminer) Estonia consumers keep growth alive (by Sebastian Leitner) Hungary the well-known pre-election tunes are played again (by Sándor...

Presentations at wiiw Spring Seminar 2003 Transition Countries Overview and Outlook (Leon Podkaminer) Fiscal and Financial Aspects of EU Enlargement the Issue of Transfers (Sándor Richter) Fiscal Implications of EU Enlargement for the CEECs (Roman Römisch) Lessons to be Learnt from Earlier...