We compare the convergence with German monetary policy of the Balkan and Mediterranean country candidates for EU … membership with that of countries that have recently joined the EU. Significant linkages exist between German base money stock … and that of recent members of the EU; the same holds true for some of the Mediterranean region candidates for EU …

The eastern enlargements of the European Union (EU) and the extension of the free movement of workers to the new member … states' citizens, the need for adjustment became ever more important during the Great Recession, which affected EU member … states unevenly. This chapter studies whether and how east-west migration flows in an enlarged EU responded to institutional …

The eastern enlargements of the EU in 2004 and 2007 have stimulated the mobility of workers from the new EU8 and EU2 …, leading to a more efficient allocation of resources within the enlarged EU. -- return migration ; EU Eastern enlargement …