Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. A challenge to the enlarged Union's (EU … membership are heterogeneous. Three of them, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania, have acquired candidate status; their economies are …This wiiw report reviews the economic situation in the new EU member states, in the countries of Southeast Europe, in …

, excepting Russia and most post-Yugoslav countries. Despite weak growth in the EU, exports of the accession countries (and of … prospective EU membership of the candidate countries. The general concern over potential loss of competitiveness due to …) are needed to maintain its momentum. Growth acceleration in 2003-04 is possible provided the business climate in the EU …

, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine-it outlines policy … robotisation and automation of the region's industries. Covering 14 countries-Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia …

some moderate slowdown in Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia. A definite growth slowdown was only …The transition countries approach EU enlargement with GDP growth outperforming the 'old' EU. In 2003, Poland's economy … recorded in Serbia and Montenegro. Russia and Ukraine performed very well, registering significant and balanced growth. The …

The paper covers seven transition countries the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria and … Romania. Section 1 describes the changing patterns of value added by broad sector, showing the process of de-agrarization, de …' services sector and its individual segments and again compares these with the EU countries. Section 4 analyses the regional …

This paper focuses on knowledge-based entrepreneurship, or new firm creation in industries which are considered to be …

The Western Balkans should join the European Union (EU) "as soon as possible", according to statements by the … meetings that have taken place annually since 2014 between individual EU member states and the countries of the Western Balkans …. It differs from other EU initiatives in that international financial and EU institutions are involved alongside …