A common means of payment for the European Union has almost been achieved, but has not yet been followed by a 'single payment area'. Cross-border wholesale payments can now be processed as cheaply and as quickly as domestic ones, yet retail transactions are still hampered by inefficient...

This Monitoring report on the implementation of FP6 during the year 2006 represents a unique endeavour, as it is bridging from the traditional approach to monitoring in FP6 (and previous Framework Programmes) to the new requirements for monitoring in FP7.

This first FP7 Monitoring Report covers the year 2007 and is the first one based on a completely new approach: While in FP6 and previous Framework Programmes monitoring had been implemented through annual panels of independent experts which selected specific areas of FP implementation and...

The paper analyses possible consequences of the EU enlargement on the EU trade with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It considers the current situation in trade between the two groups of countries, describes the factors limiting this trade, and discusses the opportunities for the...