immigration policies to attract foreign workers, especially from Ukraine and the Western Balkan countries. Czechia, Hungary …

Ukraine and the Western Balkans. Czechia, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia and most recently Poland have become net receivers of …

Summary Despite near stagnation in the euro area and the negative impact of the Ukraine crisis, in most of the NMS … preserve their positive growth differential vis-à-vis the EU-28, Russia and Ukraine are facing a deterioration of their … the eastern part of the CESEE region, the Ukraine conflict has had a pronounced negative impact on economic growth. 25 …

. Most of the successor states to the Soviet Union will perform rather badly in 2015. Ukraine’s output will continue its free … heavily on exports to Russia and Ukraine. However, assuming a peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian conflict in 2015, it is …

Ukraine was confronted with an unprecedented economic and financial crisis during 2008-2009. That crisis has until … recently been compounded by a highly unstable political situation. The European Union, Ukraine's neighbours and the …. The February 2010 presidential elections brought more political stability and Ukraine's economic situation markedly …

a significant step towards an attempted re-integration of the FSU – even more so if Ukraine were also to join. There are … Ukraine with third countries, whereas in their mutual trade barriers in many manufacturing and services sectors actually … net GDP losses to Ukraine. BRK-CU membership appears to bring net GDP and welfare losses also to Kazakhstan whereas …

euro area crisis (such as Russia, Poland, Ukraine and Turkey), growth dynamics progressively decelerated in the second half … consumption in most CESEE countries, with the exception of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and the Baltic states. In turn, investment … are in no rush (or need) to pursue fiscal consolidation. In Ukraine, economic prospects are dependent on a timely and …

Countries covered MENA, CESEE Topics Other The EU and Russia both important for Ukraine (by Vasily Astrov; pp. 8-9) Keywords … Ukraine, trade association, Russia, EU Countries covered Ukraine, Russia, EU Topics International Trade, Competitiveness and …

unemployment rates over the medium term. However, substantial downward risks include possible effects from the current Russia-Ukraine …