Countries (CEEC) into the European Union (EU) is accompanied by an extension of the eurozone to this region. This paper surveys … likely outcomes and challenges of this specific feature of EU enlargement. Moreover, the article represents the start of an …. Our main position is that the euro has in general beneficiary effects for the CEEC and the current EU in all examined …

This paper analyses the economic effects of the eastern enlargement of the EU both on the existing Member States and …, induced by institutional changes, are analyzed. The analysis is based on six different scenarios. According to the results EU …

the EU side. In such circumstances it is difficult for the accession countries to devise clear and consistent strategies …

The objective of this study is to examine recent developments in trade and FDI flows between the EU and the CEEC … trade. The Eastern enlargement represents both an opportunity and a risk for the EU members as well as for the CEEC. As a … centrally planned to market economies coexists with the plans for future integration in the EU. Both processes prompt internal …

Eastward enlargement of the EU has been agreed upon. The focus lies on delivering a politico-economic account of EUs̕ recent … EU enlargement itself to take place. This adds to an understanding why the final outcome of the negotiations led to full …

national wage bargaining systems and national net contributions to the EU public budget. Two most significant projections are … consequences of fiscal retrenchment, and that CEEC will manage to double their share of EU transfers once they join EU and EMU … cushioning the short-term costs of Ezoneplus. -- labour market ; social policies ; welfare economics ; EU-enlargement ; EU …