EU ENLARGEMENT: TURKISH ACCESSION AND IDENTITY

EU Enlargement: The New Member States and Agricultural Trade Potentials

Varieties , Jobs and EU Enlargement

Two key factors that have so far allowed fast growing economies of central and eastern Europe to cope with their external constraint have been i) the presence of relatively low unit labour costs and ii) the initial undervaluation of the exchange rate. The accession to the EU will inevitably reduce both sources of competitiveness of eastern European exports: real wages are likely to catch-up wes...

EU Enlargement: Implications for EU and Multilateral Export Controls

Assessing the Advantages of EMU-Enlargement for the EU and the Accession Countries: A Comparative Indicator Approach

The paper takes into account both the concerns of the EU, arguing that convergence is incomplete, and the demands from accession countries, claiming that monetary integration is optimal. Indicators are developed which measure convergence and optimality in comparison with a reference group of the four EMU-member countries Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain. The general conclusion is that the d...

Zdeněk Tůma: EU enlargement and monetary integration

The first thing to be considered when discussing European monetary integration is how the different countries will go about adopting the euro. There is no universal strategy that can be used by all new EU member states. The euro may either be adopted rapidly, or after a longer interim period. In the pre-EMU period, the emphasis can be put either on ensuring the low inflation required by the Maa...