Estonia

  • Nov 12, 2004
  • 7 min read

CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE: Demographic drop hard to halt

The policy initiatives come in the context of a critical demographic situation. They reverse a...

  • Nov 8, 2004
  • 1 min read

RUSSIA/EU: Disagreements postpone summit meeting

Thursday's EU-Russia summit has been postponed at Moscow's request, the Dutch EU presidency said...

Russia
  • Nov 5, 2004
  • 6 min read

CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE: Undeclared work is widespread

The informal economy varies across CEE according to historical, socio-economic and institutional...

  • Oct 21, 2004
  • 7 min read

ESTONIA: Tallinn realignment brings charge of cynicism

The city council of Tallinn removed Edgar Savisaar as mayor on October 14. This followed the...

Estonia
  • Oct 20, 2004
  • 1 min read

CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE: TI report shows mixed picture

Transparency International's 2004 Corruption Perceptions Index shows a slight improvement for...

  • Oct 20, 2004
  • 1 min read

EUROPEAN UNION: New members lag on euro-area criteria

Reports today by the ECB and the European Commission emphasise that the new member states are...

  • Oct 14, 2004
  • 6 min read

CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE: EU drives civil service reform

With the main economic reforms -- privatisation, liberalisation and macroeconomic stabilisation...

Eu
  • Oct 4, 2004
  • 7 min read

CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE: FDI downturn will be temporary

Central and Eastern Europe suffered a steep decline in FDI inflows in 2003. However, the...