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Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Boxes -- Figures -- Appendices -- Boxes -- Table -- Appendix -- Figures -- Tables -- Appendices -- Box -- Figures -- Tables -- Annex -- A. European Integration and Euro Adoption -- B. Advantages from Adopting the Euro -- 1. Euro Premium, 2001-13 -- C. Advantages from Preserving Monetary Policy Autonomy and Exchange Rate Flexibility -- 2. New Member States: Monetary Policy, 2003-07 -- 3. New Member States: Monetary Policy, 2008-14 -- D. The Impact of Euro Adoption on Macroeconomic Policy Frameworks -- E. Conclusions -- 1. The 2004 IMF Study, and New Evidence on its Main Findings -- 2. New Member States, Euro Adoption, and the Theory of Optimal Currency Areas -- 3. Economic and Price Convergence in Emerging Europe -- I. Estimating the Euro Premium -- II. The Index of Monetary Conditions -- III. Model-Based Inflation Variance Decomposition -- References -- Euro Adoption-Macroeconomic Benefits and Challenges -- A. Why Did Europe Need a Banking Union? -- B. Banking Union Modalities and What an Early "Opt-In" Entails -- C. Banking Union Opt-In: Pros and Cons for Non-Euro EU Countries -- 1. Benefits and Costs of Joining Banking Union for Non-Euro Area Countries -- D. Conclusions -- 1. Key Elements of the Euro Area Banking Union -- 2. The SSM Modalities -- 3. The SRM Modalities -- 4. Macroprudential Policy Space for BU members -- 5. Theoretical Considerations in Designing an Optiomal Banking Union -- 6. Cross-Country Differences in Policymakers Relative Preference for Promoting Domestic Banks -- I. Largeset Banks in NMS-6 and their Ultimate Owners -- References -- Opting into the Banking Union Before Euro Adoption -- A. Public Pension Systems in New Member States: The Broad Picture -- 1. Selected European Countries: Key Demographic Data -- 1. Pension Spending Projections

Contents: The internationalization process, Marin Alexandrov Marinov. Internationalization of National Economies: Economic restructuring and internationalization of Slovenia, Yoji Koyama; Internationalization through outward foreign direct investment: the case of Slovenia, Marjan Svetlicic and Andreja Trtnik; Internationalization of post-communist economy opportunities and threats: the case of Poland, Marian Gorynia; Internationalization of the Albanian economy through foreign investments: the Italian case, Donata Vianelli, Patrizia de Luca and Ronald Kajca. Internationalization of Economic Sectors: Internationalization of the Estonian economy: foreign direct investment and banking, Mart Sõrg, Mait Miljan and Hans Künka; The internationalization of grocery retailing in Poland after 1989, John A. Dawson and John S. Henley. Internationalization of Companies: Local expansion processes of Dutch firms in Central and Eastern Europe, Rian H.J. Drogendijk; Internationalization of interbrew in Eastern Europe: a case study, Marin Alexandrov Marinov and Svetla Trifonova Marinova; Subject index; Name index.

"The monograph attempts to consider what the heritage of Central and Eastern Europe. The strengthening of the research is particularly important nowadays in the era of globalization, on the one hand, and nationalism, on the other, and the war on the third hand. It can indicate ways to "face" the challenges Europe is currently facing. The research on the heritage issue aims to foster a greater understanding of the various mechanisms of today's social and political decision-making. This publication is the result of the work of a team of scholars whose research explores the subject of the heritage and who represent countries and cultures belonging to the region. This is, therefore, research done from within according to the Latin principle: Nihil novi nisi commune consensu ('Nothing new without the common consent'). The publication allows defining terms and shows the distinctive features of the culture and value system characteristic of Central and Eastern Europe. It deals with issues related to the commemoration of the region's heritage and the issue of what is excluded from the heritage, what is forgotten, and what is overlooked"--

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of minority rights in Central and Eastern Europe, covering all the countries of the region that have joined the EU since 2004, including Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria.

Following the constitutional and political reforms in Central and Eastern Europe of the last decade, the time has now come for the whole-scale reform of public administration and the creation of a professional civil service. What is needed is a clear sense of the objectives to be achieved by the administration; and the provision of adequate resources to perform the tasks of public administration. In addition, and perhaps most importantly of all, there must be a sound legal basis for public administration. Recognizing these realities, this book examines administrative law and administrative institutions in Central and Eastern Europe. In a series of case studies, discussing each country in the region in turn, it looks at the ways in which a range of administrative decisions are reached and at how the citizens affected by them are treated. The material for each of the fourteen chapters was collected by a person or persons native to the respective country

Based in part on the results of a unique, comparative research project, the aim of this article is threefold: (1) to provide a comparative summary of racist extremism in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE); (2) to compare the situation of racist extremism in CEE to that in Western Europe; and (3) to come to some further insights about racist extremism in the region. It concludes, in contrast to many of the alarming statements on the topic, that CEE is neither a hotbed of racist extremism nor a safe haven for racist extremists. In fact, if one compares the state of racist extremism in CEE to that in Western Europe, the differences seem less striking than is often assumed. Yet while the impact of racist extremism in CEE might not be as great as is often assumed, a lot remains to be done, particularly now that these countries are or will soon be members of the European Union.

Chapter 1. Mass Shootings in Central and Eastern Europe, an Understudied Context -- Chapter 2. Mass Shootings, Offenders and Context -- Chapter 3. Strain Theory and Case Studies -- Chapter 4. Quantitative Analysis of Mass Shootings in central and eastern Europe -- Chapter 5. Comparing Mass Shootings in the CEE Regions with North America -- Chapter 6. Conclusion, Looking Ahead, Will Mass Shootings Remain Rare in the CEE Region?

Part -- 1 Setting the scene -- -- 1 Introduction (Bernd Rechel) -- 2 Tracing the construction and effects of EU conditionality (Gwendolyn Sasse) -- 3 Anti-discrimination legislation (Guido Schwellnus) -- 4 The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (Rainer Hofmann) -- 5 The Roma (Peter Vermeersch and Melanie Ram) Part 2: Country case studies -- -- 6 Bulgaria: minority rights 'light' (Bernd Rechel) -- 7 Czech Republic: exceptionality and conditionality at work (Eva Sobotka) -- -- 8 Estonia: conditionality amidst a legal straightjacket (Vello Pettai and Kristina Kallas) -- -- 9 Hungary: a model with lasting problems (Balazs Vizi) -- 1 0 -- Latvia: managing post-imperial minorities (David Galbreath and Nils Muiznieks) -- 1 -- 1 Lithuania: progressive legislation without popular support (Dovile Budryte and Vilana Pilinskaite-Sotirovi) -- 1 -- 2 Poland: minority policies in a homogenized state (Peter Vermeersch) -- 1 -- 3 Romania: from laggard to leader? (Melanie H -- Ram) -- 1 -- 4 Slovakia: from marginalization of ethnic minorities to political participation (and back?) (Stefan Auer) -- 1 -- 5 Slovenia: ethnic exclusion in a model accession state (Jelka Zorn) -- Part -- 3 Conclusions -- 1 -- 6 The way forward (Bernd Rechel).

In Central and Eastern Europe, the 'Old Europe' of cobblestones co-exists with mobile phones, horse carts fight for road space with cars, and farmers' markets compete with mega-stores.Western business professionals hoping to expand or start up new ventures in this complex environment must possess knowledge that is both comprehensive and subtle. What is it like to live and work in Central and Eastern Europe? How is business conducted there? What happened in Central and Eastern Europe to make integration into the rest of Europe so difficult? What important social and cultural issues must be mast