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01.02.2010 | Publication | Publication

Are the EU and the Balkans drifting apart?

The entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1.12.2009 was hailed as a milestone of the European Union, ending almost a decade of discussions and putting the Union on a firmer institutional basis.…

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01.02.2010 | Publication | Publication

Social Democratic Parties in Central and Southeast Europe

According to Max Weber, political parties are voluntary associations whose supreme goal is to control the resources of the state (power, jobs, money) through their leaders. However, Weber considered…

473. Social Inclusion in South-East Europe – National and Regional Policy Priorities for a Social Europe

With the end of socialism, South-East European societies experienced a most dramatic increase in poverty and socio-economic inequality. Sloveniawas the only country that escaped this generalized…

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01.01.2010 | Publication | Publication

Social dialogue, workers’ rights and freedom of association in the western Balkans

For almost two decades, the ten new EU member states in eastern Europe, and also the current and future accession candidates in the western Balkans, have been going through a process of…

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01.01.2010 | Publication | Publication

South East Europe Student Research Conference 2010

The efficiency of the European Union-s strategy for enlargement has been tested by the integration process of East European countries after the fall of communism and giving the successful transition…

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01.01.2010 | Publication | Publication

Current Developments in Southeast Europe

Almost two years ago, the region of southeast Europe recorded economic growth of almost six per cent establishing itself as one of the strongest growing regions in Europe. The economic crisis of 2008…

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01.06.2009 | Publication | Publication

Trade Unions in the 21 st Century A Discussion Handbook for Trade Unions in the Transition Countries

The current publication is a specific event, a type of its own in the row of writings about trade unionism in transition societies. It comes with a pretty engaging name - about trade unions and the…

478. Foundations of Social Democracy

Politics requires a clear sense of direction. Only those who are able to state their goals clearly will achieve them and inspire others. In light of that, in this Reader we would like to address the…

479. Dialogues – Ownership for Regional Cooperation in the Western Balkan Countries

At the end of 2008, the then EU-Commissioner for Enlargement, Olli Rehn, declared 2009 as the “Critical Year of the Balkans“. It remains to be seen if this prediction will come true, whether it is…

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01.01.2009 | Publication | Publication

The Global Crisis on the European Periphery

Obviously, none of the ex-communist countries of the European periphery could escape the great crisis. Regardless of their integration in global markets (such as Hungary) or their peripheral position…