News & Opinions
Free trade policy is not the optimal trade policy - 16 Nov 2021
Countries and trading blocs such as the EU should be free to choose the trade policy they deem optimal. This requires a renunciation of the holy grail of free trade read more
Thirty Years On: Is There Still a Post-Soviet Space? - 15 Nov 2021
Video recording of public panel discussion on the prospects for future relations between the EU and its neighbours to the East read more
Turkey: Economic challenges mounting - 11 Nov 2021
Although the economy has come through the pandemic relatively well so far, the risks are mounting, owing to erratic policy choices, high inflation and the tumbling lira read more
FIW Expects Strong Austrian Exports Growth in 2021 (+8.6 percent) and 2022 (+8.9 percent) - 11 Nov 2021
Updated forecasts on the development of worldwide and Austrian international trade now available read more
North Macedonia on a road to nowhere after the prime minister resigns - 04 Nov 2021
After the immediate fog clears, it will become evident that the country has taken several steps back read more
The Corona crisis: A setback for the labour market integration of refugees? - 04 Nov 2021
Women, higher educated and young people most affected; crisis opened up opportunities for low-skilled in atypical employment read more
The uneven effect of the pandemic on CESEE labour markets - 22 Oct 2021
An analysis of the labour market response to the pandemic reveals employment shifts between economic sectors. read more
Recovery beating expectations - 20 Oct 2021
New Autumn Forecast: Eastern Europe to grow by 5.4% this year. read more
Bulgaria goes to the polls for the third time in 2021 - 23 Sep 2021
Efforts to form a new government in Bulgaria failed. Whether a snap election in November will resolve the political stalemate remains unclear. read more
Escape from Afghanistan: The EU needs a new strategy - 14 Sep 2021
Europe must learn the lessons of the 2015 refugee crisis. Aid on the ground, a crisis response capacity and migration partnerships should form a new policy. read more