· Highlights of this issue

· Social Europe - One For All?

· EU Competition Policy - Trawling for Minnows

The following conferences were discussed in this issue:

· Unemployment Persistence - Re-Evaluating the Natural Rate

· Business Cycles - New Approaches

· Economic and Social Reform in Russia

Discussion Meetings

The following discussion meetings were discussed in this issue:

· Controlling State Aids - Implications for the Accession Countries

· Dutch Drugs Policy - Pragmatism Rules OK?

· OECD Export Performance - How Important are Costs?

Workshops

The following workshops were discussed in this issue:

· International Workshop in Transition Economics

· Transition Economics Summer Workshop for Young Academics

· Financial Instability in Transition Economics

· Unemployment Dynamics Workshop

· European Research Workshop in International Trade