Contemporary Europe, 2009 (vol. 2009), issue 1

Zahraniční obchod zbožím zemí střední a východní Evropy v kontextu světové ekonomické krize

Foreign Trade on Goods in Central and East European Countries in Context of Economic Crises

Eva Karpová

Současná Evropa 2009, 2009(1):3-22  

Foreign trade on goods is a very important indicator for the GDP growth of the Central and East European countries. In the region (EU10) the dynamism of exports and imports has become very strong before the Eastern enlargement and the trend has gone on after the year 2004 too. The growth of trade of the EU 10 countries had over headed the trade dynamism of EU 15 countries. More over such a trend has kept on even during the period of crises in 2008. However it is to say that the trade on goods in the Central and East European countries was even so influenced from the crises seriously. Many problems of territorial and commodity structure of exports as...

Aktuální vývoj a struktura ekonomické imigrace do ČR ze zemí V4

Current Development and Structure of Economic Immigration from the Visegrad 4 Group States to the Czech Republic

Zuzana Potužáková

Současná Evropa 2009, 2009(1):23-34  

The article focuses on topic of immigration from the states of the Visegrad 4 Group to the Czech Republic within the period 2001-2007. In general we presume that the EU access and had a positive impact on immigration due to the abolition of the administrative barriers. The aim of the article is to state if the EU access (Eastern Enlargement) had an impact on immigration flows to the Czech Republic. In the other part is discussed the structure of the economic immigration.

Podobnosti a rozdíly ve vývoji míry nezaměstnanosti neakcelerující inflaci a hospodářského cyklu ve vybraných středoevropských zemích do roku 2008

Similarities and Differences in Development of Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment and Economic Cycle in Selected Countries in Central Europe by 2008

Emilie Jašová

Současná Evropa 2009, 2009(1):35-51  

For the estimation of the NAIRU's development, the slope and the shift of the Phillips curve was applied the system of the methods which are commonly used at the international level. Main contribution of this study is to summarize methods and to compare results for selected countries in the centre of the Europe. The figure of NAIRU can be investigated as a dependent variable during the research time period. Main factors causing the greatest changes of NAIRU or its fluctuations are apart from the inflation expectations themselves also: import prices, exchange rate, prices of oil and indirect taxes.

Obchod se službami a vybrané teorie mezinárodního obchodu: úvodní analýza

Trade in Services and Selected Theories of International Trade: Opening Analysis

Kateřina Joklová

Současná Evropa 2009, 2009(1):53-69  

Based on studies we have at disposal we can conclude that specific features of services do not prevent us from the application of international trade theories to services.Consideration of barriers to trade in services implied by states both outside and inside the European Union does not provide for changes in this conclusion either.This means that trade in services may be explained by different level of production costs and costs of provision or by gains from specialization arising from increasing returns of scale or agglomeration effects.This brief overview should be regarded as the very introduction into the topic and is intended to provoke...

Euroregiony v České republice - komparativní analýza

Euroregions in the Czech Republic - Comparative Analysis

Pavel Branda

Současná Evropa 2009, 2009(1):71-101  

This paper deals with euroregions in the Czech Republic. It defined the term euroregion, describes the evolution of euroregions in time, analyzes their legal status incl. the aim to set up a common legal entity. Further the membership in euroregions is analyzed and the development tendencies in memberships are generalized. Euroregions are compared and categorized according to their size from the perspective of their area, population or number of member municipalities (a very important indicator). Furthermore their organizational structure is analyzed and a general model is drawn. Among other researched characteristics of euroregions belongs their area...

Základné priority a ciele kohéznej politiky EÚ v období rokov 2007-2013

Basic Priorities and Goals of the EU Cohesion Policy for 2007-2013

Lucia Rýsová

Současná Evropa 2009, 2009(1):103-121  

Considering the creation of 2007-2013 cohesion policy concept we have been witnessing an effort to create "new architecture of cohesion policy" since 2000. New architecture should support needs of individual regions and their sustainable development. It should also create a cohesion policy model which would be able to reflect and fight various internal and external factors and eliminate negative ones.Presented paper tries to identify basic goals and priorities of EU cohesion policy for 2007-2013 and emphasizes changes of goals and tools of cohesion policy in order to solve negative impacts of global financial crisis. Paper also tries to bring up...

Abrhám, J.: Movement of the European Union Determined by Economic Aspects

Zuzana Potužáková

Současná Evropa 2009, 2009(1):123-124  

Book Review: Abrhám, J. Movement of the European Union Determined by Economic Aspects. Praha, Mac, 2008, 74 s.