...international issues of common interest such as the situation in the Korean peninsula and relations with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The eighth round of high-level talks was held in Brussels from 10 to 12 November and provided an opportunity...

...programs that involve EU expenditure, for example, the PHARE and TACIS schemes aimed at helping the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) (see Chapter 3). To the extent that the European Union's external economic relations result in legal...

...the former Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Romania. The rise in unemployment in the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has, however, been due to systemic reforms that go well beyond trade liberalization (Harrison and Revenga...

...Many health experts recommend breastfeeding exclusively for at least six months. Recent studies in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States provide detailed information on breastfeeding practices, attitudes toward breastfeeding, and the practices...

...Co-operation Council, a body linking the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It was established in 1992 as a framework for co-operation in defence and security to ensure stability...

...self-castigating homeland: Europe.66 By far the most visible threats in the daily lives of populations in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States are economic, as the transition from stabilization to development proceeds slowly or not at all, and...

...legislation. Likewise, in the context of partnership and co-operation agreements between the Community and countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, particular attention will be paid to the implementation of those aspects of the agreements relating...

...transition towards marketoriented economies and to promote private and entrepreneurial initiative in the countries of central and eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It is helping the former soviet block countries to develop into free market economies. The EBRD aims...

...toward open market-oriented economies and promoting private sector activity in the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS); it has a mandate to make its economic assistance conditional to political pluralism.3 y But although...

...4.4: EBRD's Sustainable Energy Initiative One of the most important and enduring challenges in the countries of central and eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States is to address the inefficient use of energy. Compared with western Europe, countries in the region...