In 2018, the 28 European Union member states issued a total sum of over 3 million residence permits to non-EU nationals. Poland was the most generous country in terms of the amount of permits, having issued over 600,000.
Average vacancy rate for offices in Vilnius are about 3 per cent, one of the lowest rates in Europe and this has led more real estate developers to focus on office expansion in the Lithuanian capital.
Central banks may use conventional or unconventional forms of monetary policy. Whichever is chosen by the European Central Bank (ECB) it influences all Central and Southeast European (CSE) countries.
During the 10th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) participants discussed the circular economy as a pathway to well-being in the Baltic Sea Region
Investment in the Eurozone is still lower than it was before the 2008 crisis. Boosting public investment is a key condition that has to be fulfilled to stimulate activity in the private sector.
Last year, 14 per cent of Lithuania's exports went to Russia, the largest share among the country's other importers. Latvia is Lithuania's second biggest trade partner, followed by Poland and Germany.
European Statistical Office (Eurostat) published two key comparative data on the development of European Union member states, based on which the so-called "convergence" is estimated.
Setting up the Eurozone without establishing an asset that would guarantee its stability was a mistake, says Professor Ricardo Reis from the London School of Economics.
As the only Central and Southeast (CSE) country Estonia moved from a position of a Moderate Innovator into a group of Strong Innovators in the European Innovation Scoreboard 2019 (EIS) prepared by the European Commission (EC).
In the past 25 years, exports played an almost dominant role in the economic growth of the Central and Southeast Europe (CSE). In this period Poland strengthened its role as an exporter of intermediate goods.