Neuer Podcast – Hätte Europa die Ukraine nicht längst zum Frieden drängen müssen? - 27 Nov 2025
Vasily Astrov bespricht und analysiert mit „Presse“-Journalist Eduard Steiner mittwochs im Zweiwochen-Rhythmus russisches Gas, Sanktionen, Oligarchen – und vieles mehrread more
Freihandel mit der Türkei brächte Vorteile für Österreich und die EU - 26 Nov 2025
Vertiefte Zollunion zwischen EU und Türkei als Win-win-Situation; große Chancen für Österreich, vor allem bei Maschinen und Fahrzeugen; Verhandlungen als Hebel gegenüber Ankara read more
Early EU accession: The economic reforms that Ukraine and the other candidate countries would need to implement - 17 Nov 2025
For rapid EU enlargement to succeed, clear priorities for economic reform are needed to address the biggest problems facing the candidate countries. The case studies of Ukraine, Serbia and Montenegro illustrate this point.
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Network for tobacco taxation in Eastern Europe meets in Vienna for high-level exchange - 13 Nov 2025
The wiiw Health Economics and Policy Analysis team met for a dialogue with experts – including representatives from Johns Hopkins University, the World Bank and the OECD – on the latest research findings and policy measures on tobacco taxation in Eastern Europeread more
The Western Balkans’ Paradoxical Resilience - 23 Oct 2025
Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia currently outperform the region of Central, East and Southeast Europe economically. Germany’s shift towards increased public spending could provide a boost to their growthread more
Autumn Forecast: Eastern Europe with robust, but slower growth - 22 Oct 2025
The economic model of CEE is changing, while rising defence spending will stimulate growth in the region. Ukraine's economy is stuck in war, whereas Russia is headed for stagnationread more
How far are the Western Balkan countries from the EU in terms of living standards? Are they making progress, and how long might it take for them to close the gap? Will EU accession accelerate this process, and what can domestic policymakers do to speed it up? These are some of the questions we will address at this event, which will present our converge2eu project.
Hybrid: How fast are the Western Balkans converging to EU living standards?
In cooperation with CEU, FIW, Universität Wien, WIFO, WIIW and WU.
Thierry Mayer (Professor of Economics at Sciences Po) presents his research (jointly with Isabelle Méjean and Mathias Thoenig) in the Vienna International Economics Seminar (VIES) series
The Fragmentation Paradox: De-risking Trade and Global Safety
In cooperation with CEU, FIW, Universität Wien, WIFO, WIIW and WU.
Arnaud Costinot (Professor of Economics and Associate Head at Massachusetts Institute of Technology at MIT) presents his research (jointly with Rodrigo Adão, John Sturm Becko, and Dave Donaldson) in the Vienna International Economics Seminar (VIES) series
A World Trading System for Whom? Evidence from Global Tariffs
