University and government economists, business experts and researchers are invited to submit abstracts. Potential papers should address any of the following, or related topics:

• Theory of economic integration
• Trade liberalization and regional cooperation
• Challenges of the EU enlargement
• EU enlargements in business perspective
• Integration policies: case studies
• Changing global competitive environment – theory and practices
• Legal environment of the EU
• Western Balkans; trade, cooperation and EU integration perspective
• Workshops for doctoral students of Central and South-East European PhD Network (CESEENET).

Interested parties are also invited to volunteer as reviewers, discussants and session chairs. In addition to sharing and discussing ideas, this International Conference is designed to strengthen the spirit of European economic and business cooperation and promote Western Balkan accession to the EU.

Source: Dr. Mario Holzner, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw)