Trump's tariffs hit EU exports with 15% duties. Trade drops, prices fall, and output shrinks slightly. EU likely sees balanced welfare effects, but tensions and uncertainty remainread more
FDI for innovative and green growth: Europe needs a smarter strategy - 17 Jul 2025
How can FDI support green growth in the EU? Multinationals tend to invest where they can develop technologies for their subsidiaries. Their know-how spills over to domestic firms. Host countries should therefore provide strong opportunities for green technology development and focus on building upon local strengths
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Neuer Podcast - Hat Trump die Nase voll von Putin? Und braucht Russlands Wirtschaft nicht endlich einen Frieden? - 17 Jul 2025
Vasily Astrov bespricht und analysiert mit „Presse“-Journalist Eduard Steiner mittwochs im Zweiwochen-Rhythmus russisches Gas, Sanktionen, Oligarchen – und vieles mehrread more
Summer Forecast: Iran conflict to have little impact on growth in Eastern Europe - 01 Jul 2025
Region to grow much faster than the euro area; Iran, Trump’s tariffs, war in Ukraine as downside risks; Russia’s growth will halve to around 2%;
Ukraine’s outlook deterioratingread more
US-Ukraine Mineral Resources Agreement: Diplomatic coup in adverse circumstances? - 01 Jul 2025
The US-Ukraine minerals deal is a success for Zelensky under the current circumstances. It could serve as a blueprint for future resource-for-reconstruction deals, with other countries formalising their support for Ukraine through similar frameworksread more
Resiliente Konjunktur in Osteuropa stützt Österreichs Wirtschaft in unsicheren Zeiten - 01 Jul 2025
Trotz einiger Wachstumsrevisionen nach unten kann Österreich nach wie vor optimistisch auf die Wirtschaftsentwicklung in Osteuropa blickenread more
Revision and Update of the Study "Danube Region Monitor – People and Skills" and the Online Database
Client: Federal Minister of Labour and Economy & Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalisation (OeAD)
Duration: March 2025 - November 2028
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Systematische Untersuchung der möglichen mittel- und langfristigen Auswirkungen von Covid-19 auf Personen- und Gütermobilität
Client: ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG/Austrian Railway
Duration: February 2021 - March 2022
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Untangling the impacts of technological transformations, globalisation and demographic change to foster shared prosperity in Europe (UNTANGLED)
Client: European Commission, Horizon 2020
Duration: February 2021 - January 2024
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Interreg Transnational Programmes: needs and opportunities for the future cooperation (TNCOOP)
Client: European Observation Network, Territorial Development and Cohesion (ESPON)
Duration: April 2025 - April 2026
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Human Mobility in the Western Balkans: Pathways for Inclusive Growth and Human Development
Client: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Duration: February 2025 - August 2025
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Production and analysis of Cedefop’s new European Skills Forecast
Client: CEDEFOP
Duration: September 2024 - August 2028
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Geo-economic Interconnectivity Index (GEOII)
Client: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Duration: July 2024 - April 2025
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Industrial Diagnostic Study Rwanda 2020
Client: UNIDO
Duration: August 2020 - April 2021
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