This is about the difficulties to establish the Rule of Law in Soth-Est Europe, about the economic costs of a lack it and about thrust and confidence building in networks.

1. Economic aspects of Enforcing the Rule of Law International Conference Perspective of sustainable growth in the countries of SEE Budapest 6th November DG Enlargement Ollivier Bodin European Commission DG Enlargement

4. Where do the candidate countries stand ? DG Enlargement

5. EBRD TRANSITION INDICATORS SEE6 (Western Balkans only)

6. Obstacles to do business Obstacles related to RoL among top ten

11. A regulatory trap? DG Enlargement Low productivity and weak international integration Greater reliance on informal network regulation Low credibility of the judicial system and weak public sector

14. Rule of Law and Integration into the World Economy DG Enlargement

15. Rule of Law and Integration into the World Economy DG Enlargement

18. Are internal forces sufficient to escape the regulatory trap? DG Enlargement Low productivity and weak international integration Greater reliance on informal network regulation Low credibility of the judicial system and weak public sector