The crisis and enlargement into the Balkans

1 March 2013 - France
On 1st March 2013, the French Institute of Skopje, with the support of the Robert Schuman Foundation, organised a series of conferences in Skopje (Republic of Macedonia) on "The crisis and the candidate countries for EU membership". The first conference entitled "Why has there been a crisis?" took place on March 1st. Frank Lirzin, an expert working for the Foundation and an economist specialised in monetary policy issues, the European economy and macro-finance, took part in the debate alongside some Macedonian political leaders.
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The French Institute of Skopje, with the support of the Robert Schuman Foundation, organised a series of conferences in Skopje on "The crisis and the candidate countries for EU membership". The first conference entitled "Why has there been a crisis?" took place on March 1st. Frank Lirzin, an expert working for the Foundation and an economist specialised in monetary policy issues, the European economy and macro-finance, took part in the debate alongside some Macedonian political leaders.
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