Introduction and Overview; A.Wziatek-Kubiak & I.Hashi How do the New Member States Cope with Competition in the EU Market?; A.Wziatek-Kubiak & I.Magda Can Government Policy Influence Industrial Competitiveness: Evidence from Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic; I.Hashi, D.Hajdukovic & E.Luci Interdependency of Real Exchange Rate, Trade, Innovation, Structural Change and Growth; P.J.J.Welfens Divergent Growth Rates in CEECs: An Alternative View; M.Brandmeier Networking and Competitiveness; R.Woodward & P.Wójcik The Process of Structural Change in Polish Manufacturing in 1995-2003 and its Determinants; K.Marczewski & K.Szczygielski Structural Change, Productivity and Performance: Evidence from Irish Manufacturing; M.O'Donnell What Drives Trade Specialization in the New EU Member States?; D.Borbély Specialization and Integration of Accession Countries into the EU Market: An Alternative View; M.Brandmeier Policy Implications for New and Old Member States of the EU; J.N.Ferrer & D.Kernohan