Unemployment and employment policy in Central and Eastern Europe - similarities and differences, Jeno Koltay; Romania - the challenge of unemployment, Mihaela Miron; unemployment and the labour market in former Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, Kamil Janacek; recent labour market developments in former Czechoslovakia, Alena Nesporova; unemployment in transition economies - the case of Slovenia, Sonja Drobnic and Veljko Rus; unemployment in Poland in the period of transition, Janusz Witowski; unemployment and the prospects for employment policy in Hungary, Janos Kollo.