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Recoge: 1. Introductory session. - 2. Past convergence within the European Union. - 3. Accesion countries: achievements in real convergence. - 4. Accesion countries: how to balance real and nominal convergence challenges for monetary and exchange rate policy. - 5. Does the financial sector contribute to real growth? - 6. Is there somebody left out in the cold? prospects of CEE countries other than current accesion countries. - 7. Policy challenges within the (enlarged) EU: how to foster economic convergence?