European Economy appears twice a year. It contains important reports and communications from the Commission to the Council and the Parliament on the economic situation and developments. As a complement to European Economy, the series Reports and studies will be published on problems concerning economic policy. Three supplements accompany the main periodical: • Series A —'Economic trends' appears monthly except in August and describes in a more succinct way financial and economic developments in the European Union. • Series Β —'Business and consumer survey results' gives the main results of opinion surveys of chief executives (orders, stocks, production outlook, etc.) and of consumers (economic and financial situation and, etc.) in the Community, and other business cycle indicators. It also appears monthly, with the exception of August. • Series C —'Economic reform monitor' provides brief overviews of economic developments and the progress of reform in the 10 countries of central Europe with which the EU has negotiated association agreements, as well as in the two largest transitional economies to have emerged from the former Soviet Union: Russia and Ukraine. It appears four times a year. Subscription terms are shown on the back and the addresses of the sales offices are shown on page 3 of the cover.