A survey, designed jointly by the ECB and the European Commission (Eurostat), has been carried out with the aim of providing an overview of the capital market structures of the EU accession countries, in particular in relation to the bond markets and interest rates. The national central banks of the EU accession countries played an essential role in carrying out the survey. The results are presented in the report entitled "Bond markets and long-term interest rates in EU accession countries" to b published today by the ECB |