[PDF] Top 20 BEPA monthly brief, Issue No. 74, May 2014

... This publication highlights the problems associated with low inflation in the euro-area and gives recommendations. Government bond purchases would be significantly beneficial, but in a monetary union of 18 different ... See full document

... current issue of the BEPA Monthly Brief presents a summary of the results of the newly-published study Survey of Economic Reforms in the European Union, ... See full document

... Consequently, former European Commission President Jacques Delors called for an informal, but structured dialogue with those who matter in society and exert influence over the thoughts and hearts of people. He understood ... See full document

... the BEPA Monthly Brief has asked renowned experts and thinkers to discuss the key EU policies where progress can and must be made in the next few months and before the end of this legislative cycle, ... See full document

... le BEPA (désormais EPSC) a ainsi publié en 2010 un rapport qui a fait date : à partir d’exemples tirés du terrain, il mettait en lumière l’émergence de ce phénomène et lui offrait un premier cadre théorique, ... See full document

... The evolving political discussion surrounding subsidiarity has resulted in its support (ranging from passive to more active) from member states and the European Commission. The Commission’s impact assessment is a useful ... See full document

... European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2014 The ECFR scorecard provides an annual evaluation of the member states’ performance in foreign policy. Conclusions are mitigated: on the one hand, 2013 was a good year ... See full document

... the issue of women’s rights has received growing attention, especially following the organisation of the fourth World Conference on women in Beijing in ...this BEPA Monthly Brief show, women ... See full document

... contractors. BEPA has the key role of helping to steer the work of the contractors and the working groups as a whole to ensure integrity in policy analysis and ... See full document

... Enfin, l’Europe reste le partenaire privilégié de la Russie pour la modernisation de son économie. Des progrès significatifs ont été possibles dans le domaine du partenariat pour la modernisation, qui comporte plus de ... See full document

... Distinguished speakers included EEAS Executive Secretary General Pierre Vimont and former US Ambassador to Germany John Kornblum. Fifty participants from Russia, EU officials, member state representatives, and think ... See full document

... Following a crisis during which European public opinion has deteriorated, notably regarding support for the Union, there are signs indicating improvement. While economic forecasts for 2014 give reason for hope, ... See full document

... policy brief by the Bertelsmann Stiftung, the monitoring of the Europe 2020 targets lack indicators for the overarching economic order in which the relevant policies are ... See full document

... this issue of the BEPA Monthly Brief goes to print, the Commission has presented its ‘Blueprint’ for a deep and genuine ...MFF may have been inconclusive, but that illustrates the ... See full document

... the 2014-2020 EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) are starting to heat up, almost one year after the Commission published its first proposals and in view of their finalisation by the end of ... See full document

... In spite of chronic political instability, Moldova has made considerable political and economic progress over the past two and a half years. However, the popularity of the current government is lower than ever, and the ... See full document

... new issue of Challenge Europe addresses the question of how to turn social policy into an effective productive factor, enabling the well- being of Europeans and economic ... See full document

... Inherited or even recent wisdom does not suffice either. We Europeans thought that, with the introduction of the Lisbon Treaty reforms, our common “foreign” policy would be on the right track – only to discover quickly ... See full document

... In the context of the 12th EU-India Summit, EU and Indian leaders took stock of the state of their strategic partnership. Among other, they discussed events and developments in North Africa and possibilities of assisting ... See full document

... The repeated setbacks at national level that have marked the ratification process ever since have p a r t i a l l y d i l u t e d b u t n o t fundamentally altered the substance of the initial arrangements. What has ... See full document