[PDF] Top 20 European Economy Convergence Report 2007 on Cyprus Convergence Report 2007 on Malta Special Report No 6 2007

... of Malta, the share of foreign currency loans in domestic lending has increased over the past years, but was still limited at 8% at the end of ...the economy should be mitigated by the domestic currency ... See full document

... Fiscal revenue continued to record very high growth from substantial increases in gambling tax revenues. The large and growing fiscal surplus position allowed the Macao SAR Government to invest in long term programmes ... See full document

... At the same time, the remarkable stability of the tolar- euro exchange rate has been supported through the use of exchange rate management instruments at the disposal of the Bank of Slovenia. Short-term volatility has ... See full document

... and Malta will become the two smallest economies in the euro area, contributing only ...in Malta, where labour productivity and the employment rate stand well below the euro-area average and the ... See full document

... a special task force to tackle illegal securities activity and media reports of a possible monetary-policy ...global economy. Uncertainty about the global economy was intensified by some weaker US ... See full document

... the Convergence Programme set a general government deficit target of ...for 2007, but eventually it was reduced to ...in 2007 was partly linked to the better-than-expected revenue-generating effect ... See full document

... Additional factors have also been examined, including product and financial market integration and balance of payments developments. The Maltese economy is highly integrated with the EU. In particular, trade and ... See full document

... July 2007, Kosovo is therefore bound to apply the relevant EU energy acquis, except for the provisions on market opening to which a specific timetable ...Programme 2007 – ... See full document

... With regard to gender equality and women's rights, and, in particular, domestic violence, amendments to the Law on the Protection of the Family adopted in April have included into the scope of the law spouses living ... See full document

... the European Commission and the OECD in measuring a country’s progress toward building a stronger knowledge economy is R&D expenditure ...the economy to overall economic activity, as measured by ... See full document

... Some progress has been made in the internal energy market. In January 2007, Serbia adopted the Energy Sector Development Strategy along with a programme for implementation for the period 2007-2015. This ... See full document

... of European affairs, including the SAA negotiations. In May 2007, the government set up a committee on European integration chaired by the Prime Minister which will discuss strategic issues and ... See full document

... 11 European countries, this programme aims at generating fundamental knowledge on stem cell biology, setting up the bases for comparative analyses of stem cells of different origins, and exploring their future ... See full document

... A new project was started in 2007 to assess the quality of functional MRI experiments. The approach taken in this project was to monitor the temporal and day-to-day stability of the MR-signal generated by the 3T ... See full document

... In the course of 2008, the Latvian economy adjusted rapidly to the recession that hit the country. The overall external balance turned into a sizeable surplus in 2009, almost 12% of GDP, reflecting a sudden stop ... See full document

... In 2006, the environment sector accounted for just over half (50.8 %) of total Cohesion Fund commitments. In general, the projects supported by the Cohesion Fund contribute to the global objectives of environmental ... See full document

... The overall design of the MIP includes a "preventive" arm and a stronger "corrective" arm for more serious cases. For euro area countries, the corrective arm is supplemented by an enforcement mechanism ... See full document

... Aug-Oct 2007: Distinguished Visiting Professor Programme - Prof. Kang Lifrom lmperial College, London. Visitation and appointed as adviser to FKKKSA and UTM regarding learning [r] ... See full document

... the European Community to take precedence over Croatia's domestic ...the European System of Central Banks by the time of EU accession have been ...July 2007 and restricted privileged access for ... See full document

... However, further progress is needed in approximating to EU practices, in particular in the areas of simplified procedures, binding tariff information and transit procedures. An IT-based system of risk analysis which is ... See full document