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Anderson, Leah Seppanen. "European Union Gender Regulations in the East: The Czech and Polish Accession Process." East European Politics and Societies: and Cultures 20, no. 1 (February 2006): 101–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0888325405284314.
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This article explains, first, why there was a uniform emergence of equal opportunities legislation across East Central European states in the late 1990s and early 2000s and, second, why the speed of adoption varied across countries. The author deviates from a traditional comparative focus on domestic factors and instead treats her two case studies—Poland and the Czech Republic—as part of an international system in which external actors can exert a simultaneous but differential effect on domestic policies. The author argues that the European Union (EU) accession process prompted equal opportunities legislation in both countries but domestic actors mediated this influence in different ways. In Poland, legislation was delayed due to an organized opposition to EU gender equity laws and its close ties to parties of the Right in government, two factors absent from the Czech case where laws passed earlier. The author also suggests that the EU's financial and political resources may enable it to reshape these domestic actors in the future.
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Krošláková, Monika, and Radoslava Mečiar. "The Selected Aspects of Gender Equality in European Union." Studia commercialia Bratislavensia 5, no. 19 (December 1, 2012): 411–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10151-012-0007-6.
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Abstract Despite the laws and regulations that should ensure equal gender treatment, women are still disadvantaged in all businesses and public sector. This discrimination is manifested particularly in the approach to jobs, financial evaluation, political nominations and opportunities of developing their abilities regardless of gender. The gender differences in work and public life remain even today the most visible evidence of inequality between men and women in our society. The gender equality is one of the fundamental principles of EU law and all its member countries committed to be in the compliance with it. This article reviews the current state of gender equality in EU.
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Gil, Carlos, Pedro Pascual, and Manuel Rapún. "Regional Allocation of Structural Funds in the European Union." Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 20, no. 5 (October 2002): 655–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/c21m.
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Economic disparities among the regions of the European Union are more pronounced than among countries. Structural Funds have played a crucial compensatory role, promoting the economic development and real convergence of lagging regions. The amount of resources destined to regional policy and the conflicts arising from its funding and distribution create the need for an adequate theoretical foundation or model to help politicians solve the distribution problem. In this paper we propose an empirical procedure to carry out and evaluate different distributions of funds for the periods 1989 – 93 and 1994 – 99. We begin with the estimation of an augmented production function to permit the calculation of the expected GDP per capita. We then propose a nonlinear programming method to simulate alternative distributions of Structural Funds among Objective 1 regions, based upon two different approaches: equal development, and equal opportunities. For these two approaches we calculate different possibilities, ranging from highly efficient to highly equitable, with the result that we are able to show the ‘frontier’ of optimal distributions. Finally, we evaluate these results and compare them with the real distribution.
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Donlevy, Victoria. "Women in the trade union movement in the countries of the European Union: the new front in the battle for equal opportunities?" Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research 2, no. 1 (February 1996): 159–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/102425899600200114.
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Blanco, Miguel, Lydia Bares, Oksana Hrynevych, and Marcos Ferasso. "Analysis of the Territorial Efficiency of European Funds as an Instrument to Reduce Labor Gender Differences." Economies 9, no. 1 (January 27, 2021): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/economies9010009.
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Gender equality has been one of the goals of the European Union since 1957. Article 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union authorizes the European Parliament and the Council to adopt all those measures that guarantee the application of the principle of equality opportunities and equal treatment for men and women in employment and occupation matters. The main goal of this article was to determine whether the use of European Funds by Eurozone countries has made it possible to reduce labor differences in gender matters. To this end, the efficiency levels of the Funds are analyzed in two different periods, 2007 to 2013 and 2014 to 2020. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), a methodology frequently used by researchers in efficiency analyses, was applied. Among the main conclusions obtained are that the efficiency levels from the period 2014 to 2020 have been higher than that obtained in the previous period, but there are significant and persistent differences over time in the levels of gender efficiency between the different countries of the Eurozone.
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Jovanovic, Mihailo. "Inter-state trade within the European Union." Medjunarodni problemi 57, no. 1-2 (2005): 58–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/medjp0502058j.
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Trade is the most important integration link in the overall world production. After the Second World War it induced the establishment of economic integrations. In the last three decades international trade has been more dynamic than the growth of the world production. The data show that the commodity trade is the strongest component of the world purchase and sale, although the international trade in services has grown a bit faster than the commodity trade. However, the share of services in the world trade does not exceed 20 per cent. International trade has most developed among developed countries, keeping up the mutual development of foreign direct investments and know-how and technology transfer. The empirical research shows that apart from the benefits gained by capitalisation of comparative advantages the trade growth is also influenced by benefits resulting from the impact of the economy of scale, competition and spreading of knowledge. Reduction of tariff and elimination of non-tariff barriers constantly opens new opportunities to benefit from international trade in commodities and services. Commodity trade of OECD countries confirms that the volume of trade does not depend only on liberalisation of tariff and non-tariff barriers, but growth to a certain degree reflects the size of the country, geographic elements and transport costs. Therefore, the empirical works predominantly analyse the power of trade as an indicator of the manifested commodity trade, embracing the characteristics such as competition pressures, but not including some deeper political meaning. The previously mentioned factor is significant, since given the policy and competition small countries are naturally more dependent on foreign trade, although competition pressures among big countries largely result from competition inside themselves. A significant change in the trade structure has been recorded in the period of over two years. At first, intra-industrial trade became equal to traditional inter- industrial production, and afterwards it has even exceeded it. For a long time the factors of foreign trade growth have been disputable. The works of Baier and Berstrand show that income growth and reduction of customs produce the main impact on foreign trade growth. In their opinion liberalisation of trade within GATT and WTO is one of the main driving forces in international trade. Reduction of trade costs also produces some impact on foreign trade growth, while approximation of incomes is less significant. Badlinger and Breuss have explored the elements that in the last four decades of the last century made an impact on faster growth of inter-trade of EU-15 member countries. They have estimated the relative impact of the income growth, income equalisation as well reduction of tariffs and trade costs on the intra-trade of EU-15 member countries. The results show that the income growth increases by 70 per cent the intra-trade of these countries. Also, the European integration and liberalisation of GATT and WTO increase by 25 per cent the commodity intra-trade of EU-15.
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Sawicka, Janina, and Paulina Stolarczyk. "CHANGES IN HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES IN THE LABOUR MARKET IN POLAND FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND OTHER COUNTRIES." Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Oeconomia 17, no. 4 (December 30, 2018): 133–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.22630/aspe.2018.17.4.60.
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The theoretical part of the paper presents conclusions from the literature review. The empirical part of the paper includes findings of the research carried out by the authors. Amending the human capital definition, based on the new approach from the perspective of equal opportunities, mainly for women, was the main aim and added value of the paper. Based on the previous research, authors hypothesized that the equality of opportunities in the labour market, social life, education and public life generates economic benefits, while the lack of such equality causes losses. To prove that the equality of opportunities enhances the value of human capital, the authors carried out their own research and referred to the findings of other empirical studies, data from the Central Statistical Office, Eurostat and expert opinions from such institutions as the European Institute for Equality of Women and Men in Vilnius (EIGE) and the World Economic Forum, OECD.
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Kalicka-Mikołajczyk, Adriana. "Pogłębiona i kompleksowa strefa wolnego handlu — nowa forma współpracy gospodarczej Unii Europejskiej z krajami partnerskimi Europy Wschodniej i Kaukazu Południowego w ramach Europejskiej Polityki Sąsiedztwa." Ekonomia 22, no. 2 (November 10, 2016): 27–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.19195/2084-4093.22.2.2.
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Deepen and congeneric free trade area — a new form of business collaboration of the European Union with its neighbours from Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus within the European Neighbourhood Policy The European Neighbourhood Policy ENP was developed in 2004, with the objective of avoiding of new dividing lines between the enlarged EU and its neighbours and strengthening the prosperity, stability and security of all participants. Within the ENP the European Union offers its neighbours a privileged relationship building upon a mutual commitment to common values, political association and deeper economic integration. The ENP links partner countries with the EU’s internal market and its social and economic model. For partners, this means adopting basic rules on equal opportunities, economic participation and fair competition. The ENP builds upon the legal agreements in place between the EU and the partner countries: Partnership and Cooperation Agreements or Association Agreements. Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova signed Association Agreements with the EU on 27 June 2014. The deep and comprehensive free trade agreement is part of a new generation of Association Agreements with eastern partner countries which provides a long-term foundation for future economic relations with the European Union. It was agreed that Association Agreement should take an ambitious and innovative approach, include a deep and comprehensive free trade area and go qualitatively beyond the current Partnership and Cooperation Agreement wherever possible. It contains binding, rule-based provisions and cooperation developed further than in traditional agreements and it is wide-ranging, covering all areas of interest. The deep and comprehensive free trade area is part of the Association Agreement which offer a new framework for modernising partner countries trade relations and for economic development by the opening of markets via the progressive removal of customs tariffs and quotas, and by an extensive harmonisation of laws, norms and regulations in various trade-related sectors, creating the conditions for aligning key sectors of the eastern partners economy to European Union standards. The deep and comprehensive free trade areas are expected to bring many economic benefits for Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine by offering businesses access to the EU’s single market — the largest in the world.
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Hasanaj, Shkelzen. "Europeanization through Migration Policies: Legislative Comparison between Civil Law Systems and Common Law Systems." Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 7, no. 2 (July 1, 2018): 73–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ajis-2018-0049.
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Abstract Within the European Union there are several states that have implemented laws, often following different paradigms, to cope not only with the increase in migratory flows, but also to foster the integration and participation of the migrants themselves in socio-political and economic life. In recent decades, immigration into Europe has become a matter of primary and strategic importance for the definition of both internal policies and the external relations of the Union. The progressive settlement of substantial national and ethnic groups poses important economic, social and cultural challenges, to which the policies implemented have so far only partially responded. Guiding concepts like integration, assimilation and respect for diversity still struggle to find an adequate realization in the reception policies of the European states. In this regard, a real revolution in this area was the realization of the “common basic principles” of 2004, which made member states become aware of the respect for fundamental rights, non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all (Niessen,. Schibel, 2007), and it later became a mere “Common agenda for Integration”. In this context, we can recall the decision of the Council and of the European Parliament n.1983 / 2006 which proclaimed 2008 as the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. With this research, we intend to analyze the regulations concerning the migration of European governments and how they have changed over time, paying particular attention to the activation of inclusion strategies in some European Union countries; at the same time, we intend to find a strategy for a possible cooperation in the management of migratory processes. The integration regulations launched in Italy, Germany, France and the United Kingdom will be examined from the 1940s to 2015 and a comparative study will be conducted between the Community policies and the policies of four countries chosen to highlight common features and divergences.
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Ptak, Michał. "Directions of changes in the functioning of economic instruments for environmental policy in Poland." Equilibrium 5, no. 2 (December 31, 2010): 129–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/equil.2010.030.
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Environmental policy instruments allow to incorporate the problem of using the natural resources into the decision-making process of individual agents. One of the most efficient instruments for environmental protection are economic instruments, the indirect methods of influence on agents’ behavior. The aim of the article is to present the state of the Polish system of economic instruments in the light of other European countries’ experiences (especially European Union countries) and perspectives in the use of economic instruments for environmental policy during the coming years. The study is based on the literature review, reports ordered by the Polish Ministry of Environment and publications published by The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Environment Agency (EEA). The analysis suggests that economic instruments are widely used in Polish environmental policy. The main economic instruments in this policy are environmental charges and fines. Some of these charges and fines have been used in Polish environmental for several dozen years. Revenues from these instruments are earmarked for environmental expenditures. There are also some new, interesting economic instruments in Polish environmental policy, such as: deposit-refund systems, tradable energy certificates and emissions trading scheme. There are some opportunities for expanding the use of economic instruments for environmental policy in Poland. For example, there could be increased use of some environmental charges or taxes, and the environmental insurance. Poland could also implement an environmental tax reform.
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Davidovic, Milena. "Politisk likgiltighet efter kommunismens fall." Tidskrift för genusvetenskap 15, no. 2 (June 21, 2022): 26–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.55870/tgv.v15i2.4903.
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This artide deals witli the basic differences that may exist today and will continue to do so in the nearest future between the goals that women strive for in Eastern and Western Europé with regard to their future rights to equal opportunities with men. The women's liberation movement in Eastern Europé and the Soviet Union was embryonic during the Communist era, but it does not seem likely that it will make much progress during the present post- Communist period. Rather than gender, it is still elementary needs and poverty that dominate the everyday life of women in post-Communist Eastern Europé. The case of Yugoslavia illustrates how much the situation of women has deteriorated and how the emancipation of women has been thwarted in the East European countries.
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Cordos, Alexandru. "THE IMPORTANCE OF APPLYING THE GENDER EQUALITY PRINCIPLE AT INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL." Agora International Journal of Juridical Sciences 9, no. 1 (April 1, 2015): 23–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.15837/aijjs.v9i1.1865.
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Gender equality, as a fundamental principle of the European Union, is included in a series of legislative and non-legislative documents recommending a balanced participation of both genders in the drafting and adoption of major decisions in the political and social fields, as a vital component in the development of a real democracy and a decisive factor of economic growth.In terms of the degree of labour employment, gender equality is reflected in the need to promote equally women and men in the labour market, particularly in leading positions.According to the European Commission’s report, women in European countries are still underrepresented in leadership positions, although there has been some general progress. Compared to the situation recorded ten years ago, at EU level, there was an increase by 16% of women involved in politics and appointed to ministerial posts.The drafting of the first National Strategy on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men adopted by Government Decision no. 319/2006 approving the National Strategy on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men for the period 2006-2009 and of the General Action Plan for Implementing the National Strategy on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men for the period 2006-2009.This shows that women in Romania still experience gender discrimination, and this is true for areas of economy where women are the majority, as well as for those where men are the majority. The result is the emergence of occupational gender segregation, feminized occupational fields are generally lower paid. Although progress has been made both in the field of education and that of labour employment, women still have many obstacles to pass before achieving real equality.The efforts to be made in order to strengthen gender equality must address not only the improvement of legislation in the field of opportunity and gender equality, but also a change in attitudes and behaviours, in social structures, so as to allow women to develop their personality according to their own will and be actively involved in all areas of life.
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Armstrong, John A. "Contemporary Ethnicity: The Moral Dimension in Comparative Perspective." Review of Politics 52, no. 2 (1990): 163–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0034670500050336.
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The surge of national assertion in the USSR, generally unanticipated by American decision-makers, focusses attention on ethnic issues worldwide. But the moral dimension of ethnicity has rarely been examined in a comparative context, especially from the religious point of view. Issues now critical in the Soviet Union, such as justification for educational and occupational quotas for disadvantaged minorities, and the right of vulnerable ethnic collectivities to preserve their cultures by limiting immigration, have major implications for Third World and European countries, which are briefly surveyed. In the United States, concern for producing a united national culture based on the ideal of equal opportunities for individuals has usually precluded attention to preservation of ethnic collectivities distinct from the majority culture. Since most of these collectivities have been traditionally Catholic, their preservation has been especially sensitive to changes in American Catholicism.
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Vennikova, V. V. "Disputes in the sphere of social security: ways of prevention, essence and methods of resolution in the countries of the European Union." Analytical and Comparative Jurisprudence, no. 3 (September 28, 2022): 98–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.24144/2788-6018.2022.03.17.
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The article examines the European experience of considering disputes in the field of social security, the ways of their prevention, the essence and methods of resolution, the possibility of borrowing positive assets of foreign states in the law enforcement practice of Ukraine is considered.
Having analyzed the European experience of resolving disputes in the field of social security, three ways of their possible settlement are distinguished: 1) with the help of special courts on social security issues (sectoral justice); 2) through a civil process in general courts; 3) by means of conciliation and arbitration procedures.
It was determined that a social model has developed in European countries, which is based on such values common to all EU member states, such as: a close connection between the level of economic development and social progress; high level of social security, which is universal in nature; developed legislation; equal opportunities and fight against discrimination; production democracy; dialogue of social partners within the framework of contractual relations; availability of developed social infrastructure; the key role of the state in solving social problems; the struggle for employment and eradication of the phenomenon of social rejection and poverty; decent salary; social justice and solidarity in society. These basic values also formed the basis of consideration and resolution of disputes in the field of social security. The listed values should form the foundation of the Ukrainian theory and practice of social disputes. It was determined that the national specifics and practice of each European state provide for the use of various methods of resolving social disputes with recourse to social courts, reconciliation services, mediation, arbitration and mediation. The activity of social courts is based on the principles of tripartite cooperation (tripartism). Court cases are considered by a panel consisting of a professional judge and two non-professional judges.
In addition, state mediation and mediation are effective measures for the pre-trial resolution of social disputes in the EU countries. They contribute to the relief of the judicial system, saving time and financial resources of the parties to the dispute. These institutions are little known for Ukraine and, at the same time, promising.
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Golovina, S., Aleksey Ruchkin, I. Mikolaychik, and L. Smirnova. "Local Communities Participation in Rural Development: the Experience of the European Union." Agrarian Bulletin of the 212, no. 09 (November 9, 2021): 80–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.32417/1997-4868-2021-212-09-80-92.
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Abstract. The use of the experience of implementing the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the member states of the European Union (EU) is relevant both for Russia and for other countries of the world interested in the successful development of the agrarian sector of the economy and rural areas. The role of rural areas in achieving national security of countries and regions (food, biological, environmental and other) is increasing significantly due to the current challenges and threats (climate change, COVID-19 pandemic, aggravation of the international situation). The purpose of the study, the results of which are presented in this article, is to scrutinise the special approach implemented under the CAP. This approach is referred to in European law as LEADER/CLLD and refers to a close combination of comprehensive cross-sector interaction with active involvement of local communities in rural development. In the work, analytical and review research methods were used, with the help of which (1) the current (relevant to the research topic) legislation, (2) programs implemented in the EU member states, (3) significant scientific publications were subject to scrupulous study. The result of the work is a review and analysis of the findings and practical recommendations for the future use of the various aspects of LEADER/CLLD in domestic political and economic practice. The application of this approach takes into account the fact that the experience of local residents, combined with the opinions of other stakeholders, can help to better adapt rural development policy to real needs and opportunities, and to form a specific (unique) human capital within the boundaries of rural communities. Human capital includes, in addition to specific skills, (1) the ability to take constructive initiatives, (2) a sense of local identity and ownership, (3) the ability to participate as equals with other partners in defining local development strategies, (4) trust between people, private enterprises, public institutions and sectoral communities interested in successful rural development, formed through constant interaction. Theoretical and practical conclusions regarding the content of LEADER/CLLD initiatives, as well as findings related to the possibilities of introducing tools and mechanisms to support rural areas, implemented directly with the involvement of local communities with financial support from the state, are of scientific novelty.
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Onalan, Mehmet Sercan, and Robert Magda. "Perceptions of Turkish Entrepreneurs and Employees About Hungarian Business Environment and Attitudes." Open Economics 1, no. 1 (December 31, 2018): 179–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/openec-2018-0011.
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AbstractSince the enrolment of Turkey in the Customs Union, Turkish exporters start to explore the Hungarian market and day by day increased the volume of trade between those two nations. In this case, the location of Hungary had a significant role, not just for the internal market but also potential to have trade with neighbour countries. Today, partially, the opportunities in Hungary are starting to become noticed by Turkish entrepreneurs. In the last decade, the main characteristic of the Turkish in Hungary is that they went to this country as entrepreneurs. The main characteristic that distinguishes the Turks living in Hungary from other European countries is that they are entrepreneurs, not workers. The aim of this research is to reveal the differences between the perceptions of Turkish entrepreneurs and employees of Hungarian business environment and attitudes towards Turkish entrepreneurship. This study was carried out on a total of 102 participants who were divided into two equal groups in terms of the number of participants. In results, it has been found out that employees and entrepreneurs has been differed by educational level, duration time in Hungary and sector which they operate. In short, the motivation of employees to be an entrepreneur is low.
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Vdovenko, І. S., О. I. Vdovenko, and O. S. Tretyak. "TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINIAN EDUCATION IN ASPECTS OF EUROPEANIZATION AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION." Scientific Herald of Sivershchyna. Series: Education. Social and Behavioural Sciences 2022, no. 2 (October 3, 2022): 16–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.32755/sjeducation.2022.02.016.
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The tendencies in the development of Ukrainian education in the interrelationship, interdependence and complementarity of the industry’s intra-systemic orientation to European standards, the state policy of Europeanisation and European integration, the fulfillment of the conditions of the European Union about membership, taking into account European traditions, legislation, modern experience of public relations by authorities and society are examined in the article. The purpose of the article is to study the trends in the development of Ukrainian education during the period of the European integration processes activation and to determine promising directions for improving the state policy regarding the accession of Ukraine as a candidate to the European Union and scientific and practical approaches to the ways of educational services providing, bringing the educational potential closer to European standards. Methodology of the article. To disclose the role of education in the process of Ukrainian citizens’ democratic consciousness formation, respect for laws, an active life position, and interested participation in state-building processes. It has been found out that the Europeanisation of education in Ukraine is influenced by both national policy and compliance with defined rules and requirements, equal cooperation with the countries of the European Union, self-organization and self-governance of teaching and student community, focus on education quality, competitiveness of graduates and their employment, implementation of the “academic integrity” principle, promotion of academic mobility, formation of an individual educational trajectory, formation of innovative structures of various types on the basis of a higher education institution, expansion of opportunities for obtaining higher education and lifelong education, support of persons with special educational needs, development of interstate and interuniversity cooperation, expansion of practice public control in the field of education, economization of education, etc. The theoretical and methodological basis of the research consists of such general scientific principles as: historical, terminological, functional, systemic, cognitive ones. The results. The analysis of scholars’ papers is carried out. It helped to outline the results of the implementation of the provisions of the Bologna Declaration in Ukraine by introducing the pan-European system of academic degrees, the implementation of fundamental and applied scientific researches on a market basis, the introduction of innovations according to programmatic and target approaches, the formation of a bilateral and multilateral contractual and legal framework with foreign educational institutions, etc. It is revealed that European integration takes place at the expense of interstate cooperation, the introduction of approaches that allow for self-financing of higher education institutions, optimization of budget support, attraction of extra-budgetary funds, bringing education expenses to the average indicators of European countries. The main trends affecting the development of Ukrainian education in terms of Europeanisation and European integration are analyzed. It is proven that European integration processes in Ukraine are irreversible, and therefore higher educational institutions should take these trends into account and develop autonomy, inter-university ties, involve stakeholders in the development of educational programs, etc. The practical significance of the obtained results is in the fact that they can be used in order to elaborate a concept for a higher education institution development by orienting to modern trends introduction, which are based on the Europeanisation and European integration of Ukraine. Key words: inter-state and inter-university relationships, quality of higher education, state policy in the field of higher education, autonomy of higher educational institutions, budget support, state and regional support.
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Vapnyarchuk, N. "To the issue of discrimination in the field of labor relations in today's conditions." Uzhhorod National University Herald. Series: Law 1, no. 73 (December 9, 2022): 151–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.24144/2307-3322.2022.73.25.
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The article is devoted to the study of the problems of discrimination, its manifestations in the field of labor relations in today's conditions. Because at the current stage of development and formation of Ukraine, the problems of discrimination are gaining great importance and require additional research. Today, the main problem of discrimination in Ukraine is its widespread form of manifestation, which consists in gender inequality in the field of employment and job search. Domestic legislation, international documents, as well as the views of scientists who were engaged in the study of this problem were analyzed. It is noted that discrimination in the field of labor is unequal opportunities for employees endowed with equal productivity, or unequal treatment of them by employers, society and the state; this is a deliberate restriction of the rights of the subjects of social and labor relations, which blocks their access to equal opportunities in the labor market. It was concluded that the adoption of legislative acts aimed at preventing discrimination in the field of employment (Laws of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding Strengthening the Protection of Workers' Rights" dated 05.12.2022 No. 2253-IX, "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on the optimization of labor relations" dated 01.07.2022 No. 2352-IX) will contribute to bringing domestic legislation into line with the legislation of the European Union, the practice of the International Labor Organization and will have a positive impact on the market environment. Since, as the experience of developed countries shows, non-discrimination contributes not only to the establishment of democratic principles and respect for human rights, but also has a positive impact on social and economic relations in society, allows more efficient use of human resources, and ensures stability. Especially today, when Ukrainian society has faced new challenges. In such an extremely difficult time, the field of labor legislation more than ever needs adaptation, and therefore, the introduction of appropriate changes.
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Hryshko, Olena. "INFORMATION SUPPORT OF THE LABOR MARKET OF UKRAINE AND EASTERN EUROPE: INNOVATION ASPECTS." Baltic Journal of Economic Studies 7, no. 3 (June 25, 2021): 65–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.30525/2256-0742/2021-7-3-65-72.
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Introduction. The processes of informatization of society, reform of state institutions and transformation of the economic system of Ukraine identify new problems and set new challenges for regulating the labor market and employment on the basis of public-private partnership, including by bringing to all labor market actors relevant information from verified sources. Given the signing of the Association Agreement with the European Union, Ukraine should take into account the experience of Eastern European countries that have been in similar transition conditions and have shown significant progress, in particular in overcoming the problems and threats in the labor markets that they have encountered in the process of European integration. Purpose and objectives. There is a necessity to justify the expediency of integration of information of subjects in the labor market of Ukraine for the purpose of formation of uniform information support of the labor market that will promote legal productive employment of citizens. Methodology. The article is based on international legal acts, laws and bylaws of Ukraine in the field of employment and regulation of labor market processes in the context of the functioning of a single information environment, formed on the basis of public-private partnership. Both general and special methods were used for the research: methods of analysis and synthesis, descriptive method, methods of induction and deduction. Results. The article analyzes the regulation of the European labor market by integrating the capabilities of national public employment services, the implementation of equal opportunities in free labor mobility for European workers. The data and experience of the countries of Eastern Europe are given. The institutional and legislative aspects of the functioning of private mediation in the domestic labor market are considered and it is proved that in Ukraine there is currently no regulatory influence of the state on the activities of private mediation in this market, and regulatory support in this area is imperfect. It is studied that information flows of private intermediaries, including job search and recruiting websites, operate independently of state intermediaries, and the public does not fully have up-to-date information on the state and needs of the domestic labor market. The article highlights the role of the government and the State Employment Service in the formation of information support of the labor market, compares the published data, provides relevant recommendations of the International Labor Organization and foreign experience. Conclusions. The information published in Ukraine by private labor market intermediaries needs full attention, as its connection with informal employment is not excluded. Given the impact of globalization challenges on the functioning and development of the domestic labor market, it is proposed to standardize the activities of private labor market intermediaries, including job search and recruiting websites, by including their data on labor supply and demand in the domestic labor market. For Ukraine, the experience of the European countries in cooperation between public and private intermediaries in the labor market, based on the creation of single information support of the labor market, including through joining the EURES system, is relevant.
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Asif, Usman, and Klaus Schmidt. "Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV): Policy Advances to Enhance Commercial Success." Sustainability 13, no. 9 (May 4, 2021): 5149. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13095149.
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Many initiatives and policies attempt to make our air cleaner by reducing the carbon foot imprint on our planet. Most of the existing and planned initiatives have as their objectives the reduction of carbon dependency and the enhancement of newer or better technologies in the near future. However, numerous policies exist for electric vehicles (EVs), and only some policies address specific issues related to fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV). The lack of a distinction between the policies for EVs and FCEVs provides obstacles for the advancement of FCEV-related technologies that may otherwise be successful and competitive in the attempt to create a cleaner planet. Unfortunately, the lack of this distinction is not always based on intellectual or scientific evidence. Therefore, governments may need to introduce clearer policy distinctions in order to directly address FCEV-related challenges that may not pertain to other EVs. Unfortunately, lobbyism continues to exist that supports the maintenance of the status quo as new technologies may threaten traditional, less sustainable approaches to provide opportunities for a better environment. This lobbyism has partially succeeded in hindering the advancement of new technologies, partially because the development of new technologies may reduce profit and business opportunities for traditionalists. However, these challenges are slowly overcome as the demand for cleaner air and lower carbon emissions has increased, and a stronger movement toward newer and cleaner technologies has gained momentum. This paper will look at policies that have been either implemented or are in the process of being implemented to address the challenge of overcoming traditional obstacles with respect to the automobile industry. The paper reviewed, synthesized, and discussed policies in the USA, Japan, and the European Union that helped implement new technologies with a focus on FCEVs for larger mass markets. These regions were the focus of this paper because of their particular challenges. South Korea and China were not included in this discussion as these countries already have equal or even more advanced policies and initiatives in place.
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Lazorkina, Olga. "Беларусь – Венгрия: паттерн взаимодействия в условиях ассиметричных объединений." Wschodnioznawstwo 14 (2020): 139–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.4467/20827695wsc.20.008.13336.
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Belarus – Hungary: pattern of interaction in the conditions of asymmetric associations The article focuses on bilateral relations between the Republic of Belarus and Hungary in the context of their membership in the Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union. The author made an attempt to define the model of bilateral cooperation between states limited in their actions by membership in regional associations. The features of the development of political dialogue, which was formed under the influence of the national vision and approaches of the EU as a whole, are analyzed. Special attention is paid to the regional format of relations within the Visegrad Group, CEI and the „Eastern Partnership” initiative. The analysis current state of trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and Hungary is made. The author identifies the strengths and weaknesses of relations, and outlines perspective spheres of cooperation. The active phase of relations between Belarus and Hungary began in the 2000-s, when the parties finally decided on the vectors of their foreign policy. The launch of the „Eastern Partnership” initiative has played a decisive role in the development of political dialogue and economic cooperation on an ongoing basis. Bilateral relations between Belarus and Hungary are an example for building a model of interaction that is not burdened by a common historical past and based on pragmatism. The fairly active political dialogue between the two countries is based on an economic component. In parallel, the parties actively declare the primacy of national interests over collective ones – the EU and the EAEU. At the same time, the analysis indicates, membership in regional associations significantly limits the possibilities of their implementation in practice. This especially affects the trade and economic sphere of interaction. These factors determine the cyclical nature of relations between Belarus and Hungary. Thus, the bilateral format of cooperation within the framework of asymmetric associations is a sufficiently effective mechanism for the development of a full-fledged dialogue. At the same time, it is important to understand that the political component is secondary to the economic one. This approach allows the parties not to overestimate expectations and to develop mutually beneficial, equal relationships based on pragmatism and real opportunities.
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Zelenko, N., and V. Zelenko. "Comprehensive approach in public pension system management as one of the directions of European integration development of Ukraine." Galic'kij ekonomičnij visnik 66, no. 5 (2020): 194–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.33108/galicianvisnyk_tntu2020.05.194.
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The main problems of the improvement of the efficiency of public pension system management in Ukraine are analyzed by the authors in this paper. The necessity of application of the comprehensive approach to these processes is substantiated due to the results of scientific investigations. The authors analyze the impact of wage shadowing on the budget of the Pension Fund of Ukraine. Conditional wages calculation is carried out. According to this calculation the state actually has revenues about a third of the amount of funds paid to the employee in the form of wages taking into account all deductions, taxes and charges However, the investigation also shows that for VAT companies there is indirect tax burden on sole proprietorships, which in some cases increases the «tax» almost by half. Special attention is paid to the problem of labor migration from Ukraine to EU. The investigation indicates that Ukraine is introducing changes to reform the social insurance system, using the long-term experience of Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the Baltic States. In addition, such reforms have previously been carried out in Chile, Kazakhstan and other countries. The need to introduce the state accumulative pension component in Ukraine, to which contributions should be paid in the form of payroll deductions is also pointed out, as the EU experience shows that this fact stimulates workers and makes them more responsible for their pension savings. Within the framework of comprehensive approach, it is proposed to apply the marketing approach to the pension system management. The importance of the implementation of the Association Agreement with the European Union in terms of cooperation in the field of employment, social policy and equal opportunities, as well as the impact on the functioning of pension system for certain terms of national legislation is indicated. On the basis of analysis carried out in theoretical and practical terms, the need to develop not only three-level pension system, but also to take into account the recommendations of the World Bank concerning five-level system formation is substantiated. The government should achieve the new quality in public administration, both by the processes of pension reform and in relation to the socio-economic development of the country in general actively adapting the EU experience in the application of comprehensive approach tools.
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Walby, Sylvia. "The European Union and equal opportunities policies." European Societies 1, no. 1 (January 1999): 59–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616696.1999.10749925.
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PLANTENGA, Janneke, and Johan HANSEN. "Assessing equal opportunities in the European Union." International Labour Review 138, no. 4 (December 1999): 351–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1564-913x.1999.tb00393.x.
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Perrons, Diane. "Flexible Working Patterns and Equal Opportunities in the European Union." European Journal of Women's Studies 6, no. 4 (November 1999): 391–418. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/135050689900600401.
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Ivanova, Lyudmila V. "WASTE MANAGEMENT IN EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES." EKONOMIKA I UPRAVLENIE: PROBLEMY, RESHENIYA 2, no. 10 (2021): 71–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.36871/ek.up.p.r.2021.10.02.009.
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Numerous specialized and unauthorized landfills and huge volumes of waste are a serious problem for the use of minerals. The country's system of solid waste management, based on burial, incinera-tion, partial processing, does not fully comply with the climatic and socio-economic characteristics of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. Russia is one of eight members of the Arctic Council, international organizations promoting development of cooperation in the field of environmental protection and sustainable develop-ment of circumpolar areas. In 2001, the Arctic Council approved an Action Plan for the elimination of pollution in the Arctic. For the implementation of the Plan, a specially created expert group on waste supports and oversees pilot projects demonstrating environmentally friendly waste management in the Arctic. Waste dis-posal methods that do not meet environmental standards can contribute to soil, water and air pollution through toxic emissions. Improper waste management can also lead to transboundary emissions. While there is clear progress in this direction in Europe due to the implementation of effective public policies on waste and a focus on the transition to a circular economy, significant amounts of valuable resources remain untapped as a result of ineffective waste management in practice.
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Perrons, D. "Measuring Equal Opportunities in European Employment." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 26, no. 8 (August 1994): 1195–220. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a261195.
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The European Community has developed various social policies to compensate for the uneven effects of economic integration, and to bring about greater equality between women and men. In addition, the member states have their own policy traditions and institutional frameworks which likewise affect general employment conditions. In order to bring about greater economic and social cohesion in the European Community there have been moves to harmonise social policy. Clearly, if greater equality between women and men is a desired goal then it is important that the harmonisation should take place around those policies that are more progressive in this respect. Two ways of measuring gender inequality in paid work are proposed and applied to EC data. The results of this preliminary study indicate that those countries with more formal regulatory frameworks are more conducive to greater gender equality than those where market-based policies prevail.
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Neilson, June. "Equal Opportunities for Women in the European Union: Success or Failure?" Journal of European Social Policy 8, no. 1 (February 1998): 64–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095892879800800104.
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Duncan, Simon. "Obstacles to a Successful Equal Opportunities Policy in the European Union." European Journal of Women's Studies 3, no. 4 (November 1996): 399–422. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/135050689600300405.
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Bruning, Gwennaële, and Janneke Plantenga. "Parental Leave and Equal Opportunities: Experiences in Eight European Countries." Journal of European Social Policy 9, no. 3 (August 1999): 195–209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095892879900900301.
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Debat, Olivier, and Flora Sicard. "The EU and Third Countries: Any New Tax Opportunities Under Association Agreements?" Intertax 45, Issue 5 (May 1, 2017): 402–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.54648/taxi2017032.
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Further to the SECIL judgment (C-464/14) delivered by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in November 2016, this article explores how Association Agreements (AAs) concluded by the European Union (EU) with third countries connect with EU primary law, especially the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and discusses their possible implications in tax matters. It investigates the consequences of the variations in purpose and wording of such international instruments and identifies opportunities, uncertainties, shortcomings and potentialities deriving therefrom.
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Wyszkowska, Dorota, and Anna Rogalewska. "Green economy indicators for Poland and other European Union countries." Wiadomości Statystyczne. The Polish Statistician 61, no. 10 (October 28, 2016): 54–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.1109.
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Economic crises affecting different parts of the world have forced world leaders to seek new paths of development, taking into account the needs of environmental protection and prevention of adverse effects of human activities. One of these roads may be ”green growth” leading to the achievement of ”green economy”. Monitoring the state of green economy in Poland is possible due to certain indicators, among which is defined the group of measures relating to economic opportunities and policy responses. The aim of this article is to present the mentioned above group of indicators. The article is divided into two parts. The first one shows the theoretical issues relating to the green economy and indicators to measure it, with particular emphasis on the selected group. While the second is devoted to presenting the Polish situation in the background of other European Union countries in terms of the indicators of the economic opportunities and policy responses.
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Colfer, Barry. "The European Trade Union Confederation." socio.hu 9, Special Issue (June 16, 2020): 9–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.18030/socio.hu.2019en.9.
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The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) represents some 45 million trade union members from eighty-nine national trade union confederations and ten European Industry Federations from thirty-nine countries. In 2019, ETUC entered its forty-sixth year and marked its fourteenth quadrennial Congress in Vienna where delegates intervened to shape the work plan and direction of the organisation for the coming four years and to elect a new Executive Committee. This article takes stock of ETUC’s background and primary activities and considers whether ETUC enhances the power and influence of its members, despite the challenging environment in which trade unions in Europe reside in the 21st century. In so doing, the article assesses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing the organisation, which remains the largest civil society organisation in Europe.
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Jacqmain, Jean. "Crónica de la jurisprudencia europea sobre igualdad (De 1/9/2017 a 31/8/2018) = Chronicle of the European case law on equality (from 1/9/2017 to 31/8/2018)." FEMERIS: Revista Multidisciplinar de Estudios de Género 4, no. 2 (May 20, 2019): 192. http://dx.doi.org/10.20318/femeris.2019.4771.
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Resumen. El estudio aborda el análisis de las sentencias dictadas en aplicación del principio de igualdad de trato y oportunidades desde el 1 de septiembre de 2017 hasta el 31 de agosto de 2018 por el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea. También incluye sentencias y decisiones dictadas en ese periodo por el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos.Palabras clave: Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión de Europea, Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos, Principio de igualdad de trato y de oportunidades.Abstract. This paper deals with the analysis of judgments related to the principle of equal treatment and opportunities and delivered from September 1, 2016 until August 31, 2017 by the Court of Justice of the European Union. It also includes judgments and decisions on the subject during this period issued by the European Court of Human RightsKeywords: Court of Justice of the European Union, European Court of Human Rights, Principle of equal treatment and opportunities.
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Mokhova, Natalia, and Marek Zinecker. "The determinants of capital structure: the evidence from the European Union." Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis 61, no. 7 (2013): 2533–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201361072533.
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The aim of this study is to indicate the influence of several internal determinants on capital structure in different European countries and retrace its tendency taking into consideration the membership of the European Union. Nowadays there are a lot of debates according the future of the European Union. The recent global financial crisis and the following European debt crisis show the significance of the country financial stability and its impact on the private sector. The paper investigates 32 countries of European Union dividing them into three groups as (1) old EU members (15 countries), (2) new EU members (12 countries) and (3) EU candidates (4 candidate countries and 1 acceding country).The managers make their financial decisions according to the source of financing and capital structure based on the macroeconomic conditions and country specifics and obviously on company’s advantages and disadvantages, i.e. its internal characteristics. Based on the analysis of previous studies we have chosen several significant internal determinants of capital structure as profitability, tangibility, growth opportunities, non-debt tax shields and firm’s size.The findings show that the country’s specifics, EU membership and corporate debt structure influence the relation between capital structure and its internal characteristics. The capital structure in all countries has tendency to increase, furthermore the old members rely more on debt then candidates or new members.There is no doubt that the majority of countries support Pecking Order Theory then Trade off Theory regarding investigated relations. In most countries the profitability and size have negative and significant influence on corporate capital structure. At the same time tangibility, growth opportunities and non-debt tax shields split up: selected countries experience positive impact, another part negative, supporting different theories.
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Kisielińska, Joanna. "THE LEVEL OF INVESTMENT IN FARMS IN EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES." Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Oeconomia 18, no. 2 (June 30, 2019): 37–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.22630/aspe.2019.18.2.17.
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The aim of the study presented in the paper was to assess the level of investment in farms in European Union countries. The assessment applied the reproduction rate, fixed-asset reproduction rate and the investment rate. Studies were performed for all farms and farms divided into classes according to economic size (KS6 classification). The study covered years 2007–2016. As significant changes were observed in individual years, the study period was divided into two equal sub-periods, for which average values of the ratios were determined. The studies showed that the level of investment in farms as taken jointly for all EU countries is not enough to reproduce their assets in both sub-periods. What needs to be positively assessed is the fact that the values of all indicators grow as the economic size of farms grows. The level of reproduction and multiplication of property in Polish farms is lower than the EU average for economically weaker farms, but it is usually higher for the stronger ones.
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Jacobi, Otto. "Transnational trade union cooperation at global and European level - opportunities and obstacles." Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research 6, no. 1 (February 2000): 12–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/102425890000600104.
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As globalisation of the economy proceeds apace, it is essential for trade unions to co-operate on a transnational basis if global capitalism is to be civilised. This contribution argues that problems with global trade union co-operation stem from the fact that people's social interests differ greatly according to the different stages of economic development reached in the First World, the newly industrialised countries, the transition economies and the countries of the Third World. It suggests that global co-operation amongst trade unions can only be achieved by doing away with protectionism and dumping. In the interest of the economic development of other groups of countries, the highly developed states have to abolish sectoral subsidies and protectionist measures. In return, the trade unions in the First World can expect the basic social rights laid down in ILO conventions to be made universally binding. Only then will it be possible to break out of the damaging spiral of global dumping and ensure that living conditions for all concerned are able to keep pace with economic progress. In those countries of Europe which are members of the EU, the conditions for transnational trade union co-operation are entirely different. A unified economic and monetary area has already been created, and what is needed now is for a transnational social area to be developed as well. There is scope here for the trade unions to build on the social standards that have already been set on a EU-wide basis. Despite the enormous challenges resulting from the far-reaching social changes taking place, trade unions in Europe have a real opportunity to establish a social model that can serve as a benchmark for unions in other parts of the world.
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Pontarollo, Nicola, and Carolina Serpieri. "Challenges and Opportunities to Regional Renewal in the European Union." International Regional Science Review 44, no. 1 (June 29, 2020): 142–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0160017620931591.
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The strength of the 2008 financial and economic crisis and the resulting degree of resilience were heterogeneous among and within the European Union countries. Challenges and opportunities driven by regional-specific differences determined the ability to overshoot the precrisis levels of growth. Focusing upon Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics 2 (NUTS 2) European regions, we explore a novel conceptual framework related to regional economic resilience, namely the renewal capacity. Precisely, we concentrate on the capacity of regional economies to “renew” their growth paths in the labor market in the aftermath of the recent global crisis. We find some well-identified spatial patterns of regional employment renewal and we identify a set of territorial assets that allow regions to bounce back faster and more comprehensively than others to the economic downturn. Furthermore, there are significant differences between the drivers of the regional renewal of Old and New Member States. Our findings suggest potential policy directions at all levels for enhancing regional resilience.
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Zawadzki, Piotr. "SOCIAL POLICY IN THE ACCESSION TREATY ON POLAND’S ACCESSION TO EUROPEAN UNION." Polityka Społeczna 552, no. 3 (March 31, 2020): 16–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.0567.
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The paper deals with the complexities concerning social policy in the Accession Treaty and, in particular with the Appendix XII (Title 13) referring to the social policy and employment policy Author indicates rather general or strictly technical regulations concerning both issues. He indicates, however, that – regardless to formal statuses – equally important are political declarations concerning such issues as work safety, equal opportunities of employment, social dialogue, etc.
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Vuković, Ivan. "Development of European Union and joining perspective of Croatia." Tourism and hospitality management 13, no. 2 (June 2007): 507–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.20867/thm.13.2.7.
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In this paper we researched European Union starting with the Agreement from Maastrich from year 1992, even though the European Union has a long traditional history and its origin is founded on regulations of economical integrations in Europe beginning from the 1950’s through the Roman treaty from year 1957 and the forming of the European Union Committee in year 1965. Further we follow her expansion and introduction of the European economic and monetary policy, to last, the joining perspective of Croatia. According to the Agreement from Maastrich, European Union lies on three posts: 1) Legal-political and regulative post, 2) Economical post, where the forming of European economical and monetary policy is in the first plan, especially the introducing of Euro as the unique European currency, 3) Post of Mutual foreign security policy within European Union. In that context we need to highlight the research conducted here and in European Union, including the world, regarding development of European Union and its economical, legal, political and cultural, as well as foreign diplomatic results, which are all perspectives of European Union. All the scientists and researches which were involved in exploring the development of EU with its modern tendencies and development perspective, agree that extraordinary results are achieved regards to economical, legal, political, foreign-security and diplomatic views, even tough many repercussions exist in progress of some particular members and within the EU as a whole. The biggest controversy arises in the perspective and expanding of European Union regarding ratification of the Constitution of EU from particular country members, but especially after the referendum was refused from two European countries, France and Netherlands. According to some estimates, the Constitution of EU would have difficulty to be adopted in Switzerland and some other Scandinavian countries, but also in Great Britain and other very developed countries. However the European Community and European Union were developing and expanding towards third European countries, regardless of Constitutional non-existence, where we can assume that if and when the Constitution of EU will be ratified, the EU will further develop as one of the most modern communities. This will enable economical development, especially development of European business, unique European market and free trade of goods and services, market of financial capital and labour market in free movement of labour. Being that EU has become one of the most largest dominating markets in the world, it offers a possibility to all new members to divide labour by using modern knowledge and high technology which insure economical, social and political prosperity. This results to forming a society of European countries which will guarantee all rights and freedom of development for all nations and ethnic groups. As well as, all European countries with somewhat less sovereignty, but in international relations will be stronger and significant, not only in sense of economics, but also in politics and military diplomatic relations. Therefore, Croatia has no choice and perspective if she does not join the European Union till year 2010, but until than it needs to create its strategy of economical and scientific-technological development, including demographic development, which will insure equal progress of Croatia as an equal member of European Union.
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AUBAKIR, Assima, and Tuleutay SULEIMENOV. "European Union and Central Asia: new trends of cooperation in current circumstances." Public Administration and Civil Service, no. 4 (December 30, 2020): 80–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.52123/1994-2370-2020-75-4-80-88.
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Determination of clear contours of European policy for Central Asia, which could satisfy the interests of both the European Union and the countries of the region, took quite a long time, and is still at the stage of forming common approaches to the implementation of mutually beneficial cooperation. The first program documents of the European Union in relation to Central Asia, called strategies, were to a greater extent only action plans aimed at maintaining its political and economic presence in the region. Meanwhile, the Central Asian countries are always interested in pragmatic interaction with the European Union on equal basis. In 2019, the European Union adopted a new Strategy for Central Asia, which replaced the previous 2007 document. According to European politicians, it marks a new stage in relations between the two regions with improved approaches to building interaction between them. The purpose of the article is to analyze new trends in relations between Central Asia and the European Union from the point of view of both participants of this process and the evolution of the relevant EU policy documents.
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Wyszkowska‑Kuna, Joanna. "Productivity Performance of the Service Sectors in European Union Countries." Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe 22, no. 4 (December 30, 2019): 7–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/cer-2019-0029.
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Economic development has resulted in structural transformation towards economies based on services, which has raised some concerns about the limited opportunities for sustaining productivity growth. The aim of this paper is to examine total factor productivity (TFP) growth in the service sector in comparison with total industries and the manufacturing sector, as well as within the service sector. The study is based on the data from the EU‑KLEMS database (2017), and it covers the years 1995–2015. It refers to EU countries, making it possible to carry out a comparative analysis between countries, in particular between the ‘old’ and ‘new’ member states. The study demonstrates that productivity growth in services was significantly lower than in manufacturing, but compared with total industries, the disparity was not significant. Productivity growth was usually higher in the ‘new’ EU countries than in the ‘old’ ones, except for information and communications services, which, on the whole, were the main driving force behind the productivity growth in services.
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Kersan-Škabić, Ines, and Lela Tijanić. "The Challenges of Competitiveness in Southeast European Countries." South East European Journal of Economics and Business 4, no. 2 (November 1, 2009): 23–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10033-009-0011-6.
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The Challenges of Competitiveness in Southeast European CountriesThe article examines the problem of competitiveness in Southeast European countries, with a special emphasis on the position of these countries in World Economic Forum rankings of competitiveness, as well on their potential membership in the European Union. The article determines the most problematic factors for doing business in the region. These factors represent the most important determinants of business sector competitiveness and have implications on national competitiveness. A TOWS matrix was created and established the common characteristics (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) of the countries in the region. The matrix was also used to suggest strategies for increasing competitiveness. A maxi-maxi strategy ("expansionary strategy") was suggested because it represents the best way to utilise the countries' strengths and opportunities. Cross-section analysis established that increasing gross enrolment ratio in tertiary education and direct foreign investments have the most the positive impacts on GCI scores.
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Vié, Aymeric, Cinzia Colapinto, Davide La Torre, and Danilo Liuzzi. "The long-run sustainability of the European Union countries." Management Decision 57, no. 2 (February 11, 2019): 523–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-05-2018-0518.
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Purpose Energy and environmental concerns have gained a significant role in public policy agenda as well as in energy economics literature. As policies often rely on imprecise information on data and goals, fuzzy goal programming (FGP) modeling is a relevant choice to evaluate multi-criteria sustainability. This technique is suitable for the analysis of the Europe 2020 strategy plan dealing with several possibly conflicting objectives in economy, environment, energy and employment. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents a FGP model for sustainable implementations for all European Union (EU) countries with respect to Europe 2020 policy goals and provides insights for decision makers to better satisfy conflicting criteria by suggesting optimal allocations of workers in several economic sectors. Findings The analysis shows an overall great performance of European Union countries in the environmental and social criteria and outlines the needs for significant additional policy measures to reduce energy consumption while increasing the economic output. Comparing the performance of countries within the European Union between those who adopted the euro and those who maintained national currencies shows that Euro countries tend to perform worse in terms of Europe 2020 sustainability, opening opportunities for further research to better investigate on the causes and determinants of these differences. Originality/value The paper presents a conceptual model of sustainable development that improves understanding of the concept and reconciles highly competing policy objectives in a common framework. Applying this model to all European Union countries offers both comparison and policy recommendations at a large new scale.
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Murashko, M. M. "Implications of the New EU Carbon Border Tax for the EAEU." Post-Soviet Issues 8, no. 3 (November 30, 2021): 369–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.24975/2313-8920-2021-8-3-369-378.
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The article focuses on the interaction of the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union in the context of green technological transformation. The European Union is actively pursuing a policy of transition to a carbon-neutral economy. In this regard, it intends to implement a special tax mechanism, which may significantly limit export opportunities for the EAEU. Moreover, the EU is one of the key partners of the EAEU and plays a major role in the economic development of individual countries that are members of the integration association. The article further discusses the projected risks for the EAEU member states, and provides measures that can ensure trade security of the Union’s countries on the European markets. In particular, measures should be aimed at the development own environmental legislation, harmonization of the legislation of EAEU member states, and the creation of permanent negotiation mechanisms to bring together the positions of EAEU countries in the context of the climate policy pursued by the European Union.
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Bölte, Sven, Przemyslaw Tomalski, Peter B. Marschik, Steve Berggren, Joakim Norberg, Terje Falck-Ytter, Olga Pokorska, et al. "Challenges and Inequalities of Opportunities in European Psychiatry Research." European Journal of Psychological Assessment 34, no. 4 (July 2018): 270–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000340.
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Abstract. Europe is diverse in terms of economy, cultures, socio-demography, and languages. A crucial aspect of psychiatric research is the availability of standardized screening, diagnostic, and characterization instruments. We fine-mapped the accessibility of 14 clinical scales and cognitive tests for the assessment of early childhood Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD; e.g., ADOS, ADI-R, SCQ, SRS, CHAT, MESL) within 21 European countries. These tools are essential for internationally competitive early ASD detection research. We identified a considerable variation not only in the availability, but also psychometric standardization, and formal distribution of the instruments between the countries, privileging English speaking, high-income, and highly populated European countries. Absence of country-specific standardization was a problem across many countries, independent of income and size. Findings demonstrate, on a concrete level, the challenges in creating equal early ASD identification research opportunities in Europe, and the need for increased funding for instrument development and validation. We discuss the reasons, implications, and consequences of this inequity and ways of reducing it.
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Ćatović, Azra, Haris Zogić, and Elma Kujović. "Small and medium business and The European Union: Mutual definitions." Ekonomski izazovi 10, no. 19 (2021): 80–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/ekoizazov2119080c.
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There are many controversial public perceptions about small and medium business. According to some interpretations, the development of small and medium business (SME) represents a great chance for the countries of the Western Balkans to be included in the economic and social flows of economically developed European Union (EU) countries on an equal basis. According to other interpretations, SME business is only an addition to great business, and as such, if the great business does not develop in the country, the chances for more intensive development of SME businesses are very limited. Also, cooperation with economic entities within the EU is very significant. What are the chances for the development of this business? The answer is given in this scientific article.
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Rubery, Jill. "Internal Labour Markets and Equal Opportunities: Women's Position in Banks in European Countries." European Journal of Industrial Relations 1, no. 2 (July 1995): 203–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095968019512003.
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Delen, Chloe, Angelina Tetyurenko, and Nadezhda Yuryevna Glubokova. "EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN FRANCE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES." SCIENTIFIC ASPIRATIONS, no. 25 (April 3, 2019): 8–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.31882/10.31882/2311-4711.2019.25.1.
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The article considers the French educational system. Author analyses the history and peculiarities of French education development, and evaluates it in comparison with other European countries and Russia. They pay attention to the right of education for women, stopped at the characteristics of education on each of it stage: from primary school, moving to the middle school till high school, and at the end on the CAP. They make an important conclusion, that French’s education system has much common with other EU nations, what permits the students from the European Union to find a job quicker in any of the twenty eight countries due to the fact that the systems resemble one another.
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Robbers, Gerhard. "Diversity of State-Religion Relations and European Union Unity." Ecclesiastical Law Journal 7, no. 34 (January 2004): 304–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0956618x00005391.
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There is no single system of state-religion relations within Europe which is equal to another. Each one is distinct. Many countries know a number of different systems within themselves, as does the United Kingdom, Germany or France. The presence of history is strongest perhaps in this field of life. Tradition and truth, emotion and identity flourish in this field. Future law on religion in Europe is best built on strong regional structures. This paper reports on three aspects of state-religion relations in Europe: What is the situation in Germany? What does the United Kingdom look like from the continent? And what about Europe?