The demographic situation in the EU Member States is changing and the age pyramid reverses. This indicates a low number of active people and a growing number of retired. The effect is the increase in pension expenditure. This growth pose serious problems to all Member States, as projections show...

The demographic situation in the European Union is changing. Demographic trends have a significant impact on social policies in each state and in particular on social security pensions. By 2050, the number of young active population will decrease dramatically. Meanwhile, the older population...

The paper shows through comparison, in the first phase, the main features of the tax system focusing on direct and indirect taxes, in Finland and Romania, and then presents an analysis of the evolution of the structure and level of taxes in both countries. Last but not least, is presented an...

Even if good financial management of EU funds is gradually improving throughout the EU, tax fraud affecting the EU budget remains a problem that always concerned bodies and member states alike. They coordinate their measures to protect the EU budget, to reduce the financial impact caused by tax...

Tax evasion has always been one of the most serious problems a country is facing, regardless of its level of development. At EU level, the situation is no different, largely due to lack of legislation to regulate this phenomenon. However, major reform efforts made in recent years by all Member...

The Maastricht Treaty states certain criterias that have to be achieved in order for a EU Member State to qualify in undergoing the 3rd stage of UEM, the introduction of the euro. Slovenia followed a plan based-cooperation between government and national bank, with a clear strategy, adopted the...

About 12 years ago, some expert argue that the euro is the last big mistake of the European political class. The benefits are smaller than disadvantages. Free movement of people, goods and services is perfectly possible in a market without a single currency unit. Currency risk must be accepted...