were aimed at introducing more harmonization within the EU countries. However, the EU propositions faced a strong … experts gathered views on the future of social situation in the EU. They are all summarized in this Policy Brief. Main policy … form certain policies might be harmful for many EU Member States. …

This paper analyses the effect of the EU enlargement process on income convergence among regions in the EU and in the … Eastern neighbourhood of the EU. The data used is NUTS II regions in the EU and Oblasts' of Russia over the period 1996 … regional income differences are reduced within EU15. The income convergence within the EU is mainly driven by reductions in the …

of EU Justice and Home Affairs (ED-JHA). Practically, it defines how the export of JHA principles and norms inform the … geopolitical ambitions of the EU, i.e. the use of space for political purposes, or the control and management of people, objects …

change. This paper analyses the nature of the EU's current energy security problems, emphasising the increased importance of … China has entered the market for Central Asian gas, new non-Russian pipelines to the EU may not be economically feasible … modes, notable liquefied natural gas (LNG). As a spot market for LNG emerges EU energy-importing countries may face volatile …

The financial crisis of 2007-2009 led to a renewed increase in government deficits and debts in many EU countries … the internal market of the EU. This would increase the wedge between members and non-members of the euro area …

smaller output decline than the Euro area and the entire EU while the CIS, especially its European part, contracted more … (e.g., EU) and global levels. -- global financial crisis ; emerging-market economies ; European Union ; Economic and …