throughout the EU. This model worked well, particularly in the context of limited investment and innovation, a single and strong … landscape has changed markedly since 2010 and that regulation has had to work hard to catch up and evolve. As the EU enters a … the EU adopts a truly European approach to the complex issues surrounding the topic, focusing on the grey areas and …

/ Helena Schweiger -- 6. Squaring the circle - the EU and the challenge of delivering better policies for a globalized world … the EU / Paul Ramskogler -- Part IV Past and current reform strategies in Europe -- 10. Structural reforms in Slovakia …. Sustainable pension reforms - what can we learn from the experiences of Poland and other EU countries? / Paweł Strzelecki -- 14 …

recognised by the EU as crucial for fostering European social and territorial cohesion. Providing an overview of key policy … functioning of the networks that provide vital services to EU citizens …

Contents: 1. Convergence in the EU: what role for industrial relations? / Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead and Rosalia Vazquez …-Alvarez -- 2. Social convergence of the Baltic states within the enlarged EU: is limited social dialogue an impediment? / Jaan … Christine Erhel -- 5. Does the German social model support the convergence of living conditions in the EU? / Gerhard Bosch -- 6 …

covers the topical issues of whether the EU should introduce a financial transactions, 'Tobin' or 'Robin Hood' tax and …