The purpose of this final evaluation has been to assess the capacity of the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange instrument of the European Commission (TAIEX). The assessment has specifically covered TAIEX‟s capacity in making available the expertise of Member States' public officials...

The aims of this project are to explore recent experiences in the practice of information and consultation (I&C) at national level, building on the findings of the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) 2011 report entitled Information and consultation practice across Europe five years...

In March 2013 the Report from the Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Comparison Tools was presented at the European Consumer Summit. The report highlighted challenges and shortcomings in the functioning of comparison tools, particularly with regards to the transparency and impartiality of...

In Germany, the implementation of flexible working-time arrangements is no longer solely the province of big firms. SMEs are increasingly interested in new working-time systems in order to adapt individual working times to business needs while saving on overtime pay. However, in contrast to big...

The Transitional Support Scheme (TSS) aims to provide ‘through the gate’ mentoringsupport for short sentence prisoners up to 12 weeks following their release from custody.Specifically, TSS is designed to address the practical resettlement needs of short-sentenceprisoners who are returning to...

A preliminary study is one that is conducted to develop an initial framework of analysis and/or to gain an initial assessment to provide enough understanding of the research issue so as to inform the direction of a more complete and comprehensive data collection, study analysis, and policymaking...