Highlights: • The European Union growth agenda has become even more pressing because growth is needed to support public and private sector deleveraging, reduce the fragility of the banking sector, counter the falling behind of southern European countries and prove that Europe is still a...

After the profound international political and economic change followed by financial crisis, the global power has shifted gradually from the West to the East. The rise of global protectionism, unilateralism and nationalism led by the US is constantly challenging the existing international...

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