This evaluation assesses the Commission of the European Union’s (EC) cooperation with Ecuador over the period 2003-2010. It aims at providing an overall independent assessment of the entire EC cooperation strategy and support in the country and to draw out key lessons to help improve current...

The document describes the evolution of intra-EU current account asymmetries. Some experimental results obtained using a modelling approach to derive asymmetry-free European aggregates are presented. The results are not usable at the national (Member State) level and they will not eliminate...

In 2005 the current account deficit attained 7½% of GDP, its worst position of the last 25 years, and in 2006 it might reach 8½%. Traditionally, Spain’s trade deficit has been partially offset by surpluses in other external balances, particularly service trade, as a result of large net...

This study about legal and commercial guarantees, funded by the European Union in the frame of the EU Consumer Programme (2014-2020), looks at the extent to which sellers are aware of, and comply with, relevant EU legislation; the way in which legal and commercial guarantees are communicated to...

The overall purpose of this Behavioural Study on the Transparency of Online Platforms is to understand the impact of enhanced transparency on consumer trust and behaviour in searching and selecting goods and services on online platforms in three specific areas: Area #1: The general criteria used...

Das Barometer zu den Verbrauchermärkten 2016 bietet auf der Grundlage von Daten, die im Jahr 2015 erhoben wurden, einen Überblick darüber, wie die Bürgerinnen und Bürger der EU die Leistung wichtiger Waren-und Dienstleistungsmärkte der Verbraucher beurteilen. Das Barometer dient zur...

Verbraucherbarometer sind ein wichtiges Instrument zur Überwachung der Lage der Verbraucher im Binnenmarkt und enthalten Informationen, die auf nationaler und auf europäischer Ebene in vielfältige Bereiche der Politik einfließen. Sie sind insoweit einzigartig, als sie Trends unter...