Four years after the start of the Arab Spring uprisings, the macroeconomic situation in the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood remains weak and vulnerable and the recent intensification of civil strife and military conflicts is exacerbating this economic malaise. Macroeconomic performance may not...

The aim of this paper is to identify the key challenges in relation to youth employment in developing countries and provide recommendations on how EU development cooperation could support the youth employment agenda. It starts with a general discussion of the main reasons why youth employment...

The aim of the study is to provide information about cultural policy in the various EU Member States. As very little comparative up-to-date information was available, a questionnaire was sent to all Ministries of Culture in the EU Member States. To complete the picture, one artist or leading...

Die Studien- und Forschungseinrichtung Notre Europe wurde am 5. Juli 1996 als eingetragener Verein gegründet (veröffentlicht im Amtsblatt der französischen Republik am 21. August 1996). Das Ziel von Notre Europe ist es, Studien, Forschung und Ausbildung zur Geschichte, Zivilisation und den...

Founded in 1992, Sussex European Institute (SEI) is the leading research and postgraduate training centre on contemporary European issues. SEI has a distinctive philosophy built on interdisciplinarity, a broad and inclusive approach to Europe, policy-relevance at the academic cutting edge, and...

Please note that the EPERN was originally launched as the Opposing Europe Research Network (OERN) but in August 2003 the Network was retitled to reflect a broadening out of the Network's research focus. EPERN Working Papers are therefore a continuation of the original OERN Working Paper Series.

Die Studien- und Forschungseinrichtung Notre Europe wurde am 5. Juli 1996 als eingetragener Verein gegründet (veröffentlicht im Amtsblatt der französischen Republik am 21. August 1996). Das Ziel von Notre Europe ist es, Studien, Forschung und Ausbildung zur Geschichte, Zivilisation und den...