The present study analyses (i) the role of labour migration in efforts to overcome labour shortages; (ii) the variety of instruments used to identify and monitory labour shortages at EU and national level (such as employer surveys, forecasts and qualitative studies), and (iii) the extent to...

As a relatively new mobility pattern within the EU, the post-accession return migration of workers from Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries has recently begun to generate increasing interest among academics, experts and practitioners. The return migration of these workers grew in...

The health and well-being of individuals are two dimensions around which researchers and policymakers are re-arranging the debate on how to foster the progress of societies. Health and well-being have an intrinsic value, which should be part of the very definition of progress, and also a...

Developments in Working Life in Europe 2014 is part of a series of annual reviews published by Eurofound and provides an overview of the latest developments in industrial relations and working conditions across the European Union and Norway. The Annual Review collates information based on...

This opinion survey covers the core areas of business and the economy, health, diet and the environment. Opinion leaders and decision makers in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Lithuania and the Czech Republic are confident that membership of the EU will bring material benefits to the countries that...

Public concerns, evidence from research and increasing scientific knowledge are all driving widespread discussions on environment and health problems. The issue of environment and health is characterised by multi-causality with different strengths of association. This means that the links...

Pervasive Computing ist eine zukünftige Anwendungsform von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (ICT), die durch Miniaturisierung und Einbettung von Mikroelektronik in andere Objekte sowie ihre Vernetzung und Allgegenwart im Alltag gekennzeichnet ist. Anders als die meisten heutigen...