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Quality of life in enlargement countries : Third European Quality of Life Survey – Croatia
2013
: Croatia, Iceland, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. One way of measuring a … July 2013 as the 28th Member State: life satisfaction, happiness and optimism. On average, people in Croatia rate their … life satisfaction at 6.8 on a scale of 1 to 10. This is below the average in the EU27 (7.1), where life satisfaction levels …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010368022
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Access to social benefits : reducing non-take-up
Dubois, Hans; Ludwinek, Anna - 2015
Many people in Europe do not receive the social benefits to which they are entitled. This is the case across countries and for many types of benefits. Addressing this ‘non-take-up’ of benefits is critical for two key reasons: benefits do not fulfil their objective if they do not reach the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902643
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Mercosur : Regional strategy paper 2007-2013
Europäische Kommission - 2007
This Regional Strategy Paper (RSP), the second for Mercosur, provides a strategic framework for EC cooperation with Mercosur for the period 2007-2013. The RSP has been prepared following a consultation process involving Mercosur member states and civil society actors. EC-Mercosur relations are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012036389
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Monitoring quality of life in Europe
Fahey, Tony; Nolan, Brian; Whelan, Christopher T. - 2003
The challenges arising from low employment rates, an ageing population, changing family structures and social exclusion have pushed ‘quality of life’ issues to the front of the EU social policy agenda. The Foundation has launched an initiative to improve the monitoring and reporting of living...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009636216
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First European Quality of Life Survey : Participation in civil society
Rose, Richard - 2006
This analytical report addresses the interesting theme of participation in civil society, exploring the diverse range of activities that constitute active participation. A central part of the analysis involves identifying factors that influence participation, or in other words understanding why...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009638217
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First European Quality of Life Survey : Quality of life in Bulgaria and Romania
Marginean, Ioan; Precupeţu, Iuliana; Tzanov, Vassil - 2006
This report examines quality of life from the unique perspective of the two acceding countries, Bulgaria and Romania. The historical, political, socioeconomic and cultural contexts of these two countries have meant that their experiences are often quite different to those of the EU Member...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009638230
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Ensuring quality of life in Europe's cities and towns
Birgit Georgi, Birgit (contributor);  … - 2009
This report highlights the connections between the different dimensions of quality of life and analyzes the inherent causal relationships. These range from clear linkages such as the health benefits of green open space for urban populations to less evident relationships such as the way that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009640088
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Nachhaltiges Produktivitätswachstum und Qualität des Arbeitsleben : Anhörungen am 12. Juni und 9. September 2008
Europäischer Wirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss - 2009
On 12 June and 9 September 2008 the EESC Labour Market Observatory organised two hearings on "Sustainable Productivity Growth and Quality of Working Life".
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260408
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First European Quality of Life Survey : Quality of life in Turkey ; Summary
2007
The Foundation's research into quality of life in Turkey is largely based on findings from the EQLS, supplemented by … circumstances of people in Turkey with those in the "old" EU15 Member States, the 10 new Member States admitted in 2004, and with … Turkey's neighbours Bulgaria and Romania, who joined the EU at the beginning of 2007. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352902
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Quality of life in Europe : trends 2003-2012 ; 3. european quality life survey
Grijpstra, Douwe; De Klaver, Peter; Van der Graaf, Amber; … - Amt für Veröffentlichungen der Europäische Union - 2014
Eurofound has conducted the European Quality of Life Survey EQLS) in 2003, 2007 and 2011. This report compares the results from the three waves to provide evidence of trends and change in the quality of life of Europeans over a decade. It also examines whether differences across EU Member States...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352912