In this paper we propose a relatively simple procedure to predict Euro-zone industrial production using mostly data derived from the business surveys of the three major economies within the European Monetary Union (France, Germany, and Italy). The basic idea is that of estimating business...

Following the adoption of the legal basis for the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights in December 2006, the first Strategy Paper, covering the period 2007-2010, was adopted by the European Commission in August 2007, paving the way for the concrete implementation of the Instrument,...

The aim of this report is to analyse the current situation and future prospects of rural areas in the eight central and eastern European countries acceding to the European Union on 1 May 2004 u0096 Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia u0096 as...

This policy brief highlights findings on a specific topic from Eurofound’s European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) that is of particular interest from a policy perspective. It brings results of the analysis of these data together with evidence from other Eurofound projects to formulate a number...

The Sahel region constitutes Europe’s southern geopolitical border. Any instability there will eventually find its way into the European neighbourhood and Europe itself. The present study examines the main challenges affecting the region and offers a critical evaluation of the 2011 EU...