The EU Services Directive was adopted in 2006 to foster competition in services across Europe. However, progress in liberalizing services has fallen short of expectations due to the article 15 of the Directive, which allows countries to maintain pre-existing restrictions if judged necessary to...

This study provides a detailed and easy-to read overview of the railway liberalisation in Belgium and the three neighbouring countries. The European Union's liberalisation Directives are often complex and are implemented in very specific ways in the different Member States. The analysis goes...

Der Automobilsektor ist derzeit einer der wichtigsten Industriezweige in Europa. Ca. 2,2 Millionen Mitarbeiter sind direkt, weitere 9,8 Millionen indirekt darin beschäftigt (sechs Prozent aller Beschäftigten in Europa) und erwirtschaften mit einem Umsatz von ca. € 780 Milliarden im Jahr...

This study provides a detailed and easy-to read overview of the railway liberalisation in Belgium and the three neighbouring countries. The European Union's liberalisation Directives are often complex and are implemented in very specific ways in the different Member States. The analysis goes...