The chapter is devoted to multivariate analysis of the degree of social cohesion achieved by the individual countries of the European Union. The definition of social cohesion adopted in the analysis is based on a formula defined in the Europe 2020 plan. In the research the zero unitarization...

In the European Union, trade between Member States and trade relations with third parties is an important element in terms of economic development especially in the long term. Increasing wealth and improving living conditions for people depend heavily on trade relations between the EU member...

Since the establishment of the single monetary policy and introduction of the euro, it is pertinent to investigate the link between financial stability and integration. Is there a complementarity between the two or are financial stability and integration a contradiction in terms? In other words,...

Given the partial success of the Lisbon Strategy, it has become of paramount importance to perform a thorough critical analysis of the nature of the objectives set by the newly-concocted Europe 2020 Agenda. Hence, amid the difficult times the European Union is facing, the fulfilment of this...

Deterioration of economic situation at global level showed the necessity of finding solutions for reducing the spread of negative effects between Member States. The widening and intensification of surveillance’s mechanisms of Member States’ macroeconomic developments seems to be necessary in...

The Europe 2020 strategy, as adopted by the European Council on June 17, 2010, provides the new framework for the EU’s growth and employment policy. Under the new strategy, measures and reforms should be geared toward smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The design of the new strategy was...

At the European level and in most EU member states, higher employment levels are seen as key to better poverty outcomes. But what can we expect the actual impact to be? Up until now shift-share analysis has been used to estimate the impact of rising employment on relative income poverty. This...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify e-skills shortages, gaps and mismatches in Europe, and the reasons behind these. In this light, the paper explores some key issues/aspects related to development of e-Skills, while attempting to provide some benchmarking tools by which...

The formulation of a macroeconomic model applied to the analysis of EU Research and Development (R&D) funding strategies in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) under the PREDICT 2 project stipulates a specification of the transmission mechanism of R&D funding policy on firms' R&D...

One goal of Europe 2020 Strategy is to increase the share of higher education to 40% of the population 30-34 years old, but the gap at EU27 level is 7 percentage points, with important differences among EU member states. Romania is also lagging behind, but if one looks at the population 20-24...