...the objectives of the single European regions for the next cycle of planning 2007-2013 are without a doubt orientated towards full respect of the Community Strategic Orientations on the subject of cohesion ... It is necessary, however, to reflect upon the efficaciousness of the action of...

La adhesión de un estado a la Unión Europea origina diversas y numerosas transformaciones en los diferentes componentes del sistema político. En general, inciden sobre aspectos como la opinión pública, los actores políticos (partidos políticos, grupos de interés,...), las instituciones...

During the past fifty years the European Union has gone a long way, even though some would like to have gone even further. It is possible to look at the EU as a social ecosystem, and as such as different from other ecosystems. This is a result of the fact that human populations, contrary to...

Unlike the Vinerian perspective [named after Jacob Viner], which is generally critical of bilateral trade agreements and provides only a limited justification for them, the Subsidiarity perspective sees them in a more positive light, providing several explanations and justifications for their...

A la hora de plantearse unos fines y, por tanto, un conjunto de actuaciones para la consecución de los mismos, es fundamental el análisis previo de la situación de partida. En este sentido, haciendouso de la técnica cualitativa DAFO [=debilidades amenazas fortalezas oportunidades] es un...

One of the most recurring themes about immigrants in Western Europe is their effect on national culture and identity. When anti immigrant parties gain votes in Member States one of the enduring responses is to question the role of immigrants themselves in eliciting their separation from the main...