This edited volume takes a closer look at various European pension-plan models and the recent challenges, trends and predictions related to the design of such schemes. The contributors analyse new ideas, both from national governments and European institutions, and consider current debates on...

The European energy markets, in particular gas, showcase the tension between the expansion of the application of European Union (EU) law beyond its borders (or at least the effects thereof), and geopolitics, legislative and regulatory hurdles as well as opportunities for expansion. As the EU...

This book analyzes the effects of the recent crisis and evaluates potential solutions to the gridlock that is currently dominating the Eurozone and the European Union, concerning both the monetary policy and the budgetary and fiscal policy. The timely study highlights the main challenges that...