This Forum will provide a key platform for information and exchange on the most important regional social security trends and priority issues. The Forum will start by presenting the most recent developments and trends in Europe. It will then elaborate on three topics that are of major interest...

The theme for this biennial in "North by Northwest, South by Southwest, Canada and the United States: Past, Present and Future". All proposals should have a distinctive Canadian focus, but we also encourage submissions that consider Canada in a comparative context. We are particularly interested...

The agenda of the 19th Economic Forum will be based on the following thematic tracks: - Macroeconomics - Business & Management - International Politics and Security - Regions - Society - Fuels & Energy - The European Union and its Neighbours - New Economy

Financial services customers are using more and more channels – such as call centres, online banking etc. This trend looks permanent, but must be managed carefully and efficiently, as the cost of using more channels continues to grow. This year’s Efma Congress will therefore look at the...

Die Fragen der Tagesordnung: - Die Erschöpfung von Rechten des Geistigen Eigentums in Fällen des Recyclings oder der Reparatur von Waren - Verantwortlichkeit für die mittelbare Verletzung von Rechten des Geistigen Eigentums - Schadensersatz für Verletzungen, Fälschungen und Piraterie von...

Topics: - The overall picture: Flexible labour markets and the role of social security - The coverage gap: Informal labour markets in the developing world - Reconciling social security and labour market flexibility - The prevailing focus on work: Making social security more employment-friendly -...