While all children in Sweden are entitled to free, universal preschool from age 3, enrollment rates for children with an immigrant background - and especially for those in newly-arrived families - remain well below the 95 percent national average. At the same time, studies suggest that these...

Public investment in Belgium has been low historically. Against severe budgetary constraints and fiscal consolidation requirements, public investment should however be preserved or, ideally, increased to mitigate the demand impact of consolidation and enhance productive capacity to lift...