During the last twenty years, Europe started to search for a new approach towards the Mediterranean region: after the re-start of its internal economy after the World War II, and after the re-launch of the economic integration process, Europe began a diffuse reflection on its relationships with...

L’investissement direct étranger tarde à reprendre en raison des politiques encore incertaines au niveau mondial. La plupart des pays souhaitent attirer les IDE, mais renforcent les dispositions réglementaires qui leur sont appliquées. D’autres privilégient une démarche régionale...

As we know, the European Union has faced the challenge of harmonization in the tax field with varied results. We may think that the advanced harmonization in indirect taxes (custom duties, VAT and excise duties) has reduced the distortions that they may create in the intra-EU commerce. Far from...

The occurrence of creative service industries (CSI) is a strong determinant of differences in wealth amongst European regions. However, it is unknown if the strong effects are limited to occurring within regional boundaries or whether there are spillover effects into neighbouring regions. The...