Le marche unique et la monnaie unique constituent des elements complementaires d'une strategie qui doit permettre a l'Union europeenne de mieux faire face aux defis de la globalisation. En effet, l'arrivee de la monnaie unique devrait renforcer certains des effets induits par le programme de...

The resilience of the EU Member States to the onslaught of the 2008 financial crisis depends not only on the countries? ex ante budgetary position, but also on the strength of the structural policy framework. While the Member States with a good track record of structural reforms have not been...

This book contributes fresh theoretical and empirical evidence on competitiveness and growth in connection with the commitment made by European leaders at the Lisbon Summit in 2000 to ‘render the European Union the most competitive and dynamic knowledge based economy in the world by 2010,...

Agricultural commodities and consumer food prices have experienced strong variations over the last 2 years, both upwards and downwards. This increased volatility, combined with long-term prospects of rising food prices, highlights the necessity to increase the efficiency of the food supply chain...

Improving the quality of public finances is a major challenge for European policy makers. The economic crisis has increased budgetary pressures and accentuated the tension between the need to sustain public spending aimed at raising the EU growth potential and the increased scarcity of public...