results of the 2014 elections of the European Parliament with Eurobarometer opinion polls eliciting judgements for the EU vis …' or 'Core' and 'Periphery'. The main implication is that the EU experiences a stalemate between 'more Europe vs. less …

EU vis-à-vis home countries and an indicator of economic pain, they show the presence of a geo-economicpolitical cleavage … 'South' or 'Core' and 'Periphery'. The main implication is that the EU experiences a stalemate between 'more Europe vs. less …

Cohesion policy in the European Union (EU) has been widely accepted as a tool to advance the catch-up process, i … success of structural funds in this regard. From a political economics perspective, EU structural funds and their instruments … of cohesion policy, but also EU agricultural policy, are interpreted as providing for a compensation for poorer member …

synchronization (BCS) in the EU. We estimate the effects of market integration and economic policy coordination on bilateral business … positive effect on BCS, particularly between incumbent and new EU members. (2) Rising specialization does not decouple business … cycles. (3) The decline of income disparities in EU27 contributes to BCS, as converging countries develop stronger trade and …