The implementation of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (IED) from 7 January 2013 onward will result in tighter regulation of pollutant emissions to air and water from industrial installations operating in EU Member States. Under the IED, new conclusions will be adopted for Best...

The objective of this study is to assess the economic, social and environmental impacts of alternative policy packages to improve European resource productivity, as measured by GDP per unit of Raw Material Consumption (RMC). The analysis is quantitative in nature and a modelling approach is...

This SIA seeks to analyse the extent to which the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) may affect the economy and sustainability issues, including social and labour standards, environment, and human rights, in Myanmar. The SIA finds that the IPA may largely have positive economic...

The European Union (EU) and Myanmar began negotiating a bilateral investment protection agreement (IPA) in March 2014. The proposed EU-Myanmar IPA represents an ambitious step for both parties, as there are currently no bilateral investment treaties between Myanmar and any EU Member State....

The focus of the study is the economic challenges of lagging regions in the EU-28. In this respect, regions - in general - are defined according to the NUTS2 level of regions. As far as lagging regions are concerned, there are two specific types: Low growth regions, i.e. those NUTS2 regions that...