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Across the world and especially in developed countries, there has been a decline in trust in democratic institutions, an increase in political discontent and citizen dissatisfaction, and a resulting decrease in voter turnout. Economic crises, climate disruptions and the COVID-19 pandemic have only exacerbated these sentiments. In the late 1980s, participatory budgeting 鈥� an approach that allows citizens to directly engage in budgetary decisions 鈥� emerged as one of the most promising solutions to ...

Corruption poses a significant threat in the European Union and can contribute towards an erosion of democracy and the rule of law, especially during times of crisis. The European Union can do more to tackle corruption and curb its negative impacts on society. This report presents a quantitative analysis of the potential gains from further EU action to tackle corruption, estimating that it could generate up to 鈧�58.5 billion per year. Other gains could also be expected in terms of reinforcing democracy ...

Jeroen Dijsselbloem, President of the Eurogroup, has been invited to a regular Economic Dialogue, in particular, in accordance with Article 2ab of Regulation 1466/97 as amended. This briefing provides an overview of the ongoing work of the Eurogroup as regards public finances, macro-economic imbalances, financial adjustment programmes and the banking union. Mr Dijsselbloem has been the Eurogroup President since January 2013. As the President of the Eurogroup, he is also chairing the Board of Governors ...

Under the EU framework for dealing with banking problems, resolution is seen as an exception to be granted only if liquidation under national insolvency proceedings is not warranted. We look at the recent liquidation of two Italian banks to show how resolution and liquidation differ substantially when it comes to the scope of legislation applicable to the use of public funds. We argue that more clarity would be needed as to the role that the concepts of critical functions and public interest play ...

This study has been prepared by the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), part of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam (UvA). It comprises 1) an up-to-date inventory of party finance rules within the EU Member States, 2) an overview of the regulations on referendum and issue campaigns, 3) an investigation into actual spending on the EU referendum, national election, and EU election campaigns, and 4) remarks concerning AFCO鈥檚 amendments to the proposed ...

Social protection can play a key role in reducing poverty and inequality. Growing recognition of this potential impact has led social protection to rise up the agenda of policymakers in the international development community. In recent years, increased social protection coverage in developing countries has been achieved by the expansion of a combination of programmes. The further expansion of social insurance remains a challenge as a result of low participation in the formal economy and the types ...

This study gives an overview of the situation of the VC industry in the EU, its perspectives for and barriers to further development. In addition, suggestions for policy initiatives that may help to diminish these barriers are provided.

Questo studio esamina l'applicazione delle norme UE in materia di aiuti di Stato per gli investimenti infrastrutturali nel settore portuale e confronta esempi recenti di aiuti di Stato a favore di porti marittimi settentrionali e meridionali dell'UE in un contesto di vari tipi di organizzazione portuale. I risultati dello studio possono essere utilizzati per dibattiti futuri in materia di politica portuale dell'UE nella commissione TRAN.

The workshop set out to evaluate and assess the advantages, disadvantages and barriers related to the various financing instruments for energy savings and energy efficiency. It also looked at the financing needs and relevant instruments for achieving energy savings under energy obligation schemes.

Nel 2011 la Commissione avvier脿 il riesame del FEP pubblicando un progetto di regolamento e la relativa valutazione d鈥檌mpatto. La presente relazione presenta una valutazione indipendente del FEP volta a evidenziare le sfide poste agli Stati membri e al settore dall'attuazione della normativa nel corso dell鈥檃ttuale periodo di programmazione. La relazione inoltre avanza alcune proposte in merito a un futuro FEP e valuta varie opzioni.