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Nordic civic society organisations and the future of welfare services : A model for Europe? »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Aila-Leena Matthies
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2006
ISBN: 9789289312899
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, National Welfare, Civic Society, Existing Research, Nordic Analysis, European Researchers, European Context
When well functioning national welfare states are put under pressure, also the tasks of civic society and citizens' mutual responsibility are being re-defined. Hence, the significance of the civic society organisat...
Regional Economic Outlook, October 2018, Europe : Domestic Expansion Running into External Turbulence »
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 November 2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484375402.086
ISBN: 9781484375402
Keywords: Europe, Regional Economic Outlook, economic outlook, financial conditions, fiscal policy, monetary policy, emerging Europe, advanced Europe
Economic activity continued to expand in the first half of 2018, albeit at a slower-than-expected pace, mainly in advanced Europe. Domestic demand, supported by stronger employment and wages, remains the main engin...
Cost of Late Action - the Case of PCB »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2004
ISBN: 9789289310789
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Estimate Environmental Costs, Information on Costs, Environmental Benefits to Society, European Community, European Commission to Introduce a System, New Legislation
The purpose of this study is to estimate environmental costs for the use of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the European Union. The result of the estimate is that these costs in the EU of 25 members, will be at...
Comments on COM (2006) 676 Building a global market »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2008
ISBN: 9789289316279
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, European Union Emission Trading Scheme, European Commission, Small Installations, Greenhouse Gas Emission, Communication Report, Economy and national budget
Directive 2003/87/EC established a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading, the EU ETS (European Union Emission Trading Scheme). In connection with the review of the Directive, called for in Article 30...
Intra-Nordic Barriers to Seafood Trade »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2007
ISBN: 9789289315180
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Fish Industry Associations, Seafood Trade, Nordic Trade in Fishery Products, European Free Trade Association, Identifying Possible Trade Barriers, European Economic Area
A working group consisting of representatives of fish industry associations of the Nordic countries has examined the seafood trade patterns in the Nordic countries with the objective of identifying possible trade b...
Knowledge Infrastructure for the Fifth Freedom in the Baltic Sea Area »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Erik Elmroth
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2010
ISBN: 9789289320207
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Knowledge Infrastructure, ICT, European Union, Fifth Freedom, Globalization of Research, Disruptive Technologies
There is an outstanding window of opportunity to place the Nordic and Baltic Sea countries at the forefront of knowledge infrastructure for science and innovation. By fully mobilizing research, education, training,...
REACH Trigger for Information on Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) : - An Assessment of the 0.1% Limit in Articles »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2010
ISBN: 9789289319980
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, European Regulation on Chemicals, REACH, Articles, Furniture, Tools, Obligations for Articles
The European regulation on chemicals, REACH, introduces new information obligations for articles that contain substances of very high concern (SVHC). For such articles, producers and importers have substantial info...
Addressing resource efficiency through the Ecodesign Directive : A review of opportunities and barriers »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Anja Bundgaard , Carl Dalhammar , Erika Machacek , Kristina Overgaard Zacho , and Arne Remmen
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2014
ISBN: 9789289327206
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, European Union, Resource Efficiency, Ecodesign Directive, Energy Efficiency, Product Durability, Legal Standards
The European Union has initiated a number of initiatives to improve resource efficiency in Europe. The Ecodesign Directive is one of the policy instruments that could aid the transition towards a more resource effi...
Natural Capital in a Nordic context : Status and Challenges in the Decade of Biodiversity »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Sanna Ahvenharju , Marika Bröckl , Leonardo Mazza , Tiina Pursula , and Patrick ten Brink
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325349
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, International Approaches, Capital Accounting, Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Gaia Consulting, European Environmental Policy
The report reviews different international approaches for natural capital accounting. The five approaches reviewed are attempts to help create an improved evidence base on the links between biodiversity and ecosyst...
Balancing protection and prosecution in anti-trafficking policies : A comparative analysis of reflection periods and related temporary residence permits for victims of trafficking in the Nordic countries, Belgium and Italy »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Anette Brunovskis
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289324236
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Trafficking, European Countries, Reflection Period, Victim Protection, Traffickers, Nordic Countries
When victims of trafficking are identified in a country of destination, they are often in a situation marked by lack of clarity. In response to this, most European countries have a so-called reflection period for v...