Europe 2020: A new strategic fantasy?

The Europe 2020 Competitiveness Report: Building a More Competitive Europe

The terms country and nation as used in this report do not in all cases refer to a territorial entity that is a state as understood by international law and practice. The terms cover well-defined, geographically self-contained economic areas that may not be states but for which statistical data are maintained on a separate and independent basis. We thank Danielle Carpenter Sprungli for her supe...

Prevent Alzheimer's disease by 2020: a national strategic goal.

Bread of dreams: food and fantasy in early modern Europe

Bread, deliberately flavoured or adulterated by herbs and seeds of cannabis and poppy, mouldy or accidentally made from grain contaminated by a fungus from which LSD can be derived, consumed in conditions of chronic malnutrition and hunger, was responsible for individual mental aberration and collective delirium. This is one of the themes of Piero Camporesi's Bread of dreams. In this very start...

Canadian Association of Gastroenterology: Strategic Plan 2016–2020

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Health systems and policy research in Europe: Horizon 2020.

Europe is a natural laboratory for learning about health policies and health systems. With diverse systems to fi nance, provide, and govern health care across the 27 member states of the European Union and the wider European region there are many opportunities for international comparative analyses and natural experiments. Health-care costs, quality, and outcomes vary widely, which strongly sug...