Future research on European Union Cohesion Policy: a Master Class during the OPEN DAYS 2014

2 . The Future of Cohesion Policy in 2014 - 2020 : Can Cohesion Policy Be

White paper on the future chemical policy in the European Union - implications for animal welfare.

In February 2001, the European Commission adopted a White Paper on a Future Chemicals Policy. Its main goals are better to protect humans and the environment from unknown risks through chemicals. The "promotion of non-animal testing" is one of the key elements of the proposed strategy. For low production volume chemicals, only data from in vitro-tests are to be requested. The data requirements ...

The Social Policy of the European Union

This paper aims at briefly analyzing the social policy of the European Union (EU), in terms of its place, purpose and objectives in the general EU policies, as well as from the legal and practical points of view. The main objectives of the employment and social policy in the EU member states are promoting full employment of people able to work, improving living and working conditions, and harmo...

Framing Policy Debates in the European Union

European Union Cereals Policy: an Evolutionary Interpretation

Following an introduction explaining the genesis of the paper, section II briefly reviews some relevant literature and concepts. On the basis of this review, section III develops an outline evolutionary model of policy development. Section IV interprets the history and present status of the EU policy within this framework (here illustrated by the cereals policy which is taken as archetypal for ...