This paper deals with the following terms: territorial cohesion, territorial cooperation, convergence and local development. Through a comparative analysis of the concepts mentioned above, we have noticed that regional policy aims precisely the realization of economic convergence, territorial cohesion, the development of localities and last but not least the economic development of European ter...

Why should we researchers and university teachers carry particular societal responsibility?—The answer follows from the function of universities within our society, to educate future generations and to act as “truth-seeking” centers. Given the increasing public costs of universities, there has also been a rise in the expectations in their beneficial output for society. The current global politi...

In this study, effect of energy price on the development of a biomass gasification-solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine hybrid power plant has been considered. Although, these hybrid systems have been studied based on sustainable approaches, economic aspects, specifically conventional energy prices, which are the principal bottleneck for the development of these new power generators, have attracte...

This article will question the legality of measures of environmental ‘conditionality’ in the Generalized System of Preferences [GSP] of the European Community [EC]. The GSP is a GATT/WTO authorized scheme which permits developed nations to grant non-reciprocal tariff preferences in favour of developing countries. The objectives of the GSP are primarily development-oriented in that it aims to in...

The issue of spatial information sharing and harmonisation has become of the uttermost importance in the European context, with the European Community strongly engaged not only in political and economic changes and integration, but more and more tackling technical and scientific problems. In the field of geospatial information, the need for harmonised and interoperable data is now a key topic b...

There is an immense gap between the claims of the theoretical linguists as to what the computer must ultimately do in the field of text analysis and translation, and the hard economic facts facing the system designer. A state-of-the-art survey shows the various alternatives proposed in the past, and the state of progress achieved today. The European Community, after having the Systran system ad...

Welfare as a set of social rights, although with different intensity, is rooted in the constitutions of almost all modern European democracies, and social partners have significantly contributed to its definition. The principle is that sustainable economy can develop only when social well-being of all citizens is realised. Social policies represent in fact drivers for inclusive economic develop...

Every year in the 27 member states of the European Union, patients are harmed when receiving healthcare. Sometimes this is the fault of individual or multiple healthcare workers but more often than not organisational or system failures are to blame. The injuries and deaths from unsafe healthcare can never be completely eradicated. However, steps can be taken by policymakers and those responsibl...

The paper reviews geographical, structural and institutional aspects of spatial development in Greece in the second half of the twentieth century by considering performance at the level of NUTS II and by comparing with other Objective 1 regions of the European Union in terms of income per capita, unemployment and their regional dispersion. It focuses on why Crete has done better than Thessaly, ...