The European Register of Specialists in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine was established by the European Communities Confederation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EC4) in 1997. The main aims of the Register are to ensure a high quality of professional standards and practice in the European Union (EU) countries, and to assist free movement of professionals within the EU,...

The territorial dimension has been gaining greater prominence on the EU agenda. Traditionally underestimated, despite the fact that the implementation of EU funds is referenced to specific territorial units, the construction of a systemized knowledge on European territorial reality was intensified in the first decade of this century and became official with the approval of the Treaty of Lisbon ...

Methods A literature review was carried out using thesaurus and free terms in several databases and grey literature. Setting: Out-patient and in-patient sectors including possible measures at the interface of out-patient and in-patient sectors and stakeholders involved: State (as regulator), third party payers and patients (funders); pharmaceutical industry. Inclusion criteria: Studies or docum...

This article investigates the ways in which government activity, or demand-side forces, influence interest mobilization and formal inclusion in the policy-making process in the European Union. Drawing on an original dataset of nearly 700 civil society groups active in the European Union, the paper provides empirical evidence of three routes by which the EU institutions influence interest group ...

We investigate the adjustment dynamics of countries’ specialization patterns in terms of labor market participation in manufacturing industries for the European Union. Using co-integration and error correction modeling techniques, we find that imbalances in European countries’ specialization are being set off at a rate of about 63 percent within the next period. Adjustment rates for Denmark, Fr...

On the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) annually publish a joint report on TB surveillance and monitoring, based on data collected at national level in the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) countries and countries in the WHO Europe...

W hether the United Kingdom (UK) should remain in the European Union (EU) or not has been a fiercely debated issue both before and after the referendum in the UK on June 23, 2016. The main purpose of this paper is to evaluate the pros and cons of the UK leaving the EU. It is concluded that if the UK leaves the EU, the resulting economic shock would risk adverse effects on macroecono...

This study deals with user acceptability of a proposed e-Passport in the European Union (EU). E-passport is an advanced version of a combined national identity card and travelling document which holds digitised biometric features of its associated individual for enhanced security of personal authentication. We attempt here to investigate the nature of the innovation and citizens’ attitudes to a...

Public opinion on the European Union (EU) is significant and therefore a worthwhile topic of consideration. Analyses have identified and ordered the factors that impact public opinion on the EU, as well analyzed the efficacy of EU funds. Yet the confluence of these two lines of inquiry is understudied. Some Member States have surpluses and others deficits relative to the EU budget, which could ...