Publications

This study compares the legislation, regulations and codes of practice governing a range of professional services across EU member states. The authors review reasons behind the regulation of professio...chevron_right

This paper compares the substantial yet different reforms of family support systems in Austria, Spain and the UK. It compares the structures of each system, highlighting Austria's emphasis on universa...chevron_right

This paper uses a probabilistic approach to analyze the probability distribution of voting poll outcomes as part of the Constitutional Treaty of the EU. It provides a unifying model of power indices a...chevron_right

This paper explores how differences in the credit systems affect investment behavior in the US and Europe. It uses a cost model of business cycles to analyze two components of the lending channel: the...chevron_right

This paper focuses on the impact social and fiscal policies play on income inequality in the EU. It analyzes how tax and benefit payments alter the distribution of household incomes to provide evidenc...chevron_right

This paper addresses the potential security threats linked to the Albanian minority living in southern Serbia. It suggests ways for the Serbian government to reduce the chances of conflict by addressi...chevron_right

This paper examines the consequences of the 2004 EU enlargement on the efficiency and content of decision-making in its Council of Ministers. It analyzes data on some of the general changes that have ...chevron_right

This article examines EU target-setting as part of its energy and climate change strategy and in particular the controversial issue of the nature of long-term, sector-specific targets. The author iden...chevron_right

Just as the EU is bringing more competition in securities markets with the implementation of the MiFID directive, and the adoption by the settlement industry of a code of conduct, the ECB is going in...chevron_right

After the 2004 parliamentary and presidential elections in Romania, relations between Romania and the Republic of Moldova improved markedly. As soon as the new administration took office, bilateral re...chevron_right

The EU financial services industry has experienced an enormous regulatory adaptation over the past decade. The dust that had been thrown up by the 1992 programme had barely settled when a new regulato...chevron_right

Enlargement of the EU on January 1st meant the introduction of 53 new MEPs to the European Parliament, 18 from Bulgaria and 35 from Romania. Six out of this total represent extreme right national part...chevron_right

This book addresses Islam and Islamism in Europe, commenting on Muslim immigration, the Europeanization of Islam and the challenge of fundamentalism. The book provides information on Islamist ideologi...chevron_right

This book presents the findings of the research project "Political Islam and European Foreign Policy" that focus on the perception of the EU by moderate Islamists in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, ...chevron_right

This comprehensive study evaluates the status of relations between Andorra and the EU and suggests options for future development. The author explores core components of a deep Andorran-EU relationshi...chevron_right