scholarly journals Productivity and its convergence in agriculture in new and old European Union member states

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (No. 1) ◽  
pp. 01-09 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arkadiusz Kijek ◽  
Tomasz Kijek ◽  
Anna Nowak ◽  
Adam Skrzypek
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Panel Unit Root Tests ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
European Union Member States ◽  
New Eu Member States

This study measures changes in total factor productivity of agriculture for 25 European Union (EU) member states in 2004–2016 using the Färe-Primont index. It also attempts to answer the question whether in the analysed period the levels of total factor productivity in this sector were convergent between member states. To this end, panel unit root tests were used. The study indicates that in new EU member states the level of total factor productivity (TFP) was relatively lower than in most EU-15 states. It was also found that convergence occurred in agricultural productivity almost in all EU member states (except Belgium and the United Kingdom). The research shows that in new EU member states the process of making up differences in the productivity of agriculture was stronger than in old EU member states.

scholarly journals Development and localisation of casemix applications for inpatient hospital activity in EU member states

1999 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam M Wiley
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Acute Hospital ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Cultural Boundaries ◽  
Hospital Systems ◽  
European Union Member States

The successful infiltration of casemix techniques across geographical, systemic and cultural boundaries provides an interesting and timely example of the translation of research evidence into health policy development. This paper explores the specifics of this policy development by reviewing the application of casemix techniques within the acute hospital systems of European Union member states. The fact that experimentation with or application of casemix measures can be reported for the majority of European Union member states would suggest that the deployment of these measures can be expected to continue to expand within these health systems into the new millennium.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF FALSE DOCUMENTS DETECTED AT THE BORDER CONTROL OF EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER STATES AND THE PROSPECTIVE METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF COUNTERFEITS

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 135-145
Author(s):  
Gaļina Jupatova ◽  
Iluta Arbidane ◽  
Iveta Mietule
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Paper Analysis ◽  
Document Reproduction ◽  
Border Control ◽  
Identity Verification ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Information Materials ◽  
European Union Member States

The subject of the paper "Analysis of False Documents Detected at the Border Control of European Union Member States and the Prospective Methods for the Detection of Counterfeits" is topical, as the verification of the authenticity of travel documents is the cornerstone of border controls; also, the interrelations between the techniques of producing false documents discovered in the EU Member States and the practical application of technologically new methods of document reproduction has not been extensively reviewed and evaluated in EU scientific literature and current information materials. Identity fraud is expensive: from bank accounts opened with false names to money laundering and all kinds of smuggling and terrorism. The endless variety of criminal activities gives false documents a high value. In addition, for 3 billion travelers worldwide, identity verification needs to be fast, unproblematic and effective. Due to the pressure on borders (time constraints and an increasing numbers of travelers) and the increasing complexity of modern document security, border control capabilities (officials and/or automated systems) are compelled to decide quickly and simply whether documents submitted are authentic or false. The operational execution of document verification capacity is crucial for the efficiency and security of border checks. The aim of the research is to study the quality of false documents discovered at European Union Member States’ border inspections and to identify prospective methods of their detection.

scholarly journals The 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons: Implementation Within the European UnionMember States and Recommendations for Harmonization

Refuge ◽  
2005 ◽  
pp. 31-58
Author(s):  
Carol Batchelor
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
The Status ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
European Union Member States

This article provides an assessment of the implementation of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons as of 2003 within the fifteen European Union Member States. The study provides a brief overview of the history, object, and purpose of the 1954 Convention, analyzing the definition of statelessness and methods for practical implementation. Approaches taken by EU Member States to the identification and recognition of stateless persons on their respective territories are assessed, and recommendations aimed at furthering harmonization of approaches as between States are outlined.

scholarly journals European Food Safety Agency proposes increase in cattle age for removal of SRM

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (22) ◽  
Author(s):  
Collective Editorial team
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Member States ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
European Union Member States

The age at which specified risk materials are removed from cattle slaughtered for food was set at 12 months in all European Union member states (except for the United Kingdom) in 2000

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF SOFT LAW IN THE CONVERGENCE OF PENSION POLICIES OF EU MEMBER STATES

2017 ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Milena Nikolić
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Pension Systems ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Great Heterogeneity ◽  
European Union Member States

The failure of the European Union to harmonize the pension policies of its Member States and tighten the policy of budget deficit and public debt control have intensified the efforts to find a new way to regulate this area. Instead of harmonizing the Member States’ pension policies, the European Union has decided to take action aimed at their convergence. Given that the great heterogeneity of the Member States’ pension systems and policies made the implementation of the hard law infeasible, soft law has been implemented for regulating this area. The aim of this paper is to determine the effect of soft law regulation on the convergence of pension policies of the European Union Member States and assess its impact on the achievement of common defined objectives: sustainability and adequacy of pension systems, as well as modernization of pension systems.

Content analysis of corruption coverage: Cross-national differences and commonalities

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miklós Hajdu ◽  
Boróka Pápay ◽  
Zoltán Szántó ◽  
István János Tóth
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Member States ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Media ◽  
European Union Member States ◽  
Cross National

The article presents and summarizes some results from extensive cross-national content analysis of media coverage of corruption. The authors examined a sample containing 12,742 articles published in France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia and the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2013. A limited number of studies have been done thus far to reveal how the media deals with corruption cases in certain countries, and cross-national comparative analyses are exceedingly scarce. The core focus of the study is to reveal the significant differences in the corruption cases covered by the media according to the countries under analysis. We assume that some differences exist between the media coverage of corruption in the new and the old European Union member states and also that by classifying countries into groups based on their perception of the level of the corruption, some dissimilarities will be revealed between them. We conclude that the distinction between countries based on whether they are old or new European Union members does not wholly determine the nature of reporting on international or national corruption cases, for example, Italy was more similar to the old European Union member states in this sense. Considering the level of institutionalization of corruption cases, Italy appears to be more similar to the other old European Union members, but we should clarify that differences based on this feature of the cases are not clearly highlighted in the interaction model. However, if we use the variable perceptions of corruption to classify countries, we find that countries with a ‘cleaner’ environment (the United Kingdom, France) place more focus on reporting corruption cases in the international arena.

scholarly journals Logistics and international trade development relationship: evidence of European Union member states

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alma Mačiulytė-Šniukienė ◽  
Aurelija Burinskienė
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Transportation Modes ◽  
European Union Member States

International trade (IT) is recognised as one of the driving forces for business and the growth of countries’ economic. The amount of IT flows is contributed by the “logistics revolution”. According to the conceptual approach, the development of transportation modes, logistics infrastructure may facilitate in-ternational trade. However, it remains unclear whether logistic performance changes contribute to IT flows since the number of researches that examine the effect of logistic performance on IT is limited. So, this paper aims to determine whether the flows of IT are contingent on logistics performance. The research re-lies on panel data of 28 European Union (EU) Member States (MS) over 2007–2016. The results of our investigation confirmed that the changes of logistics performance positively related to IT flow of EU MS, but this impact differs across countries.

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