Northern Countries and EU: Formula and Configuration of Domestic Security

2012 ◽  
pp. 23-33
Author(s):  
K. Voronov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Model ◽  
Political Islam ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Component Part ◽  
Domestic Security ◽  
State Actors ◽  
The Eu

The integration efforts of five small Northern Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland) and Finland are analyzed in the article. Being a component part of the Big Europe, recently they all of a sudden faced many problems similar to some destructive European processes – disfunction of a social and economic model, negative demographic, raise of political Islam, activation of non-state actors, etc. Despite their modest size and limited resources, these countries also have an impact on common regional macro-trends and the EU transformation in whole.

scholarly journals Water safety: one of the primary objectives of our time

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo Collivignarelli
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Safety Plan ◽  
Water Safety Plan ◽  
The Eu

This article discusses the benefits of an innovative approach to the problem of water security introduced by WHO in 2004, through the establishment of the Water Safety Plan (WSP). It was recently included in Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1787 – October 6, 2015 – the implementation of which is expected in the EU countries by 27 October 2017. The WSP is the most effective means of consistently ensuring the safety of a drinking water supply. The method is based on the use of a comprehensive risk assessment and risk management approach that involves all steps in water supply from catchment to consumer. The knowledge acquired by some experiences of WSP application, both inItalyand in countries with limited resources, is proving the effectiveness of the model as the best way to manage drinking water systems and protect public health.

scholarly journals See you in court: obstacles to enforcing the ban on electronic cigarette flavours and marketing in Finland

2019 ◽  
pp. tobaccocontrol-2019-055260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eeva Ollila
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
Potential Market ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Legislative Processes ◽  
Enormous Number ◽  
The Eu

The aim of Finnish tobacco policy is to end the use of tobacco and other nicotine-containing products by 2030. Towards that end, the regulation of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in Finland is stricter than that in other European Union (EU) countries, including a ban on characterising flavours in e-cigarette liquids as well as on marketing e-cigarettes. This article describes the e-cigarette market, its regulation and the challenges faced in enforcing regulations in Finland. The materials used for this study include data from tobacco control authorities on retail licences, product notifications, and guidance and decisions concerning enforcing regulations, as well as public documents from the courts concerning e-cigarette-linked appeals on selling flavours and marketing e-cigarettes. Legislation and documents produced during legislative processes are also used. Access to e-cigarettes is limited, as only 5% of retailers for tobacco or nicotine products have a licence for retailing nicotine liquids. Liquids containing flavours but without nicotine are commonly sold by specialised e-cigarette shops and websites as foodstuffs. Effective regulation is hampered by the enormous number and variety of e-cigarette products notified for potential market access, limited resources for tobacco control to expand in scope and reluctance of the e-cigarette business to comply with the stricter regulations in Finland, resulting in court cases filed by e-cigarette businesses. Mounting evidence suggests that regulating flavours in e-cigarettes to protect youth is wise although not easy. Many counties are currently considering further regulations on e-cigarettes and so should the EU.

The Relevance of Political Islam in the EU Institutions

2015 ◽  
pp. 156-177
Author(s):  
Sergio Castano Riano
Keyword(s):  
Political Islam ◽  
The Eu

Agencies will become more important in EU governance

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Policy Development ◽  
Regulatory Networks ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Regulatory Agencies ◽  
European Medicines Agency ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Foreign Companies ◽  
Eu Governance ◽  
European Banking ◽  
The Eu

Subject Agencies in the EU. Significance Preparations for Brexit last year prompted the decision to relocate two EU agencies that had been based in London -- the European Banking Authority (EBA), which will move to Paris, and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which will move to Amsterdam. This shined a spotlight on an aspect of EU governance that rarely attracts much attention outside specialist circles: the EU’s decentralised regulatory agencies. Impacts Delegating regulatory tasks allows the Commission to focus its limited resources more on policy development and enforcement. EU agencies tend to enhance transparency as they incorporate and replace existing, often opaque, regulatory networks and expert committees. The location of agencies can influence foreign companies’ decisions of where to base their EU headquarters.

Croatia's political weaknesses will slow growth

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Model ◽  
Slow Growth ◽  
Economic Convergence ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Third ◽  
Business Confidence ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Eu

Significance Inflation seems to have returned to the economy following three years of near-continual deflation. After years in the doldrums, the Croatian economy is finally experiencing respectable growth and various indicators are now pointing in the right direction. However, the recovery is based on short-term factors that cannot easily be sustained, and the foundations of the economy remain weak. Impacts The current spate of growth is helping to prop up a weak government and a socio-economic model to which many Croats are averse. Respectable growth has lifted business confidence in the third quarter to its highest level since 2009. Apparent economic convergence with the rest of the EU is reviving the question whether and when Croatia should adopt the euro.

scholarly journals Pemberdayaan Nelayan Lokal Indonesia Untuk Mengatasi Penyelundupan di Batam

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (01) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Kris Mada
Keyword(s):  
Maritime Security ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Illicit Trade ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
Border City ◽  
Narcotic Trafficking ◽  
Trajec Tory ◽  
Directorate General ◽  
State Actors

AbstrakMengontrol laut berjuta kilometer persegi membuat Indonesia memiliki batas maritim besar. Dibutuhkan sumber daya yang sangat besar untuk mengontrol perbatasan maritim secara optimal. Pengawasan untuk memastikan perbatasan tidak digunakan sebagai lintasan perdagangan gelap, perdagangan narkotika, dan penyelundupan senjata. Sayangnya, Indonesia belum memiliki kekuatan pokok minimum untuk mengontrol batas-batasnya. Sumber daya yang terbatas tercermin dalam Direktorat Jenderal Bea dan Cukai (DJBC) Kantor Batam, Kepulauan Riau. Agen avant garde dalam pencegahan penyelundupan tidak memiliki cukup tenaga dan kapal untuk rutin berpatroli di sekitar Batam, kota per-batasan yang terletak di Indonesia, dan perbatasan Malaysia-Singapura. Akibatnya, Batam menjadi salah satu pintu masuk dan keluar dari berbagai selundupan. Oleh karena itu, keterlibatan aktor-aktor non-negara untuk menjadi salah satu alternatif untuk mengatasi penyelundupan. Salah satu aktor negara di Batam adalah pelaut Indonesia lokal yang memiliki lebih banyak orang dan kapal dari DJBC.Kata-kata kunci: penyelundupan, keamanan maritime, manajemen perbatasan, actor non Negara, pelaut local AbstractControl million of square kilometres ocean making Indonesia has enormous maritime boundaries. It takes enormous resources to control the maritime border optimally. Supervision, apropos, to ensure the border is not used as the trajec-tory of illicit trade, narcotic trafficking, and arms smuggling. Unfortunately, Indonesia hasn�t had minimum essential force to control her boundaries yet. Limited resources was reflected in Directorate General of Custom and Excise (DGCE) Office Batam, Riau Islands. Avant garde agent in smuggling prevention does not have enough personnel and ships to routinely patrol around Batam, border city located in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore boundaries. Conse-quently, Batam become one of the entrances and exits of various contraband. . Therefore, the involvement of non-state actors to be one alternative to overcome smuggling. One state actors in Batam is a local Indonesian seafarer who has more people and boats than DJBC.Keywords : smuggling, maritime security, boundaries management, non-state actors, local fisheries

scholarly journals Differences in efficiency of innovation performance among EU candidate countries and EU 28 countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Sc. Slagjana Stojanovska ◽  
Dr. Sc. Violeta Madzova
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Performance Index ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Candidate Country ◽  
Efficiency Performance ◽  
Innovation Output ◽  
Eu Candidate Countries ◽  
The Eu

The aim of this paper is to identify if there are differences in the efficiency of innovation performance between the two groups of countries: EU candidate countries such as Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey and the average level of innovation performance in EU-28 countries from 2010 - 2017. The further paper’s analysis aims to identify the most crucial factors and indicator that contribute to the efficiency of innovation performance in both groups of countries.In that sense, the comparative analyses of the two observed groups of countries has been done, using   the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) data as well as 12 EIS indicators for the period 2010 - 2017. For benchmarking of the countries three indicators are created: sub-index Input Innovation (II), sub-index Output Innovation (OI) and the Innovation Efficiency Performance Index (IEPI).The findings show that there is a difference in efficiency of innovation performance indicators between the observed two groups of countries, but as well as among each the EU candidate country. In fact, Macedonia (IEPI=2.33) has twice higher efficiency of transforming innovation inputs into innovation output unlike the EU28 countries (IEPI=1.17), Serbia (IEPI=1.06) and Turkey (IEPI=.24).It can be noted as well that Macedonia managed to use its limited resources to input (sub-index II= 0.13) in much more efficient/productive way (IEPI= 2.33) and to obtain most output innovation (sub-index OI= 0.29). This paper’s findings can be used for designing better innovation policy in the observed EU candidate countries.

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