scholarly journals Drivers and Obstacles to Competitiveness in the EU: The Role of Value Chains and the Single Market

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Friesenbichler ◽  
Christian Glocker ◽  
Werner Hölzl ◽  
Serguei Kaniovski ◽  
Agnes Kuegler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Market ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
The Eu

Strengthening the Single Market through informal dispute-resolution mechanisms in the EU: The case of SOLVIT

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-117
Author(s):  
Evgenia Kokolia
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Single Market ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Eu Legislation ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
The Eu

SOLVIT is an informal out-of-court dispute-resolution tool between the EU Member States and Norway, Lichtenstein and Iceland to practically help citizens and businesses when encountering problems in cross-border situations with their rights enshrined in EU legislation. In light of the recently adopted Commission Communication on the reinforcement of SOLVIT, 1 the authors analyse its key characteristics and challenges. The authors concludes that an enhanced role of SOLVIT can efficiently promote a culture of compliance and smart enforcement of EU law in the Single Market together with the Member States.

THE EU’S SHRINKING SHARE IN GLOBAL MANUFACTURING: A VALUE CHAIN DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 252 ◽  
pp. R19-R32
Author(s):  
Robert Marschinski ◽  
David Martínez-Turégano
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Global Manufacturing ◽  
A Value ◽  
Industry Policy ◽  
The Eu

The EU´s falling share in global manufacturing has fuelled concerns about an overall loss of EU competitiveness, in particular vis-à-vis China. We analyse the empirical evidence underlying these concerns by applying a newly developed decomposition technique to global input-output data spanning the years 2000 to 2014. Our results confirm the diminishing role of the EU in manufacturing value chains, but also show that this is mostly, by nearly 75 per cent, a consequence of the geographical and sectoral reallocation of global demand, reflecting the lower economic growth in the EU relative to the rest of the world. Still, the other almost 25 per cent of the EU’s loss of global share is explained by its lower participation in manufacturing value chains, which confirms a downturn in EU competitiveness. By extending the analysis to individual manufacturing activities we show that this general trend is more pronounced for low-tech (e.g. textiles) than high-tech sectors, with pharmaceuticals emerging as the most resilient EU industry. Policy concerns appear to be most warranted for electronics, a key sector for which the EU´s global share fell even more than for overall manufacturing, without evidence that EU value added from upstream service inputs could significantly mitigate this trend.

20. The Single Market

2019 ◽  
pp. 295-309
Author(s):  
Michelle Egan
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Comparative Politics ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Single Market ◽  
Regulatory Strategies ◽  
Treaty Of Rome ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
The Eu

This chapter charts the evolution of the Single Market project, from its original conception in the 1950s, beginning with the Treaty of Rome and ending with the Single Market Act I and II. It explores the role of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in promoting market access, the balance between different economic ideals, and regulatory strategies used to foster market integration. The chapter highlights the importance of the Single Market in seeking to promote competitiveness and growth as well as the diffusion of its regulations beyond its borders. It concludes by demonstrating how both traditional international relations theories of integration and newer approaches in comparative politics and international relations, can be used to shed light on the governance of the Single Market.

Veränderte Anforderungen an eine europäische Standardisierungspolitik in der Telekommunikation

1997 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Fredebeul-Krein
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Industrial Policy ◽  
Single Market ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Telecommunication Sector ◽  
Standardization Process ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
The Eu

AbstractThe article raises the question of whether the European Union should intervene in the standardization process of the telecommunication sector. By analyzing the standardization activities of the EU which have been undertaken so far, it is shown that they have been an important contribution to the creation of a single market in telecommunications. However, they are also increasingly used as an instrument for industrial policy. In the future the need for an interventionist role of the EU in the standardization process will decrease. This is due to rapid technological innovations and increasing demand for user-specific applications.

Impact of Europeanization on Nordic alcohol control policies: a discussion of processes and national differences

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trygve Ugland
Keyword(s):  
Large Degree ◽  
Single Market ◽  
The State ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Control Policies ◽  
Alcohol Control ◽  
National Differences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

The impact of Europeanization on Nordic alcohol control policies can occur through three main processes: 'positive activist reform', 'negative reform', and 'reform by indirect (de facto) pressure'. In this article the significance of each of these processes has been considered, and based on this discussion, it emerges that the effects have mainly occurred through negative reforms or indirect pressure. Through these processes, the state alcohol monopoly systems have been deregulated and liberalized, and the price levels of alcoholic beverages have been lowered and are currently under pressure to be further reduced. The impact of Europeanization on Nordic alcohol control policies have to a large degree been the same for the EU members Finland and Sweden, as for Iceland and Norway, due to their participation in the EEA Agreement. The activist role of the courts and the dominance of negative reforms within the single market are crucial.

scholarly journals Film Financing in the Digital Single Market: Challenges to Territoriality

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Bernt Hugenholtz ◽  
Joost Poort
Keyword(s):  
Competition Law ◽  
Single Market ◽  
Online Video ◽  
Satellite Broadcasting ◽  
Feature Films ◽  
Eu Competition Law ◽  
Pay Television ◽  
Distribution Right ◽  
The Eu

AbstractThis article discusses the role of territorial licences for feature films against the background of judicial and market developments in the EU. Currently, territorial licences are deemed a cornerstone of the exploitation and financing of films in Europe. However, current models of film financing are under increasing pressure both from market developments such as the turbulent growth of global online video platforms, and from developments in EU law aimed at removing national territorial barriers to the Single Market. Examples are the rule of Union-wide exhaustion of the distribution right, the EU Portability Regulation and the country of origin rules for satellite broadcasting and online simulcasting. EU competition law sets additional limits to grants of territorial exclusivity, and prohibits clauses in broadcasting and pay television licences that prevent or restrict “passive” sales to consumers/viewers in non-licensed territories. The freedom of right holders to preserve territorial exclusivity by way of contract is likely to become increasingly vulnerable to EU competition law, as underlying territorial rights no longer support territorial grants. For the film sector where territorial exclusivity remains indispensable, the European Commission could create specific competition law rules in the form of “block exemptions”. Language exclusivity – i.e. exclusive grants of rights for distinct language versions of a film – could provide a practical and legally more robust alternative to territorial licensing.

scholarly journals Is Single Market in ASEAN Possible?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Achmad Zulfikar
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Single Market ◽  
Economic Community ◽  
Asean Economic Community ◽  
The Eu

This essay was made to commemorate the 50 years Anniversary of ASEAN and try to predict the ASEAN prospects for the next 50 years. This paper reviews the journey of ASEAN which in 2015 has started the era of ASEAN Economic Community which is one of its goals to create a single market and production base. This essay also examines the results of the study which can illustrate the conditions of migrant workers in ASEAN and comparative study with the conditions in the EU. This essay recommends strengthening the position of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers as a umbrella policy in ASEAN and strengthening the role of the ASEAN Commission on Migrant Workers as an institution that are tasked with promoting the rights of migrant workers in the region.---Esai ini dibuat dalam rangka memperingati 50 tahun ASEAN dan mencoba untuk melihat prospek ASEAN 50 tahun ke depan. Tulisan ini mengulas mengenai perjalanan ASEAN yang pada tahun 2015 lalu telah memulai era Masyarakat Ekonomi ASEAN yang salah satu tujuannya untuk membuat pasar tunggal dan basis produksi. Tulisan ini juga mengkaji hasil-hasil kajian yang dapat menjadi gambaran kondisi pekerja migran di ASEAN dan melakukan komparasi dengan kondisi di Uni Eropa. Tulisan ini merekomendasikan untuk penguatan posisi Deklarasi ASEAN untuk Perlindungan dan Promosi terhadap Hak-Hak Pekerja Migran sebagai payung kebijakan di ASEAN dan penguatan peran Komisi ASEAN untuk Pekerja Migran sebagai institusi yang bertugas untuk mempromosikan hak-hak pekerja migrant di kawasan.

Europejski Komitet Ekonomiczno-Społeczny Unii Europejskiej – organ reprezentacji funkcjonalnej czy instytucja fasadowa?

2016 ◽  
pp. 66-81
Author(s):  
Leszek Graniszewski
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Social Conscience ◽  
The Eu

In the article the author draws his attention to the differences between the position of the Committee as a social conscience of the EU (that has been declared in the treaties and declarations) and the practical possibilities to fulfil this role and its results. The analysis featured covers the structure and the manner of operation of the Committee, and, in particular, the functions actually fulfilled by the Committee in its role of the bridge between the EU and the organised civil society.

The Service Sector in the Economy in Poland and European Union Countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-207
Author(s):  
Walentyna Kwiatkowska
Keyword(s):  
Service Sector ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Total Employment ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Gross Value Added ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
Service Sectors ◽  
Sector Theory ◽  
The Eu

The role of the service sector in the economy is increasing in the process of socio-economic development. This tendency has been confirmed and explained by the three-sector theory formulated by A.G.B. Fisher, C. Clark, and J. Fourastie. The main goal of the paper is to show development tendencies in service sectors in Poland and the EU countries and assess them in view of the three-sector theory. The share of the service sector in the total employment and in the total gross value added in the years 2005-2013/2014 will be analysed together with two sub-sectors including market and non-market services. The research shows that the share of the service sector in total employment and total gross value added has been recently increasing in Poland as well as in other EU countries, but there is a gap in this process between Poland and the most developed EU countries. Moreover, in Poland, the role of market services has been recently increasing much faster than the role of non-market services. 

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