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International investment in Europe: A canary in the coal mine?

Global FDI flows collapsed with the global financial crisis in 2008 and remain 40% below pre-crisis levels. A major reason for this is the EU. While FDI flows in the rest of the world recovered by 2010, the EU continues to struggle due to structural factors that are undermining the quality of the EU’s investment environment. The paper analyses why and puts forward policy options. It is part of the Investment Insights series.




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The Missing Entrepreneurs 2014: Policies for Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Europe

In addition to inspiring policy practices, the 2014 edition contains special thematic chapters on entrepreneurship by ethnic minorities, pro-entrepreneurship welfare support systems and support for entrepreneurship from unemployment.




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Interview with Georges Lemaître, OECD international migration expert, on recent migration trends in the European Union.

Interview with Georges Lemaître, OECD international migration expert, on recent migration trends in the European Union.




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How will the refugee surge affect the European economy?

This edition of Migration Policy Debates provides an assessment of the possible economic impact of the refugee crisis. It stresses that while there will obviously be short-term costs arising from such large flows, there will also be sizeable economic and public-finance benefits provided refugees are integrated into the labour market.




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Europe will win from integration

The unfolding refugee crisis requires a bold, comprehensive and global response. At the same time, OECD countries should adapt their policies to foster the integration of those who are going to stay. While this implies significant up-front costs, it is also essential to reaping sizeable medium- to long-term social and economic benefits.




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Europe is underachieving in the global competition for talent

The European Union should reform its legal labour migration policies to get its fair share of the global talent pool, according to a new report published by the OECD.




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How does having immigrant parents affect the outcomes of children in Europe?

This edition of Migration Policy Debates assesses the intergenerational transmission of the disadvantages encountered by migrants, in absolute and relative terms, and the conditions under which the native-born children of immigrants may be resilient in the face of the challenges of their parents’ generation. It summarises a recent OECD report (OECD, 2017) on this issue, funded by the European Commission.




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Cross-Border Trade in Electricity and the Development of Renewables-Based Electric Power: Lessons from Europe

To benefit fully from cross-border trade in electricity, interconnected countries need to establish a non-discriminatory trading regime based on co-operation and co-ordination, says this study of trade in renewables-based electric power in Europe.




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Global economy is improving but Europe lags behind, says OECD

Global economic activity is picking up, but the continuing crisis in the euro area is delaying a meaningful recovery, the OECD said in its latest Interim Economic Assessment.




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Health at a Glance: Europe 2014 - Key findings for Germany

Progress has been made to reduce smoking rates and alcohol consumption in Germany, but obesity is on the rise as in most other EU countries. As in other EU countries, spending for prevention in Germany accounts only for around 3% of current health spending.




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Jobs for Europe: The Employment Policy Conference

OECD Secretary-General assesses the employment challenges facing Europe and the policy responses urgently needed to put the continent back on a path of jobs-rich growth, at the Employment Policy Conference in Brussels.




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Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Europe: Policy briefs

A series of short reports aimed at policy makers examine issues and policies instruments related to inclusive entrepreneurs policy. The key message of these briefs is that there is under-exploited potential among entrepreneurs from non-mainstream groups and that there are many examples of specially tailored policies that are successful in increasing participation that can serve as models for others.




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The importance of high-skill jobs for European regions

High-skilled jobs as an important driver of overall employment growth in the EU and the impact of high-skill job creation goes beyond the highly educated workforce. If European regions are very unequal in terms of high-skill intensity, they are converging slowly.




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Europe is underachieving in the global competition for talent

The European Union should reform its legal labour migration policies to get its fair share of the global talent pool, according to a new report published by the OECD.




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Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Europe - An OECD-European Commission Project

A three-year programme of co-operation between the European Commission and LEED on self-employment and entrepreneurship in Europe.




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Anti-corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia meetings: October 2014

8-10 October 2014, Paris, France: Discussions at this meeting will focus on implementing the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan; monitoring reports for Armenia and Kazakhstan; and, progress reports from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.




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Anti-corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia: March 2015 meetings

This meeting will focus on the third round monitoring reports under the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan for Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine. The meeting will also include progress reports from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.




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Prevention of Corruption in the Public Sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

This cross-country report on prevention of public sector corruption analyses the preventive measures that have proven to be effective and successful in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The review focuses on twenty-one countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and includes examples from OECD countries.




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Liability of Legal Persons for Corruption in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

This cross-country report analyses the legislation on liability of legal persons for corruption and its enforcement in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, highlighting national practices that may be promoted as good practice. While it focuses on 25 countries participating in the Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN), examples from OECD countries are also included.




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Boosting the impact of anti-corruption reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

21 April 2016, Paris: The OECD will host a High-Level Meeting on boosting the impact of anti-corruption reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.




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Business Integrity in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

This study explores what governments, business associations, NGOs, and companies do in order to strengthen business integrity with a particular focus on anti-corruption measures in and for the private sector in countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, as well as in selected other countries.




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Anti-corruption Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia have introduced important anti-corruption reforms in recent years. However, corruption in the region remains high. This report identifies progress achieved as well as challenges which require further action by countries.




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OECD and European Commission launch project to support Greece’s Anti-Corruption Action Plan

The OECD and the Greek Government, with the support of the European Commission, today launched a collaboration project to strengthen Greece’s action plan to fight corruption.




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Anti-corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia: September 2017 meetings

This meeting of the Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN) will take place at the OECD on 12-14 September 2017.




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Education at a Glance 2012: Country Notes - European Union

The relative earnings premium for those with a tertiary education increased in most EU21 countries over the past ten years, indicating that the demand for more educated individuals still exceeds supply.




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Long-term wellbeing of European societies is at stake (OECD Education&Skills Today Blog)

Children and young people are among the biggest losers in the European economic and debt crisis.




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Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Europe: Policy briefs

A series of short reports aimed at policy makers examine issues and policies instruments related to inclusive entrepreneurs policy. The key message of these briefs is that there is under-exploited potential among entrepreneurs from non-mainstream groups and that there are many examples of specially tailored policies that are successful in increasing participation that can serve as models for others.




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Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Europe - An OECD-European Commission Project

A three-year programme of co-operation between the European Commission and LEED on self-employment and entrepreneurship in Europe.




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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings on conquering Europe

The entertainment boss runs his online streaming company like a champion sports team




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Tokyo’s tourism boom is a barometer for Europe’s health

The capital is the cleanest, most orderly and safest bet for spending time in a global city




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Top tips for investing in Europe

Kevin Lilley of Old Mutual picks out investment themes for the eurozone




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From the FT archive: Britain and Europe

The UK’s four tumultuous decades of membership have fuelled controversy and featured huge change




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DAN HODGES: We don't have the worst Covid-19 death rate in Europe and it's wicked to pretend we do

Britain does not have the worst Covid-19 death toll in Europe. And the Government's critics know it. Unlike the UK, other nations' coronavirus statistics don't include deaths outside of hospital.




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Can you name these unusual road signs from around Europe in our quiz?

While there is some a general uniformity and standardisation when it comes to roadside instructions, some European countries have signs that are unique from any other nation.




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Where were you when... the Second World War in Europe ended, 8 May 1945

It was a very jolly time, remembers Britain's Got Talent winner Colin Thackery  




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DAN HODGES: We don't have the worst Covid-19 death rate in Europe and it's wicked to pretend we do

Britain does not have the worst Covid-19 death toll in Europe. And the Government's critics know it. Unlike the UK, other nations' coronavirus statistics don't include deaths outside of hospital.




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USA halt the European charge at the Solheim Cup after late choker for Charley Hull

DEREK LAWRENSON AT GLENEAGLES: Most young brides-to-be spend the days before their wedding living on their nerves. They don't normally do so in the heat of a sporting firmament.




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40 years on, the scale of the European Cup win by Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest is hard to match

The night ended with some of the team playing Connect 4 in a remote hotel and others heading for the bright lights in a clapped-out Spanish saloon car.




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Romania ofera un cadou la inaltime Europei

Prin filmul ”Rapsodiem” Romania surprinde publicul din fiecare colt al lumii, creionand peisaje pitoresti, locuri pline de emotii si insemnatate.

The post Romania ofera un cadou la inaltime Europei appeared first on Forbes.ro.



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Global Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 2.75 Lakh, 85% of Fatalities in Europe and US

The US is the country with the most deaths at 77,280, following by Britain on 31,241, Italy 30,201, Spain 26,478 and France 26,230.




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Global Coronavirus death toll crosses 2.4 lakh, over 85% of fatalities reported from Europe and US

Washington, May 02: More than 2,40,000 people have died of the new coronavirus worldwide with over 85% of the deaths in Europe and the United States, according to an AFP tally on Saturday based on official figures. There have




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Vitamin D linked to low coronavirus death rate in European countries: Study

London, May 08: Scientists have found an association between low average levels of vitamin D, and high numbers of COVID-19 cases and mortality rates across 20 European countries, and call for dedicated studies to probe into the relationship. Based




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Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 2.75 lakh, 85% of fatalities in Europe, US

Paris, May 09: The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 2,75,000 people worldwide since it began in China late last year, with more than 85% of fatalities in Europe and the United States, according to an AFP tally compiled from official




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The telephone systems of the continent of Europe / A.R. Bennett. The development of the telephone in Europe / Herbert Laws Webb

Archives, Room Use Only - TK6055.B46 1974






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CM01: a facility for cryo-electron microscopy at the European Synchrotron

Recent improvements in direct electron detectors, microscope technology and software provided the stimulus for a `quantum leap' in the application of cryo-electron microscopy in structural biology, and many national and international centres have since been created in order to exploit this. Here, a new facility for cryo-electron microscopy focused on single-particle reconstruction of biological macromolecules that has been commissioned at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) is presented. The facility is operated by a consortium of institutes co-located on the European Photon and Neutron Campus and is managed in a similar fashion to a synchrotron X-ray beamline. It has been open to the ESRF structural biology user community since November 2017 and will remain open during the 2019 ESRF–EBS shutdown.




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Study reveals environmental impact of American Indian farms centuries before Europeans arrived in North America

The new research reveals that from the period between 1100-1600 small agricultural settlements up and down the Delaware River Valley caused a 50-percent increase in sediment runoff into the Delaware River.

The post Study reveals environmental impact of American Indian farms centuries before Europeans arrived in North America appeared first on Smithsonian Insider.




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New book reveals Ice Age mariners from Europe were America’s first inhabitants

Some of the earliest humans to inhabit America came from Europe according to a new book "Across Atlantic Ice: The Origin of America's Clovis Culture."

The post New book reveals Ice Age mariners from Europe were America’s first inhabitants appeared first on Smithsonian Insider.




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Verimi, Scrive team up to expand digital identity in Europe

(The Paypers) Scrive, a Nordic e-sign and eID services provider, and