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EUROPEAN DOCUMENTATION CENTRE hosted by
The Institute for European Studies
University of Malta
Msida MSD 2080 – Malta
Tel: (356) 2340 3386 Fax: (356) 2133 7624
Website: http://www.um.edu.mt/europeanstudies
Email: daniela.callus@um.edu.mt
2011 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE EUROPEAN UNION’S DEVELOPMENT AND
EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE POLICIES AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN 2010
2011 RAPPORT ANNWALI DWAR IL-POLITIKI TAL-UNJONI EWROPEA DWAR L-
ASSISTENZA GĦALL-IŻVILUPP U DIK ESTERNA U L-IMPLIMENTAZJONI
TAGĦHOM FL-2010
In English or Maltese: Published by Europeaid, the Directorate-General for
Development and Cooperation, this is the annual report on the European Union’s development and external assistance policies and their development for the year 2010.
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERY STATISTICS: MAIN RESULTS 2009-10, 2011 edition
Published by Eurostat, this pocketbook presents selected tables and graphs providing an overview on developments and the situation in the agricultural sector of the
European Union. The most recent data are presented here showing the situation in the
27 Member States and at the European level (EU-27 aggregates) as well as in Norway,
Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland when available.
COHESION POLICY 2014-2020 INVESTING IN GROWTH AND JOBS
Published by the Directorate-General for Regional Policy, this publication provides an overview of the EU Cohesion Policy for the Period 2014-2020.
CITIES OF TOMORROW: CHALLENGES, VISIONS, WAYS FORWARD
Published by the Directorate-General for Regional Policy, this report raises awareness of the possible future impacts of a range of trends, such as demographic decline and social polarisation, and the vulnerability of different types of cities. It also highlights opportunities and the key role cities can play in achieving EU objectives – especially in the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy.
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CUADERNOS EUROPES DE DEUSTO La contribución de la Unión Europea a la gobernanza global. No 45/2011
A collection of papers in various languages on the EU’s contribution to global governance. Titles include: “Multi-level governance and the role of the regions in the
European Union: conceptual challenges and practical applications.”
CYPRUS TODAY Volume XLIX, No 2, April-June 2011
EESC Info, December 2011/9
Special edition of the newsletter of the European Economic and Social Committee.
EIB Papers Volume 16, No 1, 2011
The EIB papers are published each year by the Economics Department of the
European Investment Bank. Titles in this issue include: “Productivity and growth in
Europe”, “Economic growth in the US and the EU: a sectoral decomposition”,
“Determinants of productivity growth: Science and technology policies and the contribution of R&D”, “The role of international production sharing in EU productivity and competitiveness”, “Regulation, resource reallocation and productivity growth” and “Firm dynamics and productivity growth.”
EIB Papers Volume 16, No 2, 2011
The EIB papers are published each year by the Economics Department of the
European Investment Bank. Titles in this issue include: “ICT Captial and productivity growth”, “The economic impact of fixed and mobile hgh-speed networks” and £ICT, innovation and the e-economy.”
ENERGY, TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT INDICATORS, 2011 EDITION
The multi-thematic pocketbook comprises a broad set of data collected by Eurostat and the European Environment Agency. The objective of this publication is to provide an overview of the most relevant indicators on energy, transport and environment, with particular focus on sustainable development. It presents data for the European Union aggregate EU-27, for the EU Member States as well as for the candidate countries and
EFTA countries.
ENVIRONMENT FOR EUROPEANS, December 2011, No. 45
The official magazine of the Direcorate-General for the Environment.
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ERM REPORT 2011: PUBLIC INSTRUMENTS TO SUPPORT RESTRUCTURING IN
EUROPE
Published by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working
Conditions, the ERM annual report 2011 looks at the whole range of instruments available in the EU to mitigate the negative effects that it may have for both companies and employees and introduces around 400 of them in an online database. The ERM annual report also presents an overview and analysis of restructuring activities in
Europe as captured by the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM).
EU INDUSTRIAL STRUCTRE 2011 TRENDS AND PERFORMANCE
Published by the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry, this publication aims to satisfy the increasing need for analysis of the competitiveness of the EU economy from a sectoral perspective. The focus of the analyses and descriptions in this publication is market economy sectors: all sectors from mining to market services are included.
EUROMED SURVEY OF EXPERTS AND ACTORS: THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN
PARTNERSHIP/UNION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ITS ECONOMIC AND
FINANCIAL DIMENSION
The European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) has been entrusted to conduct a yearly survey of actors and experts on Euro-Mediterranean relations for the period
2009-2012. This report presents the results of this project, by presenting a descriptive analysis of the results and a more detailed description of the different thematic blocks of the Survey.
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC FORECAST – EUROPEAN ECONOMY 6, AUTUMN 2011
This publication is the autumn version of the comprehensive macroeconomic forecasts published by the European Commission twice a year. In it, the Commission discusses the economic situation and outlook for the euro area and the EU, its 27 Member States, the Candidate Countries as well as the EU’s main economic partners. The publication also includes thematic chapters which elaborate in greater detail on issues of relevance for the EU outlook.
EUROPEAN ECONOMY, Occasional Papers 85, December 2011
Published by the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, entitled:
“Progress towards meeting the economic criteria for accession: the assessments of the
2011 Progress Reports and the Opinion (Serbia).”
EUROPEAN ECONOMY, Occasional Papers 86, December 2011
Published by the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, entitled: “The
EU’s neighbouring economies: coping with new challenges.”
EUROSTAT COMPACT GUIDE
Basic figures on the EU- Fourth quarter 2011
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EUROSTAT REGIONAL YEARBOOK 2011
The Eurostat Regional Yearbook provides an overview of key statistics available for the regions of Europe.
IL-GWIDA TAL-ISTIL INTERISTITUZZJONALI, 2011
In Maltese: The Interinstitutional Style Guide is an indispensable tool for authors of texts from the different institutions and bodies of the European Union, in all the official langauges. It contains a standardisation of linguistic practices, with conventions and common working practices, according the greatest respect to each language’s particularities.
IL-KONTROLL TAL-PROĊEDURA DOGNALI 42 JIMPEDIXXI U JSIB L-EVAŻJONI
TAL-VAT? Ir-Rapport Speċjali Nru 13, 2011
In Maltese: Published by the European Court of Auditors, this report deals with customs procedure 42, the regime an importer uses in order to obtain a VAT exemption when the imported goods will be transported to another Member state. The report recommends improving the communication of key data within and between Member
States, encouraging the automatic verification of VAT identification numbers, creating a common EU risk profile for imports under procedure 42 and encouraging action on a proposed amendment of the VAT directive.
IL-MIŻURI TAL-UE KKONTRIBWIXXEW GĦALL-ADATTAMENT TAL-KAPAĊITA`
TAL-FLOTOT TAS-SAJD GĦAL OPPORTUNITAJIET TA’ SAJD DISPONIBBLI? Ir-
Rapport Speċjali Nru 12, 2011
In Maltese: Published by the European Court of Auditors, this report examines the EU’s measures to reduce fishing overcapacity. It concludes that the measures taken to date have failed, gives reasons for this failure, and makes recommendations for tackling these persistent failures.
MALTA IN FIGURES, 2011
Published by the National Statistics Office Malta, this publication portrays an image of
Malta through the compilation of a set of statistical information.
OPEC BULLETIN, 10-11 2011
Publications with information on OPEC, published by OPEC’s PR and Information
Department.
POCKETBOOK ON THE ENLARGEMENT COUNTRIES
Published by Eurostat, this pocketbook presents a range of statistics on the enlargement countries in comparison with the European Union from 2000 to 2009. The publication includes data on demography, education, social conditions, labour force, national accounts, finance, external trade, agriculture, energy, industry and services, transport, communication and information society, research and development as well as the environment.
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POLITIKA TA’ KOEŻJONI 2014-2020, Investiment fit-tkabbir u l-impjiegi
In Maltese: On 6 October 2011, the European Commission adopted a draft legislative package that will frame EU cohesion policy for the period 2014-2020. The Commission proposed a number of important changes to the way cohesion policy is designed and implemented. This follows the adoption by the Commission in June 2011, of a proposal for the next multi-annual financial framework for the same period: a budget for delivering the Europe 2020 Strategy. In its proposal, the Commission decided that cohesion policy should remain an essential element of the next financial package and underlined its pivotal role in delivering the Europe 2020 Strategy.
PROGRESS FL-AZZJONI: IL-PROGRAMM TAL-UE DWAR L-IMPJIEGI U S-
SOLIDARJETÀ SOĊJALI 2007-2013
In Maltese: PROGRESS (2007-2013) is the EU programme for Employment and Social
Solidarity, set up to provide financial support for contributing to the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy. Published by the Direcorate-General for Employment, Social
Affairs and Inclusion, this publication outlines the programme’s long-term and shortterm objectives and gives several examples of how the programme is supporting the development and coordination of European employment and social policy and how different interested parties are involved in policy-making at EU and national levels.
RESEARCH EU RESULTS MAGAZINE, November 2011 No. 7
RESEARCH EU RESULTS MAGAZINE, December 2011 No. 8
Published by the European Commission Community Research and Development
Information Service for Science, Research and Development, it includes findings on biology and medicine, energy and transport, environment and society, IT and telecommunications and industrial technologies.
SCIENCE AT THE SERVICE OF EUROPE; A guide to the 2010 Annual Activity
Report of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and
Innovation
This brochure presents brief summaries of the most important FP7 activities in 2010 managed by the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation.
TAX REFORMS IN EU MEMBER STATES 2011: TAX POLICY CHALLENGES FOR
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY, European Economy 5, 2011
Published by the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs and the
Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, this report provides an analytical focus on two topics of particular relevance at the current juncture. The first analytical chapter of the report addresses the multi-faceted concept of the quality of taxation – particularly relevant for any future tax reforms – with a particular focus on the tax structure. The second analytical chapter discusses three types of potential challenges in the area of tax policy currently faced by EU Member States.
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