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This paper assesses the progress made towards the creation of the European Banking Union (EBU) and the evolution of the banking industry in the European Union since the financial crisis of 2007. We review major regulatory changes pertaining to the three pillars of the EBU and the effects of new legislation on both banks and the real economy. Whereas farreaching reforms pertaining to the EBU pillars of supervision and resolution regimes have been implemented, the absence of a European Deposit Scheme remains a crucial deficiency. We discuss how European banks coped with recent challenges, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, a high inflation environment, and digitalization needs, followed by an outlook on selected major challenges lying ahead of this incomplete EBU, notably the transition towards a green economy.

Die städtebauliche Praxis beruht vor allem auf der Mobilisierung von Entwicklungsflächen in den inneren Lagen der Städte. Allerdings stößt die Innenentwicklung durch schwindende Flächenreserven, steigende ökologische Anforderungen an die nachhaltige und resiliente Stadt von morgen oder komplexe bau- und planungsrechtliche Prozesse zunehmend an ihre Grenzen. Das Diskussionspapier setzt Impulse, wie eine ökologische Stadtentwicklung unter dem Leitbild des Vorrangs der Innenentwicklung in Zeiten angespannter Wohnungsmärkte gelingen kann.

When the powers of Europe were at their prime, present-day Ukraine was divided between the Austrian and Russian empires, each imposing different political, social, and cultural models on its subjects. This inevitably led to great diversity in the lives of its inhabitants, shaping modern Ukraine into the multiethnic country it is today.Making innovative use of methods of social and cultural history, gender studies, literary theory, and sociology, Laboratory of Modernity explores the history of Ukraine throughout the long nineteenth century and offers a unique study of its pluralistic society, culture, and political scene. Despite being subjected to different and conflicting power models during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Ukraine was not only imagined as a distinct entity with a unique culture and history but was also realized as a set of social and political institutions. The story of modern Ukraine is geopolitically complex, encompassing the historical narratives of several major communities - including ethnic Ukrainians, Poles, Jews, and Russians - who for centuries lived side by side. The first comprehensive study of nineteenth-century Ukraine in English, Laboratory of Modernity traces the historical origins of some of the most pressing issues facing Ukraine and the international community today

Die ⁠Biodiversität⁠ im Boden beeinflusst die Fruchtbarkeit und Struktur des Bodens sowie die Verfügbarkeit von Wasser und Nährstoffen für Pflanzen und andere Organismen. Das ⁠Monitoring⁠ der Bodenbiodiversität kann dazu beitragen, Umweltprobleme frühzeitig zu erkennen und Gegenmaßnahmen zu ergreifen. Mit neuen genetischen Methoden lassen sich dabei Kosten einsparen, einen höheren Grad der Standardisierung erreichen und neue Organismen-Arten bestimmen. Die Erfassung der Umwelt-DNA (eDNA) hat aber auch Grenzen und sollte für wichtige Organismengruppen weiterhin mit der klassischen morphologischen Taxonomie kombiniert werden. Der vorliegende Bericht stellt ein methodisches Grundwerk dafür dar.

A wide-ranging and incisive collection of interviews with Noam Chomsky, addressing the urgent questions of this tumultuous moment.In these informative interviews, conducted for Truthout by C.J. Polychroniou, Noam Chomsky addresses the rapid deterioration of democracy in the United States and rising tensions globally. He examines the crumbling social fabric and fractures of the Biden era, including the halting steps toward a Green New Deal; the illegitimate authority of the Supreme Court, in particular its decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade; and the ongoing fallout from COVID-19. Chomsky also untangles the roots of the War in Ukraine, the diplomatic tensions among the United States, China, and Russia, and considers the need for climate action on an international scale.Throughout, Chomsky remainsâa beacon of hope in the darkest of times" (Sarah Jaffe)

The Power of BDSM is an evidence-based, provocative inquiry into the ethics, culture, and intersectional identities that is revealed through the BDSM practices across geographic locations for academics, scholars, and students interested in sexualities, identities, communities, inequalities, and related topics