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The growing human population inevitably entails various challenges associated with the deteriorating ecological situation, decline in public health, depletion of natural resources, increasing the cost of non-renewable energy sources, and food supply problems. Solutions are found via new pharmacological and medical preparations and technologies, food and feed additives and alternative energy sources. The paper briefly overviews the current biotechnologies of using microalgae in the food industry, agriculture and aquaculture, medicine and power production, describes the related technological and economic problems and their practical solutions implemented in the EU countries. ; "Interaction of Environment and Human Health: Experience of the European Union", with the reference number 2016-2592 / 001-001, 574826-EPP-1-2016-1-RU-EPPJMO-MODULE

Focus on changes in the policies of the European Economic Community (EEC) and its successor, the European Union, since 1988, with regard to trade with Japan; prospects for wider cooperation.

The EU spends more than one billion euros per year, translating and interpreting, to preserve multilingualism. We examine how this budget should be fairly allocated, taking into account linguistic and economic realities of each member country. Our analysis helps to estimate the value of keeping English as a procedural language (in fact, almost a lingua franca) in the post-Brexit EU, where just about one percent of its population will have it as native language. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/published

"This volume assesses the European Union (EU) as a 'Diplomatic Actor' in key foreign policy fields in the post-Lisbon era. It brings together leading scholars and practitioners in order to examine the main players, processes and outcomes of the EU's collective diplomatic engagement in the fields of security, human rights, trade and finance and environmental politics. In addition, the collection also analyses institutional developments and the EU's responses to major internal and external challenges in the context of international politics and global diplomacy. It provides the first comprehensive overview of the scope, nature and impact of the EU's growing role as a diplomatic actor and offers a comparative analysis of EU diplomacy in bilateral, multilateral and international fora. By taking stock of the successes and failures of EU diplomacy, this volume identifies the main internal and external conditions that shape the EU's influence in global affairs. "--

The paper studies the properties of the productive structure of a region and national economies within the region. We use input-output data to calculate and compare input-output linkages and complex network measures of centrality to identify the most important sectors. We found that the most important sectors in each country are also the most important sectors in the European Union as a whole. Moreover, these sectors are the most intra-European Union traded goods and services. Finally, we computed the effect of a sectoral shock and its diffusion throughout the economy. We found that the most central sectors have the best diffusion of the effect of a shock and also a high aggregate impact in the economy. This gives evidence that centrality measures provided additional information that allowed to identified key sectors that have high linkages and good diffusion of effects. Therefore, the computation of centralities provides an alternative method to identify key sectors and formulate economic policies, complementing input-output analysis.

Andrew Jordan's (2001b) multifaceted critique of the notion of multi-level governance as it applies to the European Union is examined. Problems with the following four critiques are identified: multi-level governance is simply the combination of existing theories of intergovernmental & supranational relations; the notion provides an adequate description of the European Union but fails to present a theoretical account for integration processes; the autonomy of subnational authorities within multi-level governance systems is exaggerated; & the establishment of a multi-level governance system engenders a top-down understanding of subnational authorities. Nevertheless, it is stressed that three of Jordan's criticisms highlight the current shortcomings with multi-level governance in the contemporary European Union context; for example, it is conceded that multi-level governance indeed emphasizes subnational authorities at the expense of other actors. J. W. Parker

The world's greatest importer and exporter, the European Union is an economic superpower with a GDP even larger than th US. It is America's most important trading partner and a key ally on the world stage, but how much do we really know about the nature and aim of European integration? And, in an increasingly multipolar world, will it ever challenge America's global dominance? Featuring the most up-to-date assessment of the EU, its inner workings, external relations, and likely future development, this is the perfect introduction for anyone seeking to better understand European integration an

Investigates the extent to which action at the EU level in a range of industrial, financial and service sectors has affected the substance of national policies, and the behaviour of - and relationships between - national actors.