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1. Introduction : the main issues -- 2. Problem defined : policy errors -- 3. A bit of a theory -- 4. Anatomy of errors -- 5. Avoidable errors -- 6. Can organizations make mistakes? -- 7. Developing organizational capacity for error avoidance -- 8. Rules and norms in policy implementation -- 9. Incentives for error avoidance -- 10. Capacity for policy implementation -- 11. Obligations of EU membership -- 12. Synthesis and recommendations : policy experimentation and 'nudging' public administrations -- 13. Concluding remarks.

This article reports on research into the division of paid and unpaid work between men and women in the EU. The research was carried out in the framework of a relevant European Network initiated and coordinated by Tilburg University in which all the countries of the European Union have participated. However, fieldwork research was carried out in seven countries only. The theoretical framework adopted for the research was based on Bourdieu's Theory of Practice. Analysis of the data, which focused on couples with at least one child under the age of 7, shows that in these countries traditional gender roles still largely persist. Men continue to be the main breadwinners, while they spend on average about half the time women do on childcare and even less time on household chores. Moreover, a discrepancy is observed between men's positive attitudes towards sharing housework in theory and the non-division of housework in practice, while public policies have little or no effect on this situation.

Проаналізовано сучасні тенденції професійно-педагогічної підготовки фахівців фізичного виховання та спорту в університетах країн Європейського Союзу. З'ясовано, що Європейська мережа спортивних наук у вищій освіті (ENSSHE) створена для уніфікації Європейської моделі освіти у сфері фізичного виховання та спорту. Модель має рекомендований характер і охоплює п'ять базових циклів дисциплін: загальнонаукові; соціально-гуманітарні; педагогічні; спеціальні; спортивні. Характерна особливість структури професійно-педагогічної підготовки фахівців фізичного виховання та спорту країн Західної Європи - варіативність. Навчальні плани містять три типи курсів - обов'язкові, частково елективні, повністю елективні. З'ясовано, що в університетах Європейського Союзу значна увага приділяється не накопиченню теоретичних знань майбутнього фахівця фізичного виховання та спорту, а розвитку творчого потенціалу студента, його професійно-педагогічного мислення. ; The current trends of professional-pedagogical training of specialists of physical education and sport in the universities of the European Union countries are analyzed. It has been found out that European Network of Sport Sciences in Higher Education (ENSSHE) is designed to unify the European models of education in the field of physical education and sport. The model has a recommended character and covers five basic cycles of disciplines: general science; social and humanitarian; pedagogical; special; sport. A characteristic feature of the structure of professional-pedagogical training of specialists of physical education and sport of Western European countries is variability. The curriculum contains three types of courses: compulsory, partially elective, fully elective. It is found out that in the European Union universities considerable attention is paid not to accumulation of the theoretical knowledge of the future specialist of physical education and sport, but to development of creative potential of the student, his professional and pedagogical thinking. Studying of European experience has made it possible to make conclusions that trajectory of professional-pedagogical training of specialists of physical education and sport is revealed in the succession of education stages (transfer-accumulation system, which facilitates mobility for the period of study; introduction of lifelong learning, transparency of qualifications), which is accomplished by a student for acquiring knowledge, skills, approaches to the solution of production situations, and gives an opportunity to combine succession of formal and non-formal education. Future specialist of physical education and sport has a right to choose individual trajectory of education, additional specializations, going through professional-pedagogical practice. Complex of related educational curriculum, which is realized in the institutions of higher education, makes easier successive individual increase inside or between different spheres of professional-pedagogical activity.

Exploring the main areas of legal development under the so-called 'Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice' (AFSJ), this book examines the main subject matter of the new AFSJ migration, family reunion, asylum, police co-operation, and cooperation in matters of criminal law and procedure.

The paper deals with the brain drain phenomenon (rational minds migration), displayed inside the European Union, in close correlation with European tax competition. Speciality literature from the countries of the European Union deals with great responsibility the migration process of the specialists, numerous studies being dedicated to this phenomenon. Through the present paper we aim to study this correlation and the evaluation of the implications for the member states of the European Union, by elaborating a model by means of which there are tested the correlations between different variables and the quantification of the taxation effects upon the brain drain phenomenon. The model is an adaptation of the so-called "Model of the Brain Drain and human capital formation" elaborated by Mountford (1997) by which there are described the different researched variables: brain gain, brain drain, migration competition and tax competition. Obviously, the scenarios may be different from country to country depending on the different values of the two key factors taken into account: migration probability and considerable differences of technological capacity. ; peer-reviewed

Defence date: 25 February 2008 ; Examining Board: Professor Friedrich Kratochwil, European University Institute (Supervisor) Professor Ole Wæver, University of Copenhagen (External Supervisor) Professor Michael Merlingen, Central European University Professor Pascal Vennesson, European University Institute ; First made available online 4 June 2015. ; This thesis enquires into the making of European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) from the perspective of the actors endorsing and contesting the policy. By identifying the political milieu of the policy, it seeks to problematise the established depiction of ESDP and delineate the framing involved in designing and implementing the policy. I thus advance the argument about the all-pervading character of the political and I stipulate the value of micropolitical analysis for unpacking broad political arrangements. In order to trace security practices enacted through the policy, I explore in depth two instances of ESDP operations and a case of strengthening the UNIFIL forces to Lebanon via an EU initiative. I conclude that the ESDP has proven transformative both within the EU internal system of governance and vis-à-vis the EU's international positioning. The former involves the rise of domestic politics engendered by the interplay of institutional identities and conceptions of achieving EU security. The latter exposes the shift in the international role assignments wherein the EU becomes a deputy of the US and a saviour of the UN's reputation.

This note provides an account of the major milestones in the evolution of the economic governance in the European monetary union, assessing the reforms in governance frameworks of the EMU from 1997 up to mid-2013. It mainly focuses on the post-2010 reforms, where the financial crisis and the ensuing sovereign debt crisis exposed the weakness of the economic governance framework of EMU in Europe. It also highlights the on-going proposals for further coordination and cooperation that have been brought forward but still require agreement among Member States. The note suggests that while the commitment shown to introduce stricter fiscal rules and enhanced surveillance was a necessary step forward for sustaining the credibility of the single European currency, further reforms focusing on deepening European integration are still needed. ; N/A

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