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The purpose of the scientific article is to identify some problems of harmonization of Ukrainian legislation with the legislation of the European Union and the practice of the European Union on the protection of trade secrets in the field of labor relations. The author notes that the pro-European vector of Ukraine's development and the prospect of its integration into the European Union determine the use of the European approach to protection and protection of rights and freedoms in all spheres of activity and in particular in the field of intellectual property protection. It is emphasized that the need to fill the gaps in the legal regulation of the protection of trade secrets in labor relations by the norms of labor legislation is obvious. However, how to do this should be considered carefully, because the only way to protect the employer from violating his rights in this area is to provide in the employment contract as one of its conditions the obligation of the employee not to disclose trade secrets that are not very effective in achieving set goal. But the issue must begin with a revision of the rules of civil law on the understanding of intellectual property, the delineation of which in terms of classifying them as a trade secret today does not correspond to the practice of European countries. ; Мета наукової статі полягає у визначенні окремих проблем гармонізації законодавства України із законодавством Європейського Союзу та практикою країн Євро- пейського Союзу щодо охорони комерційної таємниці у сфері трудових відносин. Наголо- шується, що очевидною є необхідність заповнення прогалин правового регулювання охо- рони комерційної таємниці в трудових відносинах нормами саме трудового законодавства. Однак необхідно зважено визначити, як це здійснити, оскільки єдиною можливістю убе- зпечити роботодавця від порушення його права в цій сфері є передбачення в трудовому договорі як однієї умови щодо його змісту обов'язку працівника не розголошувати комер- ційну таємницю, яка не надто ефективно діє для досягнення мети. Але починати вирішення питання потрібно з аналізу норм цивільного законодавства щодо визначення об'єктів інте- лектуальної власності, окреслення яких в частині приналежності до них комерційної таємниці на сьогодні не відповідає практиці європейських країн.

"Informed by and against the backdrop of the 2019 European Parliament (EP) elections, this innovative book provides a critical assessment of where Europe stands in terms of the quest for achieving democratic legitimacy. Since the 2014 EP elections, the European Union (EU) has experienced multiple crises, which have arguably undermined its legitimacy. The 2019 EP elections were hence seen as a crucial moment in the EU's efforts to show resilience and regain trust. Using political science and legal frames of analysis, the book provides an understanding and assessment of the current politico-legal framework, and its impact on European elections. Furthermore, using original data, it provides a timely examination of public opinion issue priorities and voting behaviour at the 2019 EP elections in eight countries. Given the critical conjuncture that the 2019 EP elections represent, this volume provides a key contribution to understand both the dynamics surrounding the elections as well as voters' responses, and informs debates in European politics - for example, second-order elections, democratic legitimacy and political representation. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of EU Politics, public administration, European studies, European law, and sociology along with practitioners in politics, journalism, and policy analysts"--

Extract of the book available in fulltext: Chapter 30: EU Migration Policy by Georgia Papagianni and Chapter 31: Concluding Remarks by Anna Triandafyllidou and Ruby Gropas ; The files will be for personal use only. You are not permitted to transmit the file for any other purpose, or in any format or media without consent from Ashgate. The files may not be resold or reused without prior agreement with Ashgate and may not be placed on any publicly accessible, unrestricted or commercial servers (this includes SSRN and Academia.edu), but may be placed on an institutional repository or your personal/departmental website. The PDFs are watermarked to this effect. ; The Second Edition of "European Immigration: A Sourcebook" provides a comprehensive overview of the trends and developments in migration in all 28 EU countries and the attempt to form a common EU migration policy. With chapters following a common structure to facilitate direct international comparisons, it not only examines the internal affairs of each member state, but also explores both migratory trends within the EU itself and the implications for European immigration of wider global events, including the Arab Spring and the world financial crisis. ; -- Introduction, Anna Triandafyllidou, Ruby Gropas and Dita Vogel; -- Austria, Albert Kraler and Alexandra König; -- Belgium, Dirk Jacobs; Bulgaria, Eugenia Markova and Zvezda Vankova; -- Croatia, Vedrana Baricevic and Senada Šelo Šabic; -- Cyprus, Nicos Trimikliniotis and Corina Demetriou; -- Czech Republic, Jan Cerník; -- Denmark, Emily Cochran Bech and Lasse Lindekilde; -- Estonia, Mikko Lagerspetz; -- Finland, Silvain Sagne and Sanna Saksela-Bergholm; -- France, Catherine Wihtol de Wenden; -- Germany, Dita Vogel and Vesela Kovacheva; -- Greece, Anna Triandafyllidou and Ruby Gropas; -- Hungary, Judit Tóth and Endre Sik; -- Ireland, Camilla Devitt; -- Italy, Maurizio Ambrosini; -- Latvia, Inese Šupule; Lithuania, Rita Žukauskiene; -- Luxembourg, Serge Kollwelter; Malta, Cetta Mainwaring; -- The Netherlands, Saskia Bonjour and Peter Scholten; Poland, Ewa Kepinska and Marta Kindler; -- Portugal, João Peixoto; -- Romania, Monica Serban and Daria Lazarescu; -- Slovakia, Boris Divinský; Slovenia, Veronika Bajt and Mojca Pajnik; -- Spain, Carmen González-Enríquez; -- Sweden, Henrik Emilsson; United Kingdom, Franck Düvell and Bastian Vollmer; -- EU migration policy, Georgia Papagianni; -- Concluding remarks, Anna Triandafyllidou and Ruby Gropas; -- Index

A balanced narrative of European integration from its inception in the postwar period to the present, this book remains the standard for concise histories of the EU. Set in the post-war period, Gilbert concludes by considering the EU's future in light of the crisis that has taken hold in the aftermath of the global recession, the refugee crisis, and Brexit.

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The last two decades have seen huge changes to the character of the EU and its legal order. This volume provides essays examining the major developments in EU law over the period written in honour of Sir Francis Jacobs, who served as one of the British members of the European Court of Justice from 1988 to 2006. d

Malta is currently experiencing a slow growing economy, largely due to a lowered level of competitiveness. In the past years, the country saw less foreign direct investment and considerable relocation of manufacturing firms abroad. The attractions which Malta used to offer to foreign investment over the past decades were primarily its low labour costs, its proximity to Europe and Africa and a relatively educated and skilled workforce with a high level of fluency in English. These comparative advantages are being lost due to the new developments in countries on the North African coast which more or less have the same geographical position of Malta, the EU accession of the Eastern European countries with their low labour cost and high education and skill levels, and the industrialisation process of large Asian countries. At about 70% of the EU average, Malta's income per capita is higher than that of most other new member states. Malta relies heavily on imports for both its consumption and investment requirements, and its exports are of crucial importance to generate foreign currency to foot its import bill. The insufficient diversification of products and the fact that the few existing competitive firms are highly susceptible to changes in the global trade have made the Maltese economy vulnerable. Job security has decreased in the last years, and workers are losing strength in collective bargaining, with unions experiencing reductions in membership levels. Government is currently striving to curtail the country's fiscal imbalance in order to adopt the EURO in 2008. The public sector is being restructured and downsized, and several public companies have been or are being privatised. While the manufacturing sector, especially the textile industry, is shedding jobs, the services sector, including the tourism industry, is increasing its importance in the creation of jobs. The Employment and Training Corporation, Malta's public employment service, is adopting active labour market policies and measures which are ...

This paper analyses the impact of population growth on CO2 emissions in European Union countries. Traditionally, researchers have assumed a unitary elasticity of emissions with respect to population growth. In this study population is treated as a predictor in the model, instead of being included as part of the dependent variable (per capita emissions), thus relaxing the above-mentioned assumption of unitary elasticity. We also contribute to the existing literature by taking into account the presence of heterogeneity in the sample and considering a dynamic specification. The sample covers the period 1975- 1999 for the current European Union members. Our results show that the impact of population growth on emissions is more than proportional for recent accession countries whereas for old EU members, the elasticity is lower than unity and non significant when the properties of the time series and the dynamics are correctly specified. The different impact of population change on CO2 emissions for the current EU members should therefore be taken into account in future discussions of climate change policies within the EU.