http://www.eubusiness.com EUbusiness.com offers a selection of publications on the European Union, EU legislation and European affairs. Get listed! Listing costs GBP 85 for an entry on this page. Phone +44 (0)20 7193 7242 or email sales@eubusiness.com. daily 1 2006-08-27T15:53:31Z http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/euro/ecb-euro-debt-crisis Since the intensification of the crisis in September 2008, all euro area long-term government bond yields relative to the German Bund have been characterised by highly persistent processes with upward trends for countries with weaker fiscal fundamentals. Looking at the daily period 1 September 2008 - 4 August 2011, the paper finds that three factors can explain the recorded developments in sovereign spreads: (i) an aggregate regional risk factor, (ii) the country-specific credit risk and (iii) the spillover effect from Greece. Specifically, higher risk aversion has increased the demand for the Bund and this is behind the pricing of all euro area spreads, including those for Austria, Finland and the Netherlands. Country-specific credit ratings have played a key role in the developments of the spreads for Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. Finally, the rating downgrade in Greece has contributed to developments in spreads of countries with weaker fiscal fundamentals: Ireland, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Belgium and France. No publisher inadim Portugal Ireland Greece debt crisis Euro 2012-02-10T17:59:35Z Book http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/euro/eastern-europe-credits Based on survey data covering 8,387 firms in 20 countries this ECB Working Paper compares credit demand and credit supply for firms in Eastern Europe to those for firms in selected Western European countries. The paper finds that firms in Eastern Europe have a higher need for credit than firms in Western Europe, and that a higher share of firms is discouraged from applying for a loan. No publisher inadim Eastern and Central Europe Finance banks SMEs Euro 2012-02-10T17:51:04Z Book http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/sme/mff-2014-20 The European Commission has adopted a Communication on the simplification of access to EU funds in the next financial period (2014-2020). Within the framework of the MFF 2014-2020, both in the proposal from 29 June 2011, and in the sector-specific proposals, the Commission presented many simplification measures. Through this Communication the Commission demonstrates that the objective of simplification must remain a main principle in the next Multiannual Financial Framework. The current rules are both fragmented and complex; by simplifying them and by reducing red tape, we would allow the EU budget to contribute more to the economic growth in Europe through better access to funds for SMEs', local and regional authorities, scientists and others. No publisher eub2 SMEs Finance 2012-02-08T22:29:00Z Book http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/energy/energy-cost-optimality The Concerted Action conducted a study on experiences and challenges for setting cost optimal levels for energy performance requirements. The results were used as input by the European Commission in their work of establishing the Regulation on a comparative methodology framework for calculating cost optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements. No publisher inadim Energy cost buildings 2012-02-08T13:40:42Z Book http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/energy/iee-mag.11 Intelligent Energy – Europe (IEE) magazine is a bi-annual magazine which brings you all the news on the IEE programme. Published by the Executive Agency for Competitiveness & Innovation (EACI) it contains information on the programme, views from the EACI and project managers on the ground. The leading topic of the latest issue of the magazine is "Renewable energy: A new era". No publisher inadim Energy renewable 2012-02-08T11:19:49Z Book http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/energy/eca-nuclear-12 In the framework of the EU accession negotiations, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia committed to the early closure and decommissioning of eight nuclear reactors, thus facing a significant production capacity loss. The Court assessed the effectiveness of the EU financial assistance (2 850 million euro up to now) in supporting recipient countries’ efforts to decommission their closed nuclear reactors and to address the consequences of the early closure. The Court found that progress has been slow, no comprehensive assessment of future needs exists, and available funding is plainly insufficient. The Court recommended making conditional any further support upon an evaluation of the EU added value. No publisher eub2 Energy Lithuania Environment Slovakia Bulgaria 2012-02-08T10:39:11Z Book http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/research/inno-scoreboard-11 The Innovation Union Scoreboard includes innovation indicators and trend analyses for the EU27 Member States, as well as for Croatia, Iceland, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. It also includes comparisons based on a more reduced set of indicators between the EU27 and 10 global competitors. No publisher eub2 Research & Technology 2012-02-07T23:04:49Z Book http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/energy/ceer-vision-gas European energy regulators committed to produce a vision paper on a conceptual model for European gas markets (the “gas target model”). The current conclusions paper sets out the vision for the European Gas Market in 2014 and beyond. Furthermore, this paper proposes measures to achieve the goal of the Internal Energy Market by 2014 in line with the commitment of the European Council of 4 February 2011. No publisher inadim Energy gas 2012-02-07T08:06:43Z Book http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/energy/offshore-2011 The report assesses the 2011 European offshore wind power market and trends. No publisher inadim Energy wind 2012-02-04T15:02:10Z Book http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/energy/wind.directions.0212 Wind Directions is the magazine of the European wind energy industry. The focus of the first issue of 2012 is the topic grids and the single energy market. No publisher inadim wind Ecuador 2012-02-04T14:44:44Z Book http://www.eubusiness.com/Books/competition-7 * One of the most definitive and thorough books on competition law available, written by one of the world's most respected academics in the field, providing students with everything they need in one complete stand-alone resource. * The acclaimed critical and contextual approach addresses the wider economic and practical realities of competition law and brings competition law to life making it straightforward to follow for students of all levels. * Written with a clear style, this highly insightful book is the definitive text on competition law for students and practitioners alike. * The accompanying Online Resource Centre includes additional articles by the author, web links, author video podcasts, and an updated table of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) decisions No publisher The European Bookshop EU Law - competition Competition 2012-02-02T20:19:11Z Book http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/trade/eu-west-africa-trade This publication focuses on ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States. In 2010 the EU-27 had a trade surplus with the ECOWAS countries in goods and, in 2009, in services. Imports and exports both rose strongly in 2010 recovering from the financial crisis. Mineral fuels (crude oil imports from Nigeria) made up two thirds of EU-27 imports from ECOWAS, whilst petroleum products accounted for nearly a third of EU-27 exports. No publisher inadim Trade Africa surplus Facts & Figures 2012-01-31T22:04:57Z Book http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/tourism/tourism-stats-2011 First results for 2010-2011 evolution of tourism in Europe, focusing on nights spent in collective accommodation establishments, but also looking at holiday trips made by EU residents. No publisher inadim recession Tourism Facts & Figures 2012-01-31T21:50:11Z Book http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/living-in-eu/eu-citizens-initiative Through the European citizens’ initiative, one million EU citizens will be able to invite the European Commission to make a legislative proposal. A successful initiative may therefore be instrumental in setting the EU legislative agenda. This guide explains what the citizens’ initiative is about, how to sign up to initiatives and how to organise your own initiative should you have an idea for EU legislation that you think could gain the support of one million EU citizens. No publisher inadim EU Law citizenship democracy Living & Working in EU 2012-01-30T23:02:03Z Book http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/single-market/e-commerce-protection The European Commission is proposing 16 measures aiming to double online retail sales by 2015 by providing better protection for consumers, more information and a wider range of choices. No publisher inadim Single Market protection Internet Consumer ecommerce 2012-01-27T11:10:41Z Book