The study considers the options for suspending obligations under the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) in connection with violations of human rights, democratic principles or the rule of law following the expiry of the Cotonou Agreement in 2020. It outlines the functioning of the hum...
In the decade prior to 2011, the al-Assad regime attempted to attain political dominance through an economic reform programme. This programme, which was branded a ‘social market economy,’ reduced government intervention and public spending while preserving the state’s social security role. The t...
This memo was drawn up for the delegation of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development to Andalusia (Spain) in May 2016. It includes: 1) an introduction, setting out the key political, geographical, climatic and demographic data; 2) a chapter entirely devoted to th...
