Citizen Science evolved from a long tradition in fields, such as biodiversity and meteorology, into almost all scientific fields. Simultaneously, regional and global communities became well organised and interconnected, and we arrived at a situation in which Citizen Science is not only prominent...
This paper contributes to the debate on liquidity in resolution by providing a quantitative assessment of liquidity gaps of banks in resolution in the euro area. It estimates possible ranges of liquidity gaps for significant banks under different assumptions and scenarios. The findings suggest t...
This Occasional Paper analyses how significant expansions in central banks’ mandates, roles and instruments can result in challenges to the independence of monetary policy. The paper reviews, in particular, some of the key challenges to central bank independence brought about by the global finan...
For the last three decades since the near-simultaneous end of the Cold War and the end of the Lebanese civil war, United States (US) policy towards Lebanon has continued to be dominated by support for specific personalities, parties and officials deemed to be ‘pro-Western’ rather than the constr...
Budget support is central to the international cooperation policy of the European Union. It is a means of delivering effective aid and durable results in support of EU partners’ reform efforts and the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Providing a platform for dialogue between the EU and its ...
The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015 by 195 countries, sets out a global framework to avoid dangerous climate change....
The annual publication of the result of customs actions at EU external borders provides an opportunity to measure the scale of customs actions required to enforce intellectual property rights (IPRs). The enforcement of IPRs by customs is a priority for the Commission and for Member States. Innov...
Increased cross-border activity in the EU internal market makes strong, close and timely collaboration between insurance supervisory authorities necessary for effective supervision. EIOPA’s Decision on the collaboration of the insurance supervisory authorities (EIOPA-BoS-17/014) (Decision) is a ...
The EIB has piloted a programme of micro impact studies of private sector impact investments, partnering with the Global Development Network. The studies deepen our understanding of the impacts of these projects, going beyond the detailed results measurement framework the European Investment Ban...
This report is based on the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency’s evaluation of the first final project reports of the first generation of CBHE projects selected for funding in 2015. Altogether 138 projects were funded in 2015 and 88 finalised projects have submitted their final ...
