For the September 2019 session of the Monetary Dialogue, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) tasked monetary experts to analyse achievements of Mr Draghi's Presidency of the European Central Bank and identify challenges for the future architecture of the Economic and Monetary U...
This briefing, provided by Policy department A, discusses the Latvian banking system and its exposure to money laundering risks. It was prepared following the European Parliament’s Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance Committee (TAX3) delegation visit to Latvia in August 2018....
The study on VAT Fraud - Economic impact, challenges and policy issues has the following two main objectives: - to clarify the features of the main cross-border VAT fraud schemes and to provide updated figures regarding the related loss of revenue for the MS; and - to present and discuss the exi...
The U.S. and EU economy combined remain the largest and wealthiest of the global economy. Taken together, European and US exports to the world accounted for one-quarter of global exports in 2013; combined imports represented nearly 30% of the world total. Both economies are strongly based on int...
This leaflet provides a background and abstracts of relevant studies prepared by the European Parliament’s Policy Department A on Economic and Scientific Policy....
This briefing gives a statistical update of labour market developments in Greece. Thus, it complements two briefing notes having been prepared by the Policy Department for the Employment and Social Affairs Committee in 2015 to support the work of the Committee's Monitoring group on the implement...
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) requested monetary experts to analyse implications of below-target inflation and subdued growth in the the euro area for monetary policy. This note, drawn up by Policy department A, gives an overview of in-depth analyses prepared by the experts f...
Research literature indicates that the gender gap in pensions shows how much higher men’s average monthly and annual pensions are than women’s. The average EU gender gap in pensions is substantial (35.7 % in 2017). Across Member States, this figure shows a wide variation - from as low as 2.6 % i...
This study provides an overview of the main developments in the area of employment and social affairs in Croatia, including relevant legislative and policy measures as well as the role of social partners and social dialogue. It also addresses the use of EU funds in combating unemployment in Croa...
