Interest in the use of electronic catalogues in public procurement procedure has risen in member states. EU Directive 2014/24/EU and specifically Article 36 introduces rules on how electronic catalogues may be used in procurement procedures over EU thresholds. While the concept of electronic cat...
This summary report concerns the last two generations of Framework Partnership Agreements of the first Erasmus Mundus Master Course (EMMC) programme period (2004-2008). It looks at EMMCs which were selected in 2007 and 2008, offered joint Master courses of high quality that last one-and-a-half o...
This study examines experience of the mainstreaming of climate policy objectives into cohesion policy in the current (2014-2020) and earlier programming periods, including with respect to its urban dimension, and to territorial cooperation. It identifies the implications of the Paris Agreement o...
Ce document a pour but de donner un aperçu des négociations en cours qui doivent déboucher sur la conclusion, d'ici à décembre 2015, d'un nouvel accord international juridiquement contraignant sur le changement climatique. Le document décrit les accords en vigueur sur le changement climatique et...
A new international agreement to combat climate change is due to be adopted in December 2015 at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Besides actions to stop global warming, it should also cover adaptation to climate change. T...
In the light of the country’s recent signing of a Framework Participation Agreement with the EU, and the upcoming White Paper on defence that Canberra is due to release before the end of the year, this Alert examines Australia’s record of security and defence cooperation with the Union and its p...
Das Ziel dieses Berichts besteht darin, über die Umsetzung der Richtlinie zum Elternurlaub 2010/18 zu informieren, eine Analyse der Umsetzung zu geben und mögliche Schwachstellen und Lücken im bestehenden Besitzstand (acquis) aufzuzeigen. Der Schwerpunkt dieses Berichts liegt darauf, aufzuzeigen...
The EU and its Member States took a variety of important steps in 2013 to protect and promote fundamental rights by assuming new international commitments, revamping legislation and pursuing innovative policies on the ground. 2013 was also characterised by an intense debate on how best to protec...
The purpose of this report is to provide information on and present an analysis of the implementation of Parental Leave Directive 2010/18 as well as possible weaknesses and lacunae in the existing acquis. The focus of this report will be on the way the various types of family leave and other mea...
The present fourth edition of “Research at the JRC in Support of EU Climate Change Policy Making” shows concrete research activities and results that contributed to the EC policy initiatives of the past two years. They include the Commissions’ “Analysis of options to move beyond 20% greenhouse g...
