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Taxation Trends in the European Union: Data for the EU Member States and Norway 2007 Edition Cat No.KS-DU-07-001-EN-C ISBN-13:9789279048654 Pagination:447 pages Published:26 Jul 2007 Author: Eurostat - European Union (EU) Publisher: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities 'Taxation Trends in the European Union: Data for the EU Member States and Norway - 2007 Edition' presents a statistical and economic analysis of the tax systems of the Member States of the European Union (EU) and Norway. The data, which covers the period 1995-2005, is presented within a unified statistical framework, which makes it possible to assess the heterogeneous national tax systems on a fully comparable basis. This publication also offers a breakdown of tax revenues by economic function - according to whether they are raised on consumption, labour, or capital - with this classification based on disaggregated tax data and on a breakdown of the revenue from the personal income tax. It also contains indicators of the average tax burden on consumption, labour, and capital. Price:£29.00

Economic and Monetary Union: Legal and Political Texts June 2007 Cat No. QC-76-06-262-EN-C ISBN-13:9789282432594 ISBN-10:9282432599 Pagination:275 pages Published:26 Sep 2007 Author: European Commission Since January 2007, 13 member states have adopted the euro with a combined population of more than 315 million. This publication, 'Economic and Monetary Union: Legal and Political Texts - June 2007', issued jointly by the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union and the European Commission, brings together the core legal and political texts regulating European Monetary Union and the european single currency. It includes extracts from the consolidated versions of the EU Treaty and the EC Treaty. The extracts are numbered in accordance with the provisions of the Amsterdam Treaty. Price:£18.00

European Economy Subscription code: VED ISBN: SUBVED Pagination: Dimensions: 21 × 29.7 cm Published: Note this item is an Annual Subscription Volumes in this series appear six times a year as a paying paper subscription. European Economy contains important reports and communications from the Commission to the Council and to the European Parliament on the economic situation and developments. More details Price: 160.00 EUROS Not currently available to order online. Please call +44(0)207 624 2993 to place your order.

European Economy — No 2/2006 Cat. No: KC-AR-06-002-EN-C ISBN: 9279012320 Pagination:180 pages Dimensions: 21 × 29.7 cm Published:2006 ISSN 0379-0991 Economic forecasts Spring 2006 Economic growth is projected to rebound in 2006 to 2.3 % in the European Union and to 2.1 % in the euro area, up from 1.6 % and 1.3 % in 2005, according to the Commission’s spring economic forecasts. The main impulses stem from a robust increase in investment, continued strong world growth and an improved outlook in Germany. Growth is expected to edge slightly lower in 2007 to 2.2 % in the EU and 1.8 % in the euro area. The EU as a whole is expected to create 3½ million new jobs over the period 2006–07, after nearly 3 million in the previous two years. This will help reduce unemployment from a peak of more than 9 % in 2004 to an expected 8.2 % in 2007 in the EU. Inflation remains remarkably stable at slightly above 2 % despite soaring oil prices, which remain the main risk to economic growth. Price:£34.00

European Economy — No 3/2006 Cat. No: KC-AR-06-003-EN-C ISBN: 9279012339 Pagination:459 pages Dimensions: 21 × 29.7 cm Published:2006 ISSN 0379-0991 Public finances in EMU 2006 The communication on public finances in EMU 2005 summarises the main policy messages of the yearly ‘Public finances in EMU report’ prepared by the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs. In 2005, the budgetary position in the euro area and the EU improved significantly. According to the spring 2006 forecasts of the Commission services, the euro area and EU deficits would remain roughly stable in 2006 and 2007, based on the assumption of unchanged policy. Price:£34.00

European Economy — No 5/2006 Cat. No: KC-AR-06-005-EN-C ISBN: 9279012355 Pagination:164 pages Dimensions: 21 × 29.7 cm Published:2006 ISSN 0379-0991 Economic forecasts Autumn 2006 Economic growth in 2006 is set to reach 2.8 % in the European Union and 2.6 % in the euro area, up from 1.7 % and 1.4 % in 2005, according to the Commission’s autumn economic forecasts. The main impulses are robust growth in domestic demand, especially investment, and sustained global growth. Economic activity should ease somewhat in 2007 and 2008 reflecting the global outlook and, in particular, the slowdown in the United States. Yet, GDP growth is projected to remain around potential in the next two years (EU: 2.4 % in both 2007 and 2008; euro area: 2.1 % in 2007 and 2.2 % in 2008). Price:£34.00

European Economy — Special Report No 1/2006 Cat. No: KC-AF-06-001-EN-C ISBN: 9279012177 Pagination:386 pages Dimensions: 21 × 29.7 cm Published:2006 ISSN 1684-033X The impact of ageing on public expenditure: projections for the EU-25 Member States on pensions, healthcare, long-term care, education and unemployment transfers (2004–50) In the coming decades, the size and age-structure of Europe’s population will undergo dramatic changes due to low fertility rates, continuous increases in life expectancy and the retirement of the baby-boom generation.This report presents the results of the age-related expenditure projection exercise. Price:£34.00

European Economy — Special Report No 2/2006 Cat. No: KC-AF-06-002-EN-C ISBN: 9279012185 Pagination:83 pages Dimensions: 21 × 29.7 cm Published:2006 ISSN 1684-033X 2006 convergence report on Lithuania 2006 convergence report on Slovenia Prepared in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty at the request of Lithuania and Slovenia.Article 122(2) of the Treaty requires that the reports include an examination of the compatibility of national legislation. The reports also have to examine the achievement of a high degree of sustainable convergence in the Member State concerned by reference to the fulfilment of the convergence criteria (price stability, government budgetary position, exchange rate stability, long-term interest rates), and take account of several other factors mentioned in the final sub-paragraph of Article 121(1). The four convergence criteria are developed further in a Protocol annexed to the Treaty. Price:£34.00

Structures of the taxation systems in the European Union — Data 1995–2004 Cat. No: KS-DU-06-001-EN-C ISBN: 9279018507 Pagination:417 pages Dimensions: 21 × 29.7 cm Published:2006 In the publication Structures of the taxation systems in the European Union, the Taxation and Customs Union DG and Eurostat present several classifications of tax revenues and tax rates with a view to monitoring and comparing the structures of the taxation systems in the European Union. The publication covers the period 1995–2004. Price:£18.00

Human capital as a factor of growth and promotion of employment at the regional level: the case of France and Germany Cat. No: QG-68-05-155-EN-C ISBN: 9289503653 Pagination:112 pages Dimensions: 16 × 23 cm Published:2006 This study assesses the contribution of human capital to growth and employment in France and Germany. It describes in depth, and through a solid empirical analysis, the relations existing between a set of relevant indicators for improving human capital and its output in terms of productivity, wages and employment. It provides an estimation of private and social returns from schooling and training. Finally, it provides insights into the links between education and public finances and expenditures. Price:£18.00

The role of regional and local authorities in the Euro-Mediterranean partnership Cat. No: QG-68-05-107-EN-C ISBN: 9289503629 Pagination:114 pages Dimensions: 16 × 23 cm Published:2005 How can the partnership between towns, cities and regions to the north and south of the Mediterranean be improved and strengthened? With the enlargement of the European Union, its centre has moved significantly to the east. This makes the Union’s relations with the Mediterranean partners a major foreign policy issue. The relations with this area are crucial as concerns the enlarged European Union’s ability to play a political role in the international arena. The fall of the Berlin wall made it possible for the EU to approach the east, whilst the peace process in the Middle East enabled the Union to improve its relations with non-EU countries in the Mediterranean area. From the European Union’s side, the main initiative to support cooperation between the Union and the Mediterranean countries is the neighbourhood policy, and especially the new neighbourhood instrument. This study aims to find out how this instrument could support decentralised cooperation, by presenting 10 case studies. Price:£10.00

European Union foreign direct investment yearbook 2005 — Pocketbook — Data 1998–2003 Cat. No: KS-BK-05-001-EN-C ISBN: 9289497033 Pagination:144 pages Dimensions: 10.5 × 21 cm Published:2005 ISSN 1605-2935 Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a key role in the globalisation process and is an important element affecting international relations. An international investment is classified as FDI when at least 10 % of the capital of the target enterprise is acquired. The publication provides detailed data on EU FDI for recent years (1998–2003), for both EU FDI abroad and FDI into the EU. It provides an overview of the position of the EU in world FDI and a comparison with the USA. For EU FDI abroad, particular focus is put on EU FDI in emerging countries. Finally, FDI data with major partners are detailed according to the kind of activity in which the investment takes place. Data focus on the EU as whole and, to a lesser extent, on the Member States. Price:£7.00

Governance and ICT — Innovative eGovernment actions at local and regional level Cat. No: QG-58-04-950-EN-C ISBN: 9289502770 Pagination:138 pages Dimensions: 16 × 23 cm Published:2004 Information and communication technologies (ICT) are radically changing how local and regional authorities operate, interact and communicate. eGovernment means taking advantage of these changes, not only from a technical point of view, but by strengthening democracy and making it easier for the citizens to participate. Thus, eGovernment has become a key area of the eEurope 2005 action plan. This study means to improve knowledge of the premises necessary for efficient eGovernment. The report aims to promote local and regional eGovernment measures, and illustrates the role of the regions and cities of the EU in taking initiatives in this area. Being the government level closest to the citizens, local and regional authorities play a key role in the development of eGovernment. The study examines 10 case studies of best practice from around Europe. Price:£11.00

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