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European Competitiveness Report 2007 Competitiveness and economic reforms Catalogue number: NB-AK-07-001-EN-C ISBN: 9789279064845 Pagination: 185 Dimensions: 21 x 29.7 cm This year, after a review of recent developments concerning growth, productivity and employment, both at the level of the EU and in the main economic sectors, the Report reviews microeconomic reforms under the Growth and Jobs agenda from the point of view of their potential to raise productivity and focuses, more particularly, on skills as a competitiveness factor. The Report assesses the relative strengths and weaknesses of European industries and concludes with a long term vision of European manufacturing so as to put the emerging trends and challenges in perspective and to check whether existing policies are consistent with them. The analysis in this report is underpinned by improved data availability. Price:£25.00

Panorama on tourism - 2007 edition (with CD-ROM) Catalogue number: KS-77-07-074-EN-C ISBN: 9789279049019 Pagination: 79 Dimensions: 21 x 29.7 cm The Panorama gives an overview on tourism in Europe and describes what tourism is about in the EU Member States, Candidate and EFTA countries. It focuses on general facts in tourism that remain stable over time. This includes recent trends, the tourism behaviour of Europeans and details on tourism in the EU countries. Price:£16.00

Sustainable tourism as a factor of cohesion among European regions Cat. No: QG-73-05-130-EN-C ISBN: 9289503785 Pagination:241 pages Dimensions: 16 × 23 cm Published:2006 Progress towards sustainable tourism has become imperative in the European Union. The tourism industry has grown to massive proportions in the last decade and so has its environmental impact. Since tourism is above all an economic activity, a better management of tourism is not only necessary to mitigate its negative effects on the environment, but also to minimise the potential conflict with other economic activities such as agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Price:£18.00

EU competitiveness and industrial location Cat. No: KA-71-05-304-EN-C ISBN: 9279004212 Pagination: 100 pages Dimensions: 176 × 25 cm Published:2006 In May 2005 the Group of Economic Policy Analysis (GEPA) discussed the issue of EU competitiveness and industrial location. At that meeting, a request was made for BEPA to prepare a report: (i) taking stock of the phenomena of delocalisation and outsourcing in particular and globalisation in general; (ii) assessing their impact on the European economy; and (iii) considering how potential challenges can be addressed. This report — a draft of which was presented to the GEPA in September 2005 — is a response to this request. The report discusses EU trade patterns, reviews factors affecting industrial location decisions, reviews relevant evidence on globalisation and relocation and their impact in particular on employment, and presents a set of policies aimed at improving the EU’s competitiveness and its ability to address challenges emanating from these shocks. Price:£10.00

European industrial relations dictionary Cat. No: TJ-70-05-100-EN-C ISBN: 9289709227 Pagination: 56 pages Dimensions: 176 × 25 cm Published:2005 Designed as an easy-to-use online format, the European industrial relations dictionary is a comprehensive collection of the most commonly used terms in employment and industrial relations at EU level today. It contains almost 300 alphabetically listed entries, featuring concise definitions and relevant contextual information, with hyperlinks to EU legislation and case-law. This booklet gives a broad overview and introduces the nine general themes of the dictionary. It presents a concise outline of the legal and institutional framework of the EU system of employment and industrial relations, charting its evolution from the Treaty of Paris in 1951 right up to the current predicament regarding the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the full test version of the dictionary. Price:£28.49

European competitiveness report 2006 Cat. No: NB-AK-06-001-EN-C ISBN: 9279025783 Pagination: 187 pages Dimensions: 21 x 297 cm Published:2006 ISSN 1682-0800 This is the ninth edition of the Commission’s European Competitiveness Report since the 1994 Industry Council Resolution that established its basis. Competitiveness in this Report is understood to mean a sustained rise in the standards of living of a nation or region and as low a level of involuntary unemployment. Maintaining and improving its position in the global market is the main competitiveness criterion at the level of an industrial sector. Price:£25.00

Competence development in SMEs Cat. No: NB-AM-03-011-EN-C ISBN: 9289459786 Pagination: 64 pages Dimensions: 21 × 297 cm Published:2003 This report provides an analysis of how European SMEs develop their in-house competence and acquire external expertise. It also focuses on the main attitudes, on the benefits and barriers that SMEs face in this activity. Price:£11.50

SMEs and access to finance Cat. No: NB-AM-03-012-EN-C ISBN: 9289459816 Pagination: 56 pages Dimensions: 21 × 297 cm Published:2004 This report focuses on the situation of European SMEs’ debt financing. The report coverage, which includes financing through overdrafts, bank loans, leasing and factoring, does not comprise equity financing. A view on trade credit and guarantee schemes is also offered. Price:£11.50

SMEs and the liberalisation of network industries:Telecommunication and electricity markets Cat. No: NB-AM-03-013-EN-C ISBN: 9289459840 Pagination: 78 pages Dimensions: 21 × 297 cm Published:2004 This report focuses on the deregulation and privatisation process implemented within the EU from an SME’s perspective. The report specifically identifies the impact of the liberalisation process on SMEs as consumers of services provided by public utilities (especially telecommunications and electricity). Price:£11.50

Internationalisation of SMEs Cat. No: NB-AM-03-014-EN-C ISBN: 9289459875 Pagination: 66 pages Dimensions: 21 × 297 cm Published:2004 This report investigates how SMEs internationalise their activities and the main reasons for internationalisation. It also focuses on how internationalisation affects SMEs’ organisation and their competitiveness. A view on those barriers that hinder SMEs’ internationalisation is given as well. Price:£11.50

SMEs and cooperation Cat. No: NB-AM-03-015-EN-C ISBN: 9289459905 Pagination: 64 pages Dimensions: 21 × 297 cm Published:2004 This report establishes the case for cooperation between SMEs in Europe (i.e. characteristics, properties and functions) and verifies the extent of SME cooperation in the EU by countries, sectors and business-size classes. It also focuses on how cooperation strengthens SMEs’ competitiveness. Price:£11.50

The impact of EU enlargement on European SMEs Cat. No: NB-AM-03-016-EN-C ISBN: 928945993X Pagination: 68 pages Dimensions: 21 × 297 cm Published:2004 This report presents the economic impact on SMEs of the changes in framework conditions brought about by the EU enlargement, both in current and future EU Member States. It also describes the experiences and views gathered from SMEs’ entrepreneurs with respect to the enlargement. Price:£11.50

SMEs in Europe 2003 Cat. No: NB-AM-03-017-EN-C ISBN: 9289459964 Pagination: 92 pages Dimensions: 21 × 297 cm Published:2004 This report presents main statistics on European SMEs in comparison with the USA, Japan and the candidate countries. It also presents the medium-term development of SMEs compared with LSEs. A section on SMEs’ behaviour in the business cycle is included as well. Price:£11.50

Highlights from the 2003 Observatory Cat. No: NB-AM-03-018-EN-C ISBN: 9289459999 Pagination: 48 pages Dimensions: 21 × 297 cm Published:2004 In the framework of the Observatory, a survey is carried out on over 7 800 SMEs in 19 European countries. The ENSR survey feeds into some of the reports carried out for the Observatory and this report presents the main results of the 2003 survey as well as an executive summary of the other reports. Price:£11.50

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