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Geopolitics on a Shoestring? Unpacking the EU'S Geopolitical External Assistance to Central Asia

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paper examines how the European Union's (EU) increasingly emphasised geopolitical ambitions are reflected in the practice of its external assistance policy. An analysis of EU documents around various policy initiatives and funding instruments reveals that in the Commission's understanding, geopolitical external assistance increases EU ...
Balázs Szent‐Iványi, Dóra Piroska
wiley   +1 more source

The Future of the Relations between the European Union and the ACP Countries: the Green Book of the European Commission [PDF]

Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, 1998
Twenty-five years after the Lome Agreement, the negotiations for its renewal in the year 2000 supply the occasion for the European Union to reformulate the whole of its relations with the ACP countries in light of more experience and in consonance with ...
Josep Baiges
doaj  

Economic Partnership between the ACP countries and the EU [PDF]

, 2006
In this paper we explore the nature and effects of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU and groups of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. We argue that the direct economic effects from reciprocal trade liberalization - both positive and negative – may be rather limited.
K. Van Hoestenberghe, H.J. Roelfsema
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Parks for Biodiversity: Policy Guidance based on Experience in ACP Countries [PDF]

Pacific Conservation Biology, 2000
The IUCN (World Conservation Union) defines biological diversity (or biodiversity for short) as "the variability of life in all its forms, levels and combinations". One approach to maintaining biodiversity is through the reservation of protected areas. In less developed countries, there is a poor capacity to fund and manage protected areas efficiently,
openaire   +1 more source

Preference Utilisation and Tariff Reduction in EU Imports from ACP Countries [PDF]

, 2004
Despite the long relationship between the EU and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries aimed at encouraging their exports while stimulating growth and investment, the ACP states still face difficulties in integrating into the world economy ...
Manchin, M. (Miriam)
core   +1 more source

Addiction and chronic skin diseases: A Pan‐European study on prevalence, associations and patient impact

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
This pan‐European study reveals high rates of addiction in patients with chronic skin diseases. Smoking, alcohol, drug use, gambling, and internet addiction were prevalent and associated with quality of life, demographics, and region. The findings support integrating addiction screening into dermatologic care to improve outcomes.
Stefanie Ziehfreund, Magdalena Saak, Alisa Schaal, Roxana Mazilu, Emmanuel Mahé, Carla Hajj, Emma K. Johansson, Josefin Lysell, Gunnthorunn Sigurdardottir, Franz J. Legat, Catherina Koch, Astrid Schmieder, Caroline Glatzel, Brian Kirby, Emily Pender, Anna Zalewska‐Janowska, Katarzyna Tomaszewska, Giulia Ciccarese, Pia Lauriola, Michael J. Boffa, Stephanie Farrugia, Anna Caroline Pilz, Franziska Schauer, Magdalena Trzeciak, Weronika Zysk, Krisztián Gáspár, Andrea Szegedi, Giovanni Damiani, Andrea Carugno, Ilona Hartmane, Ingmars Mikazans, Skaidra Valiukeviciene, Livija Petrokaite, Jacek C. Szepietowski, Beata Jastrząb, Petra Staubach, Suzana Ljubojević Hadžavdić, Daška Štulhofer Buzina, Christian Posch, Jakob Jochmann, Antonia Wiala, Ludwig Scheffenbichler, Emanuele Trovato, Laura Calabrese, Gyula Laszlo Fekete, Pavel Chernyshov, Lidiia Kolodzinska, Julia Welzel, Karisa Thölken, Julia‐Tatjana Maul, Lara Valeska Maul, Damian Meyersburg, Stephanie Bowe, Cathal O. Connor, Razvigor Darlenski, Stephan Traidl, Christian Vestergaard, Elena Lucía Pinto‐Pulido, Maria Polina Konstantinou, Eszter Szlávicz, Kristine Heidemeyer, Nikhil Yawalkar, Hanka Agnes Caroline Lantzsch, Aleksandra Soplinska, Anna‐Theresa Seitz, Tiago Torres, Zenon Brzoza, Ana Sanader Vučemilović, Liana Manolache, Nina Magnolo, Emanuele Scala, Kilian Eyerich, Tilo Biedermann, Alexander Zink   +73 more
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The End of Life With Dementia in Asian Countries: Barriers, Facilitators and a Research Agenda for Advancing a Palliative Approach

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Dementia—the seventh leading cause of death globally—is most prevalent in Asia, home to over half of those affected. Yet, palliative approaches to dementia, endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Action Plan on the Public Health Response to Dementia, and focused on improving quality of life through a holistic and ...
Chetna Malhotra, Ellie B. Andres, Chandrika Ramakrishnan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent and future trends in synthetic greenhouse gas radiative forcing [PDF]

, 2013
Atmospheric measurements show that emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons are now the primary drivers of the positive growth in synthetic greenhouse gas (SGHG) radiative forcing. We infer recent SGHG emissions and examine the
Arnold, T., Fraser, P. J., Harth, C. M., Ivy, D., Krummel, P. B., Miller, B. R., Muehle, J., O'Doherty, S., Prinn, R. G., Rigby, M., Salameh, P. K., Simmonds, P. G., Steele, L. P., Weiss, R. F., Young, D.   +14 more
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What are the barriers and facilitators to advance care planning with older people in long‐term care facilities? A qualitative study

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To explore the views and preferences for advance care planning from the perspectives of residents, family members and healthcare professionals in long‐term care facilities. Design A qualitative descriptive design. Methods We conducted semi‐structured interviews with 12 residents of long‐term care facilities, 10 family members and 14 ...
Yuxin Zhou, Ariel Wang, Debbie Braybrook, Clare Ellis‐Smith, Haixia Feng, Ni Gong, Zhi Zhou, Richard Harding   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The EPA between the UE and África. The introduction of reciprocity and the case of Ghana

Papeles de Europa, 2012
Under the Cotonou Agreement, the European Union (EU) is negotiating the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with the different regions of the countries African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) where trade reciprocity is introduced.
Eva Valera Fernández
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