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Efficiency and Technology Gap in European Apple Production—A Metafrontier Model for Germany, Italy, and Poland

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
wiley   +1 more source

Access to Social Benefits for Third-country Nationals in the European Union Between Fragmentation and Equal Treatment

open access: yesEuropean Papers
(Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2025 10(1), 191-218 | Article | (Table of Contents) 1. Equal treatment and social benefits for third-country nationals in the European Union. – 2.
Matteo Manfredi
doaj   +1 more source

Lawful limitation of the right to work in the context of the Fries judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union [PDF]

open access: yesZbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu, 2018
The present paper examines two main recent issues of the social policy of the European Union (EU). The legal basis of the analysis includes some of the most significant areas of labour law and social law in the European Union. The Court of Justice of the
Zaccaria Leó Márton
doaj  

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Binding occupational exposure limits for carcinogens in the EU – good or bad?

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2019
The European Union (EU) has increased its efforts to counteract cancer due to occupational exposure. This is done by several means, including more active use and revision of the Carcinogen Directive (1), launch of the Roadmap on Carcinogens (2) and the ...
Gunnar Johanson, Håkan Tinnerberg
doaj   +1 more source

Medical Assistance in Dying for Persons Suffering Solely from Mental Illness in Canada

open access: yesVoices in Bioethics
Photo ID 71252867© Stepan Popov| Dreamstime.com Abstract While Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has been legalized in Canada since 2016, it still excludes eligibility for persons who have mental illness as a sole underlying medical condition. This
Chloe Eunice Panganiban   +1 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Adding a Little Gold to the Golden Years: Should the European Union Prohibit Compulsory Retirement as Aged-Based Discrimination in Employment? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
On October 2, 1997, the Member States of the European Union signed the Treaty of Amsterdam which amended the European Community Treaty (ECT). Among the Amsterdam Treaty\u27s most important new provisions was ECT Article 13, which authorized the Council ...
Goebel, Roger J.
core   +1 more source

European Union Social Policy as an Instrument for Sustainable Development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This paper undertakes an analysis and assessment of European Union (EU) social policy in the context of the sustainability of the group's social and economic development. The process of Europeanizing EU social policy is not advanced.
Witkowska Janina
core   +2 more sources

Who Are the Farmers Participating in a Carbon Sequestration Program? Results of a Discrete Choice Experiment in Germany

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agricultural soils offer great potential for carbon sequestration through humus formation. One way to motivate farmers to build up humus is through humus programs. These are still at an early stage of development, poorly explored, and the number of participating farmers is low. Our aim is to explain the heterogeneity of farmers' willingness to
Julia B. Block   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Migration Governance and Migration Rights in the Southern African Development Community (SADC): Attempts at Harmonization in a Disharmonious Region [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper examines prospects for enhanced regional migration governance and protection of migrants’ rights in the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Crush, Jonathan, Dodson, Belinda
core   +1 more source

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