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A European Model — Semesters, Modules and Cats

International Journal of Electrical Engineering & Education, 1993
A European model: semesters, modules and CATs The University of Ulster has developed links with Bavarian Fachhohschulen in Augsburg and Kempten. New course formats, with similar semester periods have been adopted to facilitate arrangements for offering dual awards to students undertaking ERASMUS exchange programmes.
J. S. Godfrey, R. H. Mitchell, A. Eder, J. Steinbrunn   +3 more
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Channels for Trade Union Involvement in the European Semester

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020
The present Research paper explores comparatively the findings of eight case studies which have been produced by INVOTUNES country teams, covering Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal and Sweden. The main goals of this Research paper are:Tt identify the channels through which national trade unions are involved in the European ...
Kirov, Vassil, Markova, Ekaterina
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A European Social Semester? The European Pillar of Social Rights in practice

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019
This working paper examines the European Pillar of Social Rights' practical use in the context of European ‘soft’ governance. It studies how the EPSR has been deployed in the 2018 European Semester and suggests some areas for reform in order to enhance its role in coordinating social policy.
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Economic ideology in the European semester

2022
This paper examines how the European Commission’s policy ideas have shifted over the course of the European Semester, the European Union’s annual cycle of economic governance and policy coordination that has been in place since 2011. In doing so, it seeks to add to our understanding of the divergent fiscal policy responses in many EU countries to the ...
Swinkels, Marij, Schoonvelde, Martijn
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Education policy and the European Semester:

2019
Education policy is a national competence within European Union rules, and therefore the responsibility of national governments. However, encouraging education policy co-ordination across Member States, and developing a European education ‘policy space’ has always been a feature of EU activity.
Howard Stevenson, Alison Milner, Emily Winchip, Lesley Hagger-Vaughan   +3 more
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Flexicurity in the European semester

Journal of European Public Policy, 2017
Before the crisis, flexicurity was a leading European Union (EU) policy concept, which aimed to balance labor-market flexibility and security. The recent focus on austerity measures to reduce public deficits might be thought to have reduced attention to the ‘security’ component of flexicurity.
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United States Participation in the European Project Semester

2022
This chapter describes successful interaction between engineering colleges in the United States and similar institutions engaged in the European Project Semester program, EPS, throughout Europe. Dr. Abata was asked to both teach and serve in the administration of EPS. The EPS program described herein was designed to promote student exchange and student
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Macro Coordination under the European Semester [PDF]

, 2011
To reinforce ex ante coordination of EU Member States’ economic and fiscal policies, a new monitoring cycle has been introduced: the “European semester” – a six-month period every year during which national budgetary and structural policies will be reviewed to detect any inconsistences and emerging imbalances while major budgetary decisions are still ...
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An assessment of the European Semester

2012
This study assesses the European Semester’s effectiveness and legitimacy. Effectiveness is constrained by the fact that spillovers, in particular in the euro area, are insufficiently accounted for and recommendations lack prioritisation across countries and policy areas. Legitimacy derives from the Council vote.
MARZINOTTO, Benedicta, Hallerberg M, Wolff G.   +2 more
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Is the European Semester effective and useful?

2018
We study whether and to what extent EU countries implement recommendations on macroeconomic imbalances given by the EU in the so-called European Semester. We assess how recommendations have evolved since 2013, based on a new database. We also study how EU recommendations on addressing macroeconomic imbalances compare to recommendations given by the ...
Efstathiou, Konstantinos, Wolff, Guntram B.   +1 more
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