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The Lisbon Treaty entered into force in 2009, providing the European Union (EU) with exclusive competence in the area of 'direct investment', as part of the common commercial policy. This covers the conclusion of international investment agreements (IIAs), which typically aim to protect and/or liberalise foreign direct investment. Since then, the EU has ratified protection IIAs (or provisions in trade agreements) with Canada, Singapore and Vietnam. Early on, concerns were raised as to the specific ...

The Council of the European Union has authorised the European Commission to represent the EU and its Member States at the intergovernmental talks at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), with a view to reforming the existing investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system. The latter provides a procedural framework for disputes between international investors and hosting states, and relies on arbitration procedures. However, there have been growing concerns among states ...

El uso de instrumentos financieros en la política de cohesión, considerado un método eficiente en materia de recursos para la utilización de los fondos públicos, está cada vez más extendido. Los instrumentos financieros ofrecen apoyo a la inversión en forma de préstamos, garantías, capital y otros mecanismos de reparto del riesgo. En el período de programación 2014-2020, los instrumentos financieros pueden ejecutarse en todos los ámbitos temáticos y fondos que abarca la política de cohesión, y combinarse ...

En el presente estudio se examinan cuestiones actuales y nuevas de la política de cohesión para apoyar la agenda de trabajo de la Comisión de Desarrollo Regional del Parlamento Europeo durante su nuevo mandato en 2019-2024. El análisis se centra en cuestiones relativas a las competencias de la comisión y concluye poniendo de relieve cuestiones y temas políticos clave para el debate sobre la política de cohesión en 2021-2027.

This report summarises the discussion which took place at the workshop “Public Procurement Strategy Package”. Public procurement is a complex issue with the potential to strongly influence the EU economy. With the aim of discussing the main challenges related to this topic and the recently proposed draft regulation of the European Commission, the workshop was hosted by Mr Carlos Coelho, MEP. This document was prepared by Policy Department A at the request of the Committee on the Internal Market ...

Upon request of the Euronest parliamentary assembly economic committee, investment patterns and policies in the EU and Eastern Partnership countries were compared. The EU is an investment heavyweight, both in terms of attracting as placing foreign direct investment. Many EU Member States protect their investment abroad and some have screening mechanisms for incoming investment. The Eastern Partnership countries are minor investors themselves, but keep attracting a slowly growing level of foreign ...

La política de innovación

Fichas temáticas sobre la EU 01-09-2017

La innovación desempeña un papel cada vez más central en nuestra economía. Beneficia a los ciudadanos en cuanto consumidores y en cuanto trabajadores. Resulta fundamental para crear mejores empleos, construir una sociedad más ecológica y mejorar nuestra calidad de vida, pero también para mantener la competitividad de la Unión en el mercado mundial. La política de innovación es la interfaz entre la política en materia de investigación y desarrollo tecnológico y la política industrial, y busca crear ...

The G20 Summit in Hamburg: Key issues

De un vistazo 05-07-2017

On 7-8 July 2017, the 12th Summit of Heads of State or Government of the Group of Twenty (G20) will take place in Hamburg, Germany. Besides traditional G20 issues, with an emphasis on financial regulation, the focus is on climate and trade protectionism in light of policies recently adopted by the USA.

Economic Dialogue with Croatia

Análisis en profundidad 22-03-2017

This note presents selected information on the current status of the EU economic governance procedures and related relevant information in view of an Economic Dialogue with Zdravko Maric, Croatia’s Minister for Finance, in the ECON committee of the European Parliament. The invitation for a dialogue is in accordance with the EU economic governance framework.

World Energy Outlook 2016

De un vistazo 19-12-2016

World Energy Outlook 2016 World Energy Outlook (WEO) is an annual study produced by the International Energy Agency (IEA), which models future global trends in energy based on different policy scenarios. The study looks at how production and consumption of different energy sources is evolving, and considers the likely effects of investment decisions, new technologies, government policies and international agreements. The WEO sheds light on the expected energy trajectory of different regions of the ...