Nove EU publikacije u Knjižnici Sabora - listopad 2013.

Hrvatski sabor
Knjižnica
Nove EU publikacije
u Knjižnici Sabora
10/2013.

UVOD
Knjižnica Hrvatskoga sabora 2013. godine započinje s periodičnom objavom odabranih
publikacija institucija Europske unije pod nazivom Nove EU publikacije u Knjižnici Sabora.
Ovaj katalog sadrži izbor javno dostupnih EU publikacija a organiziran je prema sljedećim
područjima: aktivnosti Europske unije, pravo i pravosuđe, vanjski odnosi, trgovina-tržišno
natjecanje, ekonomija-financije, društvena pitanja, informacije-obrazovanje-kultura-sport,
industrija-poduzetništvo-usluge te znanstvena i tehnička istraživanja. U slučaju kada
pojedina publikacija pokriva više tema, u katalogu će se naći u svakom od zastupljenih
područja.
Svaki zapis sadrži naslov, autora te kratak sažetak publikacije; klikom na odabrani naslov
otvara se publikacija u cijelosti. Ovo izdanje kataloga donosi pregled odabranih EU
publikacija objavljenih do rujna 2013. godine.
Ukoliko ste zainteresirani za više informacija o EU publikacijama kao i za primanje publikacija
iz određenih područja u elektroničkom obliku, molimo da se obratite djelatnicima Knjižnice
Sabora.
Anamarija Nejašmić, anamarija.nejasmic@sabor.hr
Maja Benčec, maja.bencec@sabor.hr
Knjižnica Hrvatskoga sabora
Zagreb, studeni 2013.

Popis područja
Aktivnosti Europske
unije
4
Pravo i pravosuđe
8
Vanjski odnosi
11
Trgovina - Tržišno
natjecanje
13
Ekonomija – Financije
15
Društvena pitanja
17
21
Znanstvena i tehnička
istraživanja
Informacije –
Obrazovanje – Kultura
– Sport
19
20
Industrija –
Poduzetništvo –
Usluge

Aktivnosti Europske unije
A short guide to the euro (2013.)
Summary: Publication is a short guide to the facts about euro.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for Economic and
Financial Affairs
Themes: Construction of Europe, Economic policy - Economic and Monetary Union
Keywords: euro, Economic and Monetary Union, economic integration, public awareness
campaign, historical account, graphic illustration
Civil protection at a glance (2013.)
Summary: This publication gives only an indication of the range of activities supported by
the humanitarian budget to help millions of disaster victims each year.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid
and Civil Protection (ECHO)
Themes: Activities of the institutions and bodies, Humanitarian aid
Keywords: humanitarian aid, civil defence, risk prevention, Community aid, the EU's
international role, natural disaster, help for victims
Consolidated annual accounts of the European Union 2012 (2013.)
Summary: The consolidated annual accounts of the EU for the year 2012 have been
prepared on the basis of the information presented by the institutions and bodies under
Article 148.2 of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the EU.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for the Budget
Themes: Community finance, Economy - Finance
Keywords: Community budget, public finance, implementation of the budget,
consolidated account, public accounting, financial year
Consolidated annual accounts of the European Union:
Financial year 2012: key information (2013.)
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for the Budget
Themes: Community finance, Economy - Finance
Keywords: Community budget, public finance, implementation of the budget,
consolidated account, public accounting, financial year
4

European Union public finance (2008.)
Summary: Publication is a fourth edition of European Union public finance, which
provides a comprehensive update on EU budgetary and financial developments.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for the Budget
Themes: Community finance
Keywords: European Union, public finance, history of Europe, budget policy
Execution of the annual budgets 2007-2013:
Relevant recommendations for local and regional authorities (srpanj, 2013.)
Summary: This note reviews the most recent and relevant official assessments on EU
budget execution.
Corporate author(s): Committee of the Regions of the European Union
Themes: Regional policy and regional economies, Community finance
Keywords: regional and local authorities, budgetary expenditure, economic and social
cohesion, budget policy
List of members of the Bureau, Parliament, political groups, committees
and interparliamentary delegations (rujan, 2013.)
Summary: The publication provides a list of members of the Bureau, Parliament, political
groups, committees and interparliamentary delegations.
Corporate author(s): European Parliament
Themes: Activities of the institutions and bodies
Keywords: European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament, composition of
parliament, directory, periodical publication
Local and regional authorities and the EU’s external borders:
A multi-level governance assessment of Schengen governance and ‘Smart
Borders’ (svibanj, 2013.)
Summary: This information note aims to situate the work of the Committee of the
Regions (CoR) and the interests and concerns of local and regional authorities (LRAs), in
current EU inter-institutional debates on Schengen and EU external borders. It focuses in
particular on the Schengen Governance Package and the Smart Borders Package adopted
by the Commission in September 2011 and February 2013 respectively.
Corporate author(s): Committee of the Regions of the European Union
Themes: Economic policy - Economic and Monetary Union, Construction of Europe
Keywords: Economic and Monetary Union, economic integration, Community regional
policy, governance, Schengen Agreement, free movement of persons, Community law,
parliamentary immunity
5

Political and other forms of corruption in the attribution of public
procurement contracts and allocation of EU funds:
Extent of the phenomenon and overview of practices (rujan, 2013.)
Summary: This study reviews the problem of political and other forms of corruption in
public procurement in the EU. It identifies weaknesses in all the stages of the public
procurement cycle, allowing corruption to undermine the objectives of integrity and
value for money and eventually jeopardise the whole EU internal market policy.
Corporate author(s): European Parliament, Directorate-General for Internal Policies of
the Union
Themes: Public procurement, Community finance
Keywords: public administration, domestic market, public contract, corruption,
Community control, EU Member State
Sources of information on the European Council and the Council (2013.)
Summary: This practical leaflet will answers questions on how you can watch your
Ministers at work in the European Union, how you can find information about the
meetings or the documents of the European Council and the Council or how you can visit
the buildings of the Council.
Corporate author(s): Council of the European Union, General Secretariat of the Council
Themes: Activities of the institutions and bodies, Information - Documentation
Keywords: Council of the European Union, European Council, source of information
Strengthening European democracy:
Citizens' participation. Which challenges do we face at the European
elections of 2014? - Dialogue with churches and non-confessional
organisations (studeni, 2013.)
Summary: This note examines the challenges arising in the context of the European
Elections of 2014. Drawing on the history of the constitutional evolution of the EU it turns
to analyse opportunities and possible risks related to prospect of turning the European
elections into personalized contest for the presidency of the European Commission.
Corporate author(s): European Parliament, Committee on Constitutional Affairs
6

The triangular relationship between fundamental rights, democracy and
rule of law in the EU - towards an EU Copenhagen mechanism (listopad,
2013.)
Summary: This study examines the triangular relationship between fundamental rights,
democracy and the rule of law in the EU and the challenges that arise in reflecting on
ways to strengthen EU competences in these terrains. It analyses the current ‘state of
play’ and provides a map of EU-level mechanisms assessing respect for rule of law,
democracy and fundamental rights, and Article 2 TEU general principles, by EU Member
States.
Corporate author(s): European Parliament, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and
Home Affairs
Trade:
Free trade is a source of economic growth (2013.)
Summary: This publication is a part of a series that explains what the EU does in different
policy areas, why the EU is involved and what the results are. This particular publication
explains the European Union’s trade policy.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication
Themes: Activities of the institutions and bodies, Trade - Competition
Keywords: intra-Community trade, extra-Community trade, international trade, freetrade
agreement, public awareness campaign, dissemination of Community information
7

Pravo i pravosuđe
Access to shelters of undocumented migrant women fleeing domestic
violence:
The legal and practical situation in the Member States (listopad, 2013.)
Summary: This study is a literature review about the ability of undocumented migrant
women who experience domestic violence to access shelter and support. The study
brings together data on characteristics of this group of women and the difficulties they
face in seeking help. It includes eight case studies and important lessons about the
political/economic, social and individual-level barriers to their seeking the help they need
to preserve their Human Right to safety.
Corporate author(s): European Parliament, Directorate-General for Internal Policies of
the Union
Themes: Social policy, Fundamental rights
Keywords: domestic violence, sexual violence, women's rights, health care, female
migrant, social situation, help for victims, social policy
A comparative study of structures for women MPs in the OSCE region
(rujan, 2013.)
Summary: Study is concerned with the presence and operation of dedicated women’s
parliamentary bodies (alternatively referred to as parliamentary structures for women
members of parliament (MPs)) that promote gender equality and women’s
representation.
Corporate author(s): OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
Discrimination in housing (veljača, 2013.)
Summary: This report aims to analyse the substance and scope of protection against
discrimination in housing under European and international law. The report will also
consider anti-discrimination legislation adopted at national level by Member States of the
EU and certain other European States, as well as major legal decisions made by national
courts.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for Justice
Themes: Social questions - town planning and housing, Justice and home affairs
Keywords: housing allocation, housing law, right to housing, housing policy, subsidised
housing, anti-discriminatory measure, racial discrimination
8

Gender equality index:
Main findings (2013.)
Summary: The Gender Equality Index is the result of 3 years of work and the result of a
long consultation process with many organisations and stakeholders. It was first
presented to the public in a conference in Brussels on 13 June 2013. The Gender Equality
Index is a synthetic indicator that measures how far (or close) the EU and its Members
States were from achieving complete gender equality in 2010.
Corporate author(s): EIGE - European Institute for Gender Equality
Themes: Social policy, Fundamental rights
Keywords: social indicator, women's rights, sexual discrimination, evaluation method,
equality between men and women, equal treatment, report
Overview of the worldwide best practices for rape prevention and for
assisting women victims of rape (listopad, 2013.)
Summary: The study provides an overview of the worldwide best practices for rape
prevention and for assisting women victims of rape. It reviews the international literature
and offers selected examples of promising practices. It addresses the comprehensive
range of policies in the fields of gender equality; law and justice; economy, development
and social inclusion; culture, education and media; and health. It presents a wide-ranging
set of examples of best practice. It concludes with a series of recommendations, based on
the social scientific evidence presented in the study.
Corporate author(s): European Parliament, Directorate-General for Internal Policies of
the Union
Themes: Fundamental rights, Health policy, Justice and home affairs
Keywords: sexual violence, domestic violence, equality between men and women, fight
against crime, sexual offence, criminal law, emergency aid, human rights, health care,
help for victims, sex education
Strengthening European democracy:
Citizens' participation. Which challenges do we face at the European
elections of 2014? - Dialogue with churches and non-confessional
organisations (studeni, 2013.)
Summary: This note examines the challenges arising in the context of the European
Elections of 2014. Drawing on the history of the constitutional evolution of the EU it turns
to analyse opportunities and possible risks related to prospect of turning the European
elections into personalized contest for the presidency of the European Commission.
Corporate author(s): European Parliament, Committee on Constitutional Affairs
9

The rights of people with mental health problems and intellectual
disabilities to take part in politics (2013.)
Summary: This simplified booklet is about FRA’s report about some of the laws in Europe.
These laws are about the rights of people with mental health problems and people with
intellectual disabilities to vote and to take part in politics.
Corporate author(s): FRA — European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Themes: Fundamental rights
Keywords: rights of the individual, rights of minorities, right to vote, political
involvement, politics, discrimination based on disability, anti-discriminatory measure
The triangular relationship between fundamental rights, democracy and
rule of law in the EU - towards an EU Copenhagen mechanism (listopad,
2013.)
Summary: This study examines the triangular relationship between fundamental rights,
democracy and the rule of law in the EU and the challenges that arise in reflecting on
ways to strengthen EU competences in these terrains. It analyses the current ‘state of
play’ and provides a map of EU-level mechanisms assessing respect for rule of law,
democracy and fundamental rights, and Article 2 TEU general principles, by EU Member
States.
Corporate author(s): European Parliament, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and
Home Affairs
Tools for ensuring implementation and application of EU law and
evaluation of their effectiveness (srpanj, 2013.)
Summary: This report analyses the trends regarding the transposition of EU law and the
reasons for failure to transpose on time. It assesses different tools developed at EU level
to promote compliance, looking across the board at the EU Pilot and infringement
procedure alongside correlation tables, scoreboards, committees, transposition and
implementation plans, package meetings or national and EU inspections.
Corporate author(s): European Parliament, Directorate-General for Internal Policies of
the Union
Themes: Approximation of legislation, Community secondary legislation
Keywords: Community law, national implementation of Community law, approximation
of laws
10

Vanjski odnosi
Civil protection at a glance (2013.)
Summary: This publication gives only an indication of the range of activities supported by
the humanitarian budget to help millions of disaster victims each year.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid
and Civil Protection (ECHO)
Themes: Activities of the institutions and bodies, Humanitarian aid
Keywords: humanitarian aid, civil defence, risk prevention, Community aid, the EU's
international role, natural disaster, help for victims
European Common Security and Defence Policy:
Cost of Non-Europe Report (studeni, 2013.)
Summary: The report 'Preparing for Complexity - The European Parliament in 2025',
presented by the Secretary General of the European Parliament in January 2013,
identified the core set of problematic issues in defence policy as a) duplication, b) lack of
a common strategic view and c) lack of a clear vision for the future. The purpose of this
paper is to develop these considerations and to focus on the benefits of greater
cooperation at European level.
Corporate author(s): European Parliament, European Added Value, Directorate for
Impact Assessment and European Added Value
Support to justice and the rule of law (2012.)
Summary: This publication is designed to serve as a practical tool and reference guide for
designing, supervising, and evaluating European Union initiatives to support justice and
the rule of law. It is designed to examine the global results from different EU justice
sector initiatives using various assistance modalities, and provide guidance and
recommendations for EU Delegations engaged in designing, supervising and assessing
programmes related to the justice sector and justice sector reform.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for Development and
Cooperation — EuropeAid
Themes: Development policy
Keywords: rule of law, development policy, cooperation policy, judicial reform, human
rights, the EU's international role, Community programme
11

The Commission’s legislative proposals on smart borders:
Their feasibility and costs (listopad, 2013.)
Summary: This study examines the technical feasibility and financial soundness of the
Commission legislative proposals to establish an EU Entry/Exit System (EES) and EU
Registered Traveller Programme (RTP) for the external borders of the Union. It puts the
impact assessment documents accompanying the proposals in comparative perspectives
with likeminded initiatives in third countries (USVIST), at the national level in the EU (UK
border checks and e-Borders), and with past European initiatives (SIS II, VIS).
Corporate author(s): European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties,
Justice and Home Affairs
Top ten European chances of Kosovo (2013.)
Summary: The booklet summarizes European Union funded projects in Kosovo.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for External Relations
Themes: External relations
Keywords: Community programme, Community aid, rule of law, development aid,
Kosovo
12

Trgovina - Tržišno natjecanje
Assessing the economic impacts of adapting certain limitations and
exceptions to copyright and related rights in the EU (2013.)
Summary: The objective of this report is to develop a framework for economic analysis of
copyright exceptions from the public policy perspective. It aims to make the framework
useful in particular in the assessment of the merits of current claims for changes to the
scope of exceptions.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for the Internal Market
and Services
Themes: Patents - protection of intellectual property, Trade - Competition
Keywords: copyright, national implementation of Community law, intellectual property,
artistic creation, new technology
Report on EU customs enforcement of intellectual property rights:
Results at the EU border - 2012 (2013.)
Summary: The publication is an annual review of the result of customs actions at the EU
external borders. This report contains statistical information about the detentions made
under customs procedures and includes data on the description, quantities and value of
the goods, their provenance, the means of transport and the type of intellectual property
right that may have been infringed.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for Taxation and
Customs Union
Themes: Intra-Community trade - free movement of goods
Keywords: intellectual property, customs, customs inspection, customs union, customs
cooperation
The contribution of competition policy to growth and the EU 2020
Strategy (srpanj, 2013.)
Summary: This study researches the link between competition policy and economic
growth. In particular, the authors investigate the contribution from the competition
instruments – antitrust, merger control, sector specific measures, liberalisation and State
aid – to achieve the goals of the EU 2020 Strategy. The analysis is based on ten case
studies of practical application of competition instruments in various sectors, such as
energy, postal, telecommunication, transport, manufacturing and financial services.
Corporate author(s): European Parliament, Directorate-General for Internal Policies of
the Union
Themes: Competition policy
Keywords: competition policy, economic growth, economic policy, State aid
13

Trade:
Free trade is a source of economic growth (2013.)
Summary: This publication is a part of a series that explains what the EU does in different
policy areas, why the EU is involved and what the results are. This particular publication
explains the European Union’s trade policy.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication
Themes: Activities of the institutions and bodies, Trade - Competition
Keywords: intra-Community trade, extra-Community trade, international trade, freetrade
agreement, public awareness campaign, dissemination of Community information
14

Ekonomija - Financije
A short guide to the euro (2013.)
Summary: Publication is a short guide to the facts about euro.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for Economic and
Financial Affairs
Themes: Construction of Europe, Economic policy - Economic and Monetary Union
Keywords: euro, Economic and Monetary Union, economic integration, public awareness
campaign, historical account, graphic illustration
Consolidated annual accounts of the European Union 2012 (2013.)
Summary: The consolidated annual accounts of the EU for the year 2012 have been
prepared on the basis of the information presented by the institutions and bodies under
Article 148.2 of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the EU.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for the Budget
Themes: Community finance, Economy - Finance
Keywords: Community budget, public finance, implementation of the budget,
consolidated account, public accounting, financial year
Consolidated annual accounts of the European Union:
Financial year 2012: key information (2013.)
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for the Budget
Themes: Community finance, Economy - Finance
Keywords: Community budget, public finance, implementation of the budget,
consolidated account, public accounting, financial year
Execution of the annual budgets 2007-2013:
Relevant recommendations for local and regional authorities (srpanj, 2013.)
Summary: This note reviews the most recent and relevant official assessments on EU
budget execution.
Corporate author(s): Committee of the Regions of the European Union
Themes: Regional policy and regional economies, Community finance
Keywords: regional and local authorities, budgetary expenditure, economic and social
cohesion, budget policy
15

Financial engineering instruments in Cohesion Policy (svibanj, 2013.)
Summary: This study provides an overview of the current situation as well as of the
advantages and the challenges linked to the use of Financial Engineering Instruments
(FEIs) in Cohesion policy. Based on this ‘easy-to-read’ guide to FEIs and the lessons
learned so far, the study presents recommendations on how to improve the use of
innovative financial instruments in the future.
Corporate author(s): European Parliament, Directorate-General for Internal Policies of
the Union
Themes: Regional policy and regional economies
Keywords: economic and social cohesion, Community financial instrument, regional
development, operational programme, regional policy
Guide to social innovation (veljača, 2013.)
Summary: This guide explains social innovation which can be defined as the development
and implementation of new ideas (products, services and models) to meet social needs
and create new social relationships or collaborations. It represents new responses to
pressing social demands, which affect the process of social interactions.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban
Policy
Themes: Regional policy and regional economies
Keywords: innovation, regional development, competitiveness, regional policy, diffusion
of innovations, guide
Local and regional authorities and the EU’s external borders:
A multi-level governance assessment of Schengen governance and ‘Smart
Borders’ (svibanj, 2013.)
Summary: This information note aims to situate the work of the Committee of the
Regions (CoR) and the interests and concerns of local and regional authorities (LRAs), in
current EU inter-institutional debates on Schengen and EU external borders. It focuses in
particular on the Schengen Governance Package and the Smart Borders Package adopted
by the Commission in September 2011 and February 2013 respectively.
Corporate author(s): Committee of the Regions of the European Union
Themes: Economic policy - Economic and Monetary Union, Construction of Europe
Keywords: Economic and Monetary Union, economic integration, Community regional
policy, governance, Schengen Agreement, free movement of persons, Community law,
parliamentary immunity
16

Društvena pitanja
Access to shelters of undocumented migrant women fleeing domestic
violence:
The legal and practical situation in the Member States (listopad, 2013.)
Summary: This study is a literature review about the ability of undocumented migrant
women who experience domestic violence to access shelter and support. The study
brings together data on characteristics of this group of women and the difficulties they
face in seeking help. It includes eight case studies and important lessons about the
political/economic, social and individual-level barriers to their seeking the help they need
to preserve their Human Right to safety.
Corporate author(s): European Parliament, Directorate-General for Internal Policies of
the Union
Themes: Social policy, Fundamental rights
Keywords: domestic violence, sexual violence, women's rights, health care, female
migrant, social situation, help for victims, social policy
Childcare services for school age children:
A comparative review of 33 countries (2013.)
Summary: This report deals with childcare services for school age children. The structure
of the report is as follows. In chapter 2, the provision of out-of-school services in Europe
is analysed, starting from the EU-SILC and supplementing the data with other sources. In
chapter 3 quality and affordability of out-of-school services is evaluated, while in chapter
4 the focus is on achievements and challenges. Finally, in chapter 5 the main findings are
summarised.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for Justice
Themes: Education policy, Social policy
Keywords: educational institution, educational system, child, education policy, child care,
child protection, early childhood, comparative education
Discrimination in housing (veljača, 2013.)
Summary: This report aims to analyse the substance and scope of protection against
discrimination in housing under European and international law. The report will also
consider anti-discrimination legislation adopted at national level by Member States of the
EU and certain other European States, as well as major legal decisions made by national
courts.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for Justice
Themes: Social questions - town planning and housing, Justice and home affairs
Keywords: housing allocation, housing law, right to housing, housing policy, subsidised
housing, anti-discriminatory measure, racial discrimination
17

Freedom of movement of EU workers within the EU:
Initial appraisal of the Commission's impact assessment (listopad, 2013.)
Summary: This note seeks to provide an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses
of the European Commission's Impact Assessment accompanying its proposal for a
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on measures facilitating the
exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of freedom of movement for
workers (COM (2013) 236 final), submitted on 26 April 2013. It analyses whether the
principal criteria laid down in the Commission’s own Impact Assessment Guidelines, as
well as additional factors identified by the Parliament in its Impact Assessment
Handbook, appear to be met by the IA.
Corporate author(s): European Parliament, Committee on Employment and Social
Affairs; Ex-Ante Impact Assessment Unit
Gender equality index:
Main findings (2013.)
Summary: The Gender Equality Index is the result of 3 years of work and the result of a
long consultation process with many organisations and stakeholders. It was first
presented to the public in a conference in Brussels on 13 June 2013. The Gender Equality
Index is a synthetic indicator that measures how far (or close) the EU and its Members
States were from achieving complete gender equality in 2010.
Corporate author(s): EIGE - European Institute for Gender Equality
Themes: Social policy, Fundamental rights
Keywords: social indicator, women's rights, sexual discrimination, evaluation method,
equality between men and women, equal treatment, report
Overview of the worldwide best practices for rape prevention and for
assisting women victims of rape (listopad, 2013.)
Summary: The study provides an overview of the worldwide best practices for rape
prevention and for assisting women victims of rape. It reviews the international literature
and offers selected examples of promising practices. It addresses the comprehensive
range of policies in the fields of gender equality; law and justice; economy, development
and social inclusion; culture, education and media; and health. It presents a wide-ranging
set of examples of best practice. It concludes with a series of recommendations, based on
the social scientific evidence presented in the study.
Corporate author(s): European Parliament, Directorate-General for Internal Policies of
the Union
Themes: Fundamental rights, Health policy, Justice and home affairs
Keywords: sexual violence, domestic violence, equality between men and women, fight
against crime, sexual offence, criminal law, emergency aid, human rights, health care,
help for victims, sex education
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Informacije - Obrazovanje - Kultura - Sport
Childcare services for school age children:
A comparative review of 33 countries (2013.)
Summary: This report deals with childcare services for school age children. The structure
of the report is as follows. In chapter 2, the provision of out-of-school services in Europe
is analysed, starting from the EU-SILC and supplementing the data with other sources. In
chapter 3 quality and affordability of out-of-school services is evaluated, while in chapter
4 the focus is on achievements and challenges. Finally, in chapter 5 the main findings are
summarised.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for Justice
Themes: Education policy, Social policy
Keywords: educational institution, educational system, child, education policy, child care,
child protection, early childhood, comparative education
Schemes for auditing security measures:
An overview (rujan, 2013.)
Summary: This report deals with the issue of how to enforce an adequate level of
security across a sector of service providers. It gives an overview of 12 different audit
frameworks or certification schemes for auditing security measures, used in different
settings and sectors, which are aimed at ensuring that providers comply with certain
security requirements.
Corporate author(s): ENISA ─ European Union Agency for Network and Information
Security
Themes: Information technology and telecommunications, Information policy
Keywords: computer network, audit, data protection, information technology
Sources of information on the European Council and the Council (2013.)
Summary: This practical leaflet will answers questions on how you can watch your
Ministers at work in the European Union, how you can find information about the
meetings or the documents of the European Council and the Council or how you can visit
the buildings of the Council.
Corporate author(s): Council of the European Union, General Secretariat of the Council
Themes: Activities of the institutions and bodies, Information - Documentation
Keywords: Council of the European Union, European Council, source of information
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Industrija - Poduzetništvo - Usluge
Assessing the economic impacts of adapting certain limitations and
exceptions to copyright and related rights in the EU (2013.)
Summary: The objective of this report is to develop a framework for economic analysis of
copyright exceptions from the public policy perspective. It aims to make the framework
useful in particular in the assessment of the merits of current claims for changes to the
scope of exceptions.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for the Internal Market
and Services
Themes: Patents - protection of intellectual property, Trade - Competition
Keywords: copyright, national implementation of Community law, intellectual property,
artistic creation, new technology
Main developments in the postal sector (2010-2013) (kolovoz, 2013.)
Summary: The study summarises developments in the sector pertaining to
implementation of the regulatory framework, quality of postal service, economic and
social issues, employment, and technological changes. In addition, this study seeks to
place recent developments in the larger context of European postal reform and the
changing nature of the sector. This study covers the 28 Member States of the European
Union; the 3 non-EU Member States of the European Economic Area (Lichtenstein,
Iceland, Norway); and Switzerland.
Corporate author(s): European Commission, Directorate-General for the Internal Market
and Services
Themes: Services
Keywords: postal service, Community acquis, national implementation of Community
law, provision of services, postal and telecommunications services
Political and other forms of corruption in the attribution of public
procurement contracts and allocation of EU funds:
Extent of the phenomenon and overview of practices (rujan, 2013.)
Summary: This study reviews the problem of political and other forms of corruption in
public procurement in the EU. It identifies weaknesses in all the stages of the public
procurement cycle, allowing corruption to undermine the objectives of integrity and
value for money and eventually jeopardise the whole EU internal market policy.
Corporate author(s): European Parliament, Directorate-General for Internal Policies of
the Union
Themes: Public procurement, Community finance
Keywords: public administration, domestic market, public contract, corruption,
Community control, EU Member State
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Znanstvena i tehnička istraživanja
Schemes for auditing security measures:
An overview (rujan, 2013.)
Summary: This report deals with the issue of how to enforce an adequate level of
security across a sector of service providers. It gives an overview of 12 different audit
frameworks or certification schemes for auditing security measures, used in different
settings and sectors, which are aimed at ensuring that providers comply with certain
security requirements.
Corporate author(s): ENISA ─ European Union Agency for Network and Information
Security
Themes: Information technology and telecommunications, Information policy
Keywords: computer network, audit, data protection, information technology
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