No. 71, 2016 – Structural changes in public expenditures in the European Union since 2008 – with special regard to New Member States

This paper analyses the reasons for growing size and the change in the structure of public expenditures in the European Union since 2007, with special regard to the New Member States (NMS).

Another setback in industrial growth

Following the spectacular growth in September (buttressed by a sizeable calendar effect), October brought another negative turn: industrial production decreased …

Effectiveness of self and co-regulation in the context of implementing of Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD)

In the context of the impact assessment of the AVMSD, this study analyses the self- and co-regulatory schemes on protection of minors from harmful audiovisual content and on audiovisual commercial communications in the EU. It covers both television broadcasting and in on-demand audiovisual media.