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Rights of women and gender equality with regard to pay, treatment at work, labour market and career opportunities in Iceland
The Republic of Iceland is one of the smallest European countries, with a population of 370,000 inhabitants in 2021 . It is an island state and its official language is Icelandic. Historically, geographically and politically, Iceland is connected to the Scandinavian countries and is part of the Nordic countries, but does not belong to the EU. Iceland is a part of the EEA Agreement, which enables the country to enjoy the benefits of the EU’s single market without the full privileges and responsibilities ...
Recent migration flows to the EU
This infographic aims to present the latest available data on migrant flows to the EU in the year 2020. It covers the detection of illegal crossings on the EU's external borders and numbers of deaths of migrants on those crossings. This Infographic updates and complements previous editions, the most recent of which was issued in April 2020 (PE 649.329).
L’élargissement de l’Union
Le 1er juillet 2013, la Croatie est devenue le 28e État membre de l’Union européenne. Cette adhésion, qui succède à celle de la Roumanie et de la Bulgarie le 1er janvier 2007, marque le sixième élargissement de l’Union. Des négociations d’adhésion sont également en cours avec le Monténégro, la Serbie et la Turquie. L’Albanie et l’ancienne République yougoslave de Macédoine sont aussi candidats à l’adhésion, tandis que la Bosnie-Herzégovine et le Kosovo sont des candidats potentiels.
L’Espace économique européen (EEE), la Suisse et le Nord
L’Espace économique européen (EEE) a vu le jour en 1994 et a permis d’étendre les dispositions de l’Union européenne applicables à son marché intérieur aux pays membres de l’Association européenne de libre-échange (AELE). La Norvège, l’Islande et le Liechtenstein sont parties à l’accord EEE. La Suisse est membre de l’AELE, mais elle ne fait pas partie de l’EEE. L’Union et des partenaires de l’EEE (Norvège et Islande) sont également liés au travers de diverses «politiques nordiques» et autres espaces ...
Russia and security [What Think Tanks are thinking]
Relations between the European Union and Russia remain strained after, late in June, the EU extended its sanctions against the country until 31 January 2018, citing a lack of progress in the implementation of the Minsk agreements aimed at ending the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Russia's annexation of Crimea and its conflict with Ukraine have challenged the post-Cold War security order in Europe. Russia's other assertive foreign policy moves, such as its role in the Syrian war and steps to extend its ...
Iceland ahead of the parliamentary elections
The financial storm that swept Iceland in 2008 has had long-lasting effects on the country's domestic political climate. Despite the remarkably speedy economic recovery, the post-crash political crisis has continued to evolve. New, alternative political movements have mushroomed, and the anti-establishment Pirate Party is expecting a big boost in the 29 October snap elections.
EU Arctic Policy in Regional Context
EU Arctic policy has evolved significantly in recent years, culminating in the April 2016 Joint Communication from the European Commission and the HRVP for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The Communication focuses on the environment and climate change, sustainable development, and peaceful international cooperation, with overarching support for scientific research. This coincides with most of the priorities of the EU’s Arctic Member States, Denmark, Finland and Sweden. The Communication does ...
EFTA states have built up a network of 26 preferential trade agreements (PTAs) with 37 partners, compared to more than 120 trade agreements concluded by the EU with more than 45 partners. There are substantial differences between EU and EFTA PTAs in terms of scope and ambition. EFTA agreements still focus on traditional areas of market access, while the post-1990 EU agreements are more elaborate, values-driven, political and comprehensive. As a bloc, the EU has more leverage when it negotiates ...
Amendement de Doha au protocole de Kyoto
Il est demandé au Parlement européen de donner son approbation pour la ratification par l'Union européenne de deux accords relatifs au climat: l'amendement de Doha au protocole de Kyoto et un accord entre l'Union européenne et l'Islande concernant l'exécution conjointe des engagements au titre du protocole. L'amendement de Doha établit une deuxième période d'engagement (2013 2020) du protocole de Kyoto, un accord international visant à la réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre.
Best Practice in the Use of Rights-Based Management to Reduce Discards in Mixed Fisheries
Rights-based fisheries management systems alter the incentives for discarding and harvesting selectivity compared to the alternatives. Nations that have adopted individual transferable quotas (ITQs) in their fisheries generally have comparatively low discard rates. This is partly due to the attributes of the ITQ system and partly due to clever methods adopted by these nations in order to reduce discards in their fisheries.