Collection of Perspectives in Science

EU-China cooperation on regional policy

Abstract

Although the European Union and China are different in terms of area, population, economic, social, political and cultural development, both of them have to face similar challenge – the significant regional disparities and unbalanced regional development. Based on this the [...]

Collection of Advances in Climate Change Research

Governing Climate Change Adaptation in the EU and China: An Analysis of Formal Institutions

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Both the European Union (EU) and China are culturally, economically, climatologically and environmentally diverse polities. The EU is a multi-state grouping of economically developed democratic countries, while China is a unitary sovereign state and a developing economy with a strong [...]
Collection of Advances in Climate Change Research

Air Quality Legislation and Standards in the European Union: Background, Status and Public Participation

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In order to improve air quality, the European Union introduced the New Air Quality Directive in 2008 and set its Member States strict targets on air pollution concentrations for the most harmful and challenging substances, such as fine particles. The law enforcement relies on a monitoring [...]
Collection of Advances in Climate Change Research

EU and international policies for hydrometeorological risks: Operational aspects and link to climate action

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Changes in hydrometeorological characteristics and risks have been observed and are projected to increase under climate change. These considerations are scientifically well studied and led to the development of a complex policy framework for adaptation and mitigation for hydrometeorological [...]
3r Congrés d'Economia i Empresa de Catalunya - Abstracts

La Economía Circular: una oportunidad para la Unión Europea

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Para la Unión Europea, la Economía Circular es a la vez una prioridad y una apuesta decidida en favor de un nuevo paradigma económico en nuestro continente. El tradicional modelo económico lineal de producir, consumir, usar y tirar está ya agotado. [...]

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal

The model of public television scheduling as model of quality television

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The goal of this communication is the identification of the model of public television programming with quality programming in its broadest sense. Thus, the doctrinal approach as well as the main public institutions’ views on the contents required to meet the needs of a public service [...]
Anuario ThinkEPI

Does society need an intellectual property right for press publishers?

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The European Commission published, in September 2016, a proposal for a new directive regarding copyright and digital society, which included a new right that addressed the needs of press publishers. This directive can be interpreted as a promise to effectively enact such a right. [...]
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The European Digital Library and authors’ rights

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The development of the European Digital Library, a project that will give European citizens access to our cultural heritage, raises many questions about this project’s compatibility with copyright protection for authors, which has been under discussion by the European Union in recent [...]
El profesional de la información

Solutions for electronic exchange of social security information in an international context

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Various issues related to social security information exchanges between different countries are analyzed and the European Union solution, named Eessi project (Electronic Exchange of Social Security), is described. One of the key components of Eessi is the so-called Master directory, [...]
El profesional de la información

International collaboration in science: the global map and the network

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The network of international co-authorship relations has been dominated by certain European nations and the USA, but this network is rapidly expanding at the global level. Between 40 and 50 countries appear in the center of the international network in 2011, and almost all (201) nations [...]