Strait is the gate: relfections on the priorities of the European migration policy
by Jakob von Weizsäcker on 24 September 2008
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Category: EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS
Topics: Labour, migration and ageing
Which areas of immigration policy most urgently require pan-European measures? In this article, Jakob von Weizsäcker underlines this advantages of a common policy in three of these area: qualified migration, irregular migration and asylum policy, Concrete proposals are put forward for all of these areas, which feature prominently in the French Presidency's European Pact on immigration.
Published in Confrontations Europe book "Looking for the European Interest", a collective work directed by Philippe Herzog.
The new corporation in Europe
by Dalia Marin on 02 September 2008
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Category: POLICY BRIEFS
Topics: Competition and single market, Emerging economies and development, Labour, migration and ageing, Trade, investment and competitiveness
This Policy Brief examines how Europe‘s corporations are changing the way they do business since the 2004 EU Enlargement. Dalia Marin argues that firms are adapting to heightening global competition by shifting decision-making processes. The author gives policy recommendations in the areas of EU neighbourhood and trade policies.
Strait is the gate - Europe‘s immigration priorities
by Jakob von Weizsäcker on 19 July 2008
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Category: POLICY BRIEFS
Topics: Labour, migration and ageing
This policy brief sets out priorities for a common European immigration policy. Migratory pressure on the EU is rising, some member states with a significant stock of immigrants are facing major integration challenges, and the EU is struggling to attract and retain top talent in the global competition for high-skilled workers.
The policy brief identifies three priority areas for European policy action: high-skilled migration, irregular migration, and asylum.
A tail of two countries
by Alan Ahearne, Juan Delgado, Jakob von Weizsäcker on 01 June 2008
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Category: POLICY BRIEFS
Topics: Budgetary and monetary policies, Financial markets and regulation, Labour, migration and ageing
The outlook for two of the euro area‘s best performing economies to date, Ireland and Spain, has darkened dramatically recently amid severe downturns in housing markets. What do these countries‘ experiences tell us about the functioning of EMU?
Bruegel‘s new policy brief ‘A Tail of Two Countries‘ examines the behaviour of housing markets in Ireland and Spain during EMU and considers what features and policies may have facilitated the overheating of housing markets in these countries. It also discusses the role of large migration flows in spurring growth in housing.
Public pensions and intra-EU mobility: an unfinished agenda
by Robert Fenge, Jakob von Weizsäcker on 30 April 2008
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Category: WORKING PAPERS
Topics: Labour, migration and ageing
Cross-border mobility in the EU remains low. This paper looks at how differences in pension systems distort mobility.The authors distinguish between two ways in which national public pension systems can distort intra-EU movements of workers. First, each national pension system may display an inherent mobility bias. Second, mobility distortions may arise from differences between national pension systems. The conceptual framework presented in this paper can help to cut through the complexity of the issue in order to detect any systematic mobility bias.