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August 31, 2017
Published by LFMI on August 31, 2017
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A Response to EU Public Consultation on the Most Effective Methods in Formal and Informal Teaching and Learning

The European Commission sought public opinion on the importance of equipping young people with shared values and on how education and non-formal learning can help achieve this aim in view of creating more socially cohesive societies.
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August 1, 2017
Published by EPICENTER on August 1, 2017
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Ever Freer Union? Economic Freedom and the EU

By performing an econometric analysis on the Fraser Institute’s “Economic Freedom of the World: Annual Report 2015,” it is found that EU membership is positively associated with economic freedom.
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August 1, 2017
Published by EPICENTER on August 1, 2017
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The CCCTB is Not the Corporate Tax Reform the EU Needs

According to the Commission, the new CCCTB initiative is the most ambitious corporate tax reform ever proposed in the EU. However, despite the most noble intentions, the proposal presents a number of fundamental problems.
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August 1, 2017
Published by EPICENTER on August 1, 2017
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Excessive Labour Market Regulation Will Not Help to Combat Inequality

On 28 September 2017, the European Parliament Employment and Social Affairs Committee (EMPL) will vote on an initiative by Spanish MEP Javi Lopez (S&D) on combating inequalities as a lever to boost job creation and growth.
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July 27, 2017
Published by EPICENTER on July 27, 2017
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Tax Freedom Day 2017

The purpose of this study is to compare the tax and social security burdens of individual employees earning typical salaries in each of the 28 member states of the European Union and, in doing so, to determine a “tax liberation day” — measuring how much of each year’s work is devoted to paying taxes — for workers in each country.
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July 1, 2017
Published by EPICENTER on July 1, 2017
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Minimum Income Policies in the EU: a Misguided Proposal

The European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs are currently promoting a new legislative proposal on minimum income policies as a tool for fighting poverty.
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