Table of contents
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Presentation
Nicolás Sartorius, Michael Ehrke
13
Introduction. The EU’s main challenge: growth, jobs and investment to emerge from the crisis
Diego López Garrido
17
Portugal 2014: the consequences of a bailout
Manuel Carvalho da Silva, José Castro Caldas and João Ramos de Almeida
23
Inequality in Europe in the early 21st century
Alfred Pfaller
37
Updating the EU’s Energy and Climate Policy. The new 2030 framework and its implications
Severin Fischer, Oliver Geden
49
Progress towards a european digital single market in 2014
Jorge Pérez Martínez, Carlos González Valderrama
59
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP): making a good deal for Europe
Vicente Palacio
67
The financial system of the European Union
Domènec Ruiz Devesa
77
The fight against tax evasion and avoidance: towards a harmonisation of corporate income taxes
within the EU
José Luis Escario
89
Economic and political immigration: the mediterranean perspective
José Manuel Albares