Source: LE EUROPE REPORT Commissioned by AmCham EU

The recommendations below offer concrete steps for EU Member States to integrate further into the Single Market. They are based on a review of all ongoing European Commission cases against Member States (for lack of or incorrect implementation of EU directives; and breach of EU law). The cases with the greatest impact on the functioning of the Single Market form the basis for the country-specific recommendations.

Austria

Based on a Report Commissioned by AmCham EU

Unemployment

• Lowest unemployment Rate: Czech Republic (3.5%), Germany (3.9%)
• Highest unemployment Rate: Greece (23.0%, Spain (18.4%)

Performance in terms of single market integration (2015)

• Best performance: Malta, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Ireland, Slovakia
• Worst performance: Greece, Cyprus, UK and Italy

Implementation of single market legislation

Source: REUTERS (The Essential of Reuters Sourcing- Handbook of Journalism)

When to source

You must source every statement in every story unless it is an established fact or is information clearly in the public domain, such as court documents or in instances when the reporter, photographer or camera operator was on the scene. Good sources and well-defined sourcing help to protect the integrity of the file from overt outside pressures and manipulation and such hazards as hoaxes.

European Parliament resolution of 16 February 2017 on possible evolutions of and adjustments to the current institutional set-up of the European Union (2014/2248(INI)

1. Aargauer Zeitung
2. ABC Newspaper
3. Aftenposten
4. Agence France-Presse
5. Akahata
6. Al-Hayat
7. Albuquerque Journal
8. Allentown Morning Call
9. American Banker

Source: European Parliament

EU FUNDING RECEIVED

Public diplomacy is a dynamic process of engagement which can help to ensure that the best of EU’s policies are known overseas and, if properly connected into the policy making mechanism can help produce better policy.

Source: TI International

Source: TI International

Former MEPs and their assistants as well as experts from political groups and the EP secretariat are attractive hires for organisations that seek to influence the legislative process of the EU. They often bring a wide professional network and insider experience. MEPs also come with an access badge to the European Parliament that is valid for the rest of their life. The number of MEPs and staff leaving the European Parliament in search of new employment opportunities has been increasing quite significantly over the years.

The Netherlands holds a parliamentary election on March 15. There are 28 parties competing in a volatile political environment.