PUBLICACIONES INTERNACIONALES Diciembre 2013

Migrants in Education- Eurostat-2013 What factors are important? : a study of European countries. This report on migrant students overall mathematical ability is part of a larger project on migrants’ achievements in education. Within the same project a parallel report focuses on what matters for migrant students’ overall reading ability makes use of the IEA study PIRLS2006.

Quality of Life in cities-European Commission-2013 Perception survey in 79 European cities. This Flash Eurobarometer, “Quality of life in European cities” (No 366), was conducted at the request of the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy to get a snapshot of people’s opinions on a range of urban issues. Earlier surveys were conducted in 2004, 2006 and 2009.

Supporting reform- The role of Erasmus in higher education.

Erasmus, the European Union’s flagship mobility and cooperation programme in the field of education and training, was established in 1987. Its objective is to enhance the quality of higher education and strengthen its European dimension, in particular by increasing student and staff mobility.

EaSI New EU umbrella programme for employment and social policy EaSI, the new pan-European programme for employment and social policy, will help the EU deliver more coherent policy, encourage job mobility and provide targeted microfinance to the more vulnerable. Merging PROGRESS, EURES and PROGRESS Microfinance into one umbrella programme, EaSI will help deliver new jobs and sustainable growth more efficiently by putting the emphasis on social innovation.

Enterprise & Industry Dec.2013 Educating Europe’s future entrepreneurs. Industrial competitiveness: Europe can do better...and more.

Single Market News Nº.67 More women in leadership positions. Why is cross-border access to regulated professions still difficult? The Commission acts to address the risk of benchmark manipulation

Tax Reforms in EU Member States 2013 Tax policy challenges for economic growth and fi scal sustainability. Tax policy is one important facet of this predicament. Carefully designed, it can help address 

consolidation needs, stimulate the efficiency, competitiveness and job potential of the EU economy, while promoting social inclusiveness. Given their importance, tax policy issues were comprehensively covered in the 2013 cycle of economic policy coordination, commonly referred to as the 'European Semester'.