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Anti-islamic reactions in the EU after the terrorist acts against the USA observed in Austria. [editors pp-guide]

One of the principal benefits of fisheries is the socio-economic impact on jobs and incomes, not just in fishing, but also in up- and down stream activities. The fishery sector is subject to competitive pressures which impact on labour, as do regulatory requirements and resource and capacity management measures. In the European Union, as elsewhere, fisheries-related employment frequently falls in areas which have few other alternative economic activities and these impacts can have a disproportionately negative effect on living conditions. Present policy within the European Union is to compensate for these negative effects, and to provide support for alternative employment through investments in job creation and training programmes. It is vital that the areas whose local economies are the most dependent upon the fishery sector are identified in order that efforts to reduce the negative impact of the fleet reductions can be targeted effectively. [Author s. copyright]

1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 Task 1: brief analysis of fishing and related activities in the EU
4 Task 2: quantifying, describing and examining the level of dependency
5 Task 3: examination of the development of employment and dependency since 1990
6 Task 4: forward study of trends in employment
7 Task 4: suggestions for improved socio-economic support measures
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This study has considered the impact that the Financial Services Action Plan and the legislative measures of the Financial Services White Paper have already had and should be expected to have in the future. These impacts are considered for the European Union as a whole and for each of the twenty-five individual Member States. This study has been conducted at an early stage, with a number of important FSAP measures not yet implemented and most of the measures proposed in the White Paper still requiring further detailed consideration. This offers the considerable advantage there is yet time to influence the process and future developments, but also the challenge in assessment that many effects are not yet clear. Thus, central to our conclusions have necessarily been many expert judgements.... [Europe Economics, London]