Wege aus der europäischen Schuldenkrise

Wie konnten die Ungleichgewichte entstehen, die zur europäischen Schuldenkrise geführt haben? Wie lassen sie sich überwinden und für die Zukunft vermeiden? Welche Lehren lassen sich aus den Erfahrungen anderer Währungsräume ziehen? Diese Fragen stehen im Mittelpunkt dieses Papiers. Die Analyse mündet in Überlegungen, inwieweit der gegenwärtigen Problemlage Konstruktionsfehler der Währungsunion zu Grunde liegen und wie diese korrigiert werden könnten. Neuen Formen der Governance, dem Nutzungspotential des EU-Haushalts und möglichen neuen Transfersystemen kommt eine besondere Aufmerksamkeit zu

Coordination of EU Policy Positions in Germany and Denmark: A Politics of Institutional Choice Approach

This article examines the coordination mechanisms, in Germany and Denmark, which develop negotiation positions for the Council in the European Union (EU). The analysis studies these mechanisms through the lens of the ‘politics of institutional choice’ approach, which previous scholars have applied to examine EU coordination in Eastern and Central Europe. The results demonstrate that the approach travels well to EU member states in Western Europe. More pre-cisely, they show that the power of the individual ministers, as well as the type of government (minority vs. majority), are important factors in explaining differences in the way the two member states handle EU coordination. This strengthens the argument that the traits of the EU coordination mechanisms in EU member states are a function of power relations between do-mestic actors

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Controversy exists as to whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves survival in patients with invasive bladder cancer, despite randomised controlled trials of more than 3000 patients. We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effect of such treatment on survival in patients with this disease