The Commission and the High Representative set out the work still required to consolidate the progress achieved over the past years. In the run-up to the European Council in December, the European Commission and the High Representative reported today on progress made in better managing migration under the European Agenda on Migration. With the total number of irregular crossings along the main migratory routes having decreased by 63% in 2017, collective efforts to protect the EU's external borders, cooperate with partner...

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By Juan Carluccio, Banque de France |  Alejandro Cuñat, University of Vienna | Harald Fadinger, University of Mannheim | Christian Fons-Rosen, Pompeu Fabra Universit Rue de la Banque, No. 51 ■ November  2017 This Rue de la Banque, based on the exploitation of detailed data for the French manufacturing industry, argues that offshoring to low‑wage countries was a strong determinant of the labour‑market outcomes of low‑skilled workers in France during the period 1995‑2007. The results support the widespread view that international...

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At today’s Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting in Brussels, the foreign ministers discussed ways of strengthening the EU’s strategic communication, and Foreign Minister Sven Mikser stressed the need for ensuring permanent funding to the European External Action Service’s strategic communication task forces. “In today’s world, we should not underestimate the importance of strategic communication, and I am glad that we are finally discussing the topic on the ministerial level as well,” said Minister Mikser, adding that strategic communication served the EU’s...

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