OECD Economic Surveys: European Union 2007
Also available in: French
- Click to access:
-
Click to download PDF - 4.01MBPDF
-
Click to Read online and shareREAD
Key challenges
This chapter reviews the key challenges for the European Union. The main requirements are product and labour market reforms to boost growth and employment. Like all developed economies, Europe faces the longer term challenges of globalisation and population ageing. Europe as a whole has done well out of globalisation but some regions have struggled to adapt, and they need to boost their adjustment capacity and innovation levels. The roles of the EU include strengthening the single market, encouraging stronger competition across Europe and living up to global responsibilities such as trade reform and addressing climate change.
Also available in: French
- Click to access:
-
Click to download PDF - 704.65KBPDF
-
Click to Read online and shareREAD