The purpose of this report is to investigate the industrial trade networks of Bulgaria for the manufacturing of machines, parts, tools and mechanical equipment. It was assigned by the marketing consultancy KommaNet in order to find out why its main client, the Dutch Centre for Promotion of Imports (CBI), …

This report explores the yachting sector of SXM, which to this day does not receive enough government attention and is not given the recognition that it deserves as a lucrative sector of the economy (Johnson, 2010). Therefore, the decision to research this topic came as a result of the Tourism Bureau's …

With this report an attempt has been made to answer the following central research question: How can Dutch policy regarding trafficking in human beings be improved to adequately and fully implement a human rights based approach as set in the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking …

This article reports on qualitative research among 48 social professionals, managers and policymakers and their perceptions of activating citizenship, social work roles and responsibilities, carried out in Utrecht and Tartu. Professionals from both countries agreed to the idea of activating citizenship …

Communication on Europe was never a priority in the Netherlands, until it became clear in 2005 that the Dutch people did not support the European Constitution. When on 12 June 2007 the Irish people voted against the Lisbon Treaty, the renewed constitutional treaty, one could speak of a consistency in …

One of a number of cities in The Netherlands, which attract a large international community, is Maastricht, the capital of The etherlands most southern Province. Maastricht is internationally, recognized as the European City which lies in the 'heart' of Europe, due to its proximity to both the German, …

The Caucasus is a region with a turbulent history in which Russia has played an important role as occupier. During the 17th and 18th century Russia became a dominant force in the Caucasus. Near the end of the 19th century Russia was finally able to conquer the whole region. However, after many decades …

Sub-national authorities [SNAs] have seen a great development in their influence in the European up from the 1980s, due to several processes at work in Europe. Multi-level governance [MLG], a theory derived from studies on European Integration, explains for instance the changing interaction between different …

Background As the level of government closest to citizens and the real economy, local and regional authorities have an important role in tackling the severe impact of the current economic crisis. The double pressures of decreasing public revenue and increasing demand for services, however, call for more …

In the Netherlands, there have been many discussions about whether or not to establish a European Defence Organisation. However, due to the political party D66 (Democrats '66), this discussion has been revived in 2006 to such an extent that it really had an impact on political agendas of the Dutch political …