Forest subsidies are widely used to achieve policy objectives aimed at maintaining and supporting the provision of various ecosystem services provided by forests. In European Union, an important instrument is Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) within EU's Common Policy (CAP), but countries also have national subsidy systems. both cases, individual determine which they want with sch...

The existing social stratification studies show that social inequalities in educational and occupational opportunities are still a feature of our societies. This paper aims to study country differences in the extent to which social origin affects young people’s educational and occupational outcomes. Twelve countries covering different geographical, economic and social contexts in Europe are ana...

INTRODUCTION Little is known about neurological training curricula in Europe. A joint approach by the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS), the Union of European Medical Specialists/European Board of Neurology and the European Association of Young Neurologist and Trainees was established to explore the spectrum of neurology training in Europe. METHODS In 2006, a questionnaire-...

OBJECTIVE To examine changes in colorectal cancer mortality in 34 European countries between 1970 and 2011. DESIGN Retrospective trend analysis. DATA SOURCE World Health Organization mortality database. POPULATION Deaths from colorectal cancer between 1970 and 2011. Profound changes in screening and treatment efficiency took place after 1988; therefore, particular attention was paid to th...

AIMS The aim was to provide comprehensive information on the use of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) and catheter ablation therapy in the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) area. METHODS AND RESULTS The European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) has collected data on use of invasive arrhythmia managements since 2008. Fifty-one of the 56 ESC member countries provided data for the E...

BACKGROUND In the context of an European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) research project, our objective was to describe current recommendations regarding HIV testing and counselling targeting migrants and ethnic minorities in the European Union/European Economic Area/European Free Trade Association (EU/EEA/EFTA) Member States. METHODS An on-line survey was conducted among 31...