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    Competitiveness of the EU market and industry for pharmaceuticals [er] : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2009.
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    Measuring and benchmarking the structural adjustment performance of EU industry [er] : key findings. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
    Publication
    [Brussels] : [European Commission], [2009]
    Summary
    The study is experimental and to some extent necessarily descriptive in nature. It presents the results of the adjustment performance within the areas of labour market, business behaviour and technological development for 23 manufacturing sectors in 14 countries over the last 10 years (1995 – 2005 and for some indicators 1996 – 2006). Due to the restricted nature of the study as well as data availability, the study does not cover the services sector – which is considered a clear limitation. This key findings report will now point to the highlights of the study “Measuring and Benchmarking the Structural Adjustment Performance of EU Industry”.
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    Cross-sectoral analysis of the impact of international industrial policy on key enabling technologies [er] : : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], [2011]
    Summary
    In October 2010, the European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry, launched a study on the impact of international industrial policies on Key Enabling Technologies (KETs). The study was carried out by Danish Technological Institute and IDEA Consult. The process of strengthening key enabling technologies (KETs) within the EU's industrial policy and innovation framework was initiated with the adoption of the Communication "Preparing for our future: Developing a common strategy for key enabling technologies". In July 2010, the European Commission established the High-Level Expert Group on Key Enabling Technologies (HLG), which will support the European Commission‘s efforts aimed at developing a shared long-term European strategy for key enabling technologies. This study on the impact of industrial policies on key enabling technologies will complement the activities of the HLG by identifying and comparing high-technology policies in EU Member States as well as leading and emerging regions/countries, in particular with regard to the different measures supporting the deployment of KETs. This study and the final report of the HLG will feed into the European Commission‘s development of a long-term European strategy for KETs.
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    FWC sector competitiveness studies [er] : study on the impact of emerging defence markets and competitors on the competitiveness of the European defence sector : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], [2010]
    Summary
    The purpose of the study is to provide the EC with a clear and up-to-date understanding of current and likely future developments in the defence markets and industries in the BRICKs countries and the implications of these for the EU defence sector. Specifically, this includes: providing a snapshot of the structure of defence equipment markets and competitors in the key emerging BRICKs countries that are having, or could have, a potential impact on the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base; highlighting likely future developments in the BRICKs markets (both production and demand); and setting out the competitive implications of such developments for the EU-based industry. The likely future developments in the BRICKs markets are set out in a series of scenarios, which are used to explore potential implications for and responses from the EU defence sector and EU policymakers. The Commission will use the study and its findings to understand the impact of the emerging defence markets on EDTIB. It is not intended that the study should be used to promote the general sale of EU arms to the world.
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    Study on industrial policy and services [er] : final report. Part II. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2008.
    Summary
    This Final Report has been produced as part of the “Study on Industrial Policy and Services” commissioned by the European Commission Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry, within the context of the framework contract on Sector Competitiveness Studies (ENTR/06/054). The Final Report is published in two parts. The first part, covered in a separate document, provides the main background analysis of industry-service interactions and cross-cutting policy themes and issues, together with the Executive Summary. The second part, which is covered in this document, provides a review of six selected service sectors that are heavily used by industry, together with a synthesis of the main findings from the sectoral analysis.
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    Study on industrial policy and services [er] : final report. Part I. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2008.
    Summary
    This final report has been produced as part of the “Study on Industrial Policy and Services” commissioned by the European Commission Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry, within the context of the framework contract on Sector Competitiveness Studies (ENTR/06/054). The final report is published in two parts. The first part, which is covered in this document, provides the main background analysis of industry-service interactions and cross-cutting policy themes and issues, together with the Executive Summary. The second part, covered in a separate document, provides a review of six selected service sectors that are heavily used by industry, together with a synthesis of the main findings from the sectoral analysis.
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    FWC sector competitiveness studies [er] : competitiveness of the ceramics sector : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2008.
    Summary
    The purpose of the study is to provide the EC with a clear and up-to-date understanding of the competitiveness of the EU ceramics sector (as it is now and how it might develop), which will then allow the EC to knowledgably engage with the sector in the development of horizontal and vertical policy. This includes: Identifying the key aspects of the sector (performance, structure, processes and inputs) that can be described by reliable data sources or other available documentation; Identifying the competitive position of the sector in relation to main competitors; Identifying which horizontal aspects (e.g. regulation, labour force skills, infrastructure, energy supply, etc) are key issues for the sector; Presenting the strategic outlook for the sector, identifying threats, opportunities and policy challenges/issues.
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    Study on the competitiveness of the European companies and resource efficiency [er] : final report : revised version after the stakeholders consultation workshop and including policy recommendations. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2011.
    Summary
    Resource efficiency is one of the main challenges the European Union is facing at the moment. Globalization, the increased world population and the rise of emerging economies resulted in an increased competition over natural resources globally. In Europe, various resources are subject to depletion or are not necessarily extractable. In response to these challenges, national and EU-wide regulations and policy initiatives have been developed to guide the European economy towards more resource efficiency and environmental sustainability. For the European companies, inaccessibility of resources leads to high dependence on imports and higher production costs compared to their international competitors, who face less stringent environmental policies. In the face of these challenges, the European companies are adopting several measures to increase the efficiency of the resources they use. In the light of this background, the study on the “Competitiveness of the European Companies and Resource Efficiency” aims at understanding the issues that European companies face with regards to “resource efficiency”. The study set forth five main questions: - What are the drivers that trigger companies to invest in resource efficiency? - What are the measures (business practices and strategies) that companies adopt in order to increase resource efficiency? - How do companies monitor/measure their resource efficiency performance? - What are the barriers /market failures impeding greater resource efficiency for companies? - What policy measures can be taken to incentivise greater resource efficiency?
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    FWC sector competitiveness studies - competitiveness of the EU non-ferrous metal industries : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2011.
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    The purpose of this study is to provide the Commission with a clear and up-to-date understanding of the competitiveness of the EU NFM industry; as it is now, how it might develop and how it could be improved.
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    Competitiveness of energy-intensive industries under the European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) [er] : orientation study for the SILC initiative: final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2011.
    Summary
    The objective of the SILC programme will be to improve competitiveness and environmental performance by both technological and non-technological measures. The projects can deal with development and/or deployment of the measures. Industrial stakeholders are expected to carry out the projects under the SILC initiative with co-financing from the European Commission. The main outcome of this orientation study is a short list of sectors based on analysis and screening, where the competitiveness and CO2-efficiency can be sufficiently improved and the barriers for a successful project are not prohibitive. The number of sectors to be selected is not clear yet, but the initial expectation is that 6-8 sectors – or product-sector groups - will be selected as a result of the project. The SILC initiative will be implemented in 2011-2013 in the sectors identified in the orientation study.
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    Study on the competitiveness of the European steel sector [er] : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], [2008], c2008.
    Summary
    The EU steel sector is facing challenges from new competitors – particularly from China – and is dependent on increasingly expensive raw materials imported from outside the EU. In addition, climate change and new environmental legislation pose challenges which the steel industry will have to counter. Up until now, the EU steel industry has been able to cope relatively well with the rapidly changing fundamentals in the global steel market; intensive restructuring has enabled the industry to position itself as a reliable supplier of high quality steel products to the most demanding client sectors. However, further actions from the industry, the Member States and the Commission are required to enhance the industry’s longer-term competitiveness against the background of intensifying challenges and risks. Based on analyses of the current competitive position of the EU steel industry and the challenges and risks it is facing, this report identifies a number of possible strategic options within six fields of action: 1) Engage in the climate change challenge; 2) Respond to the vertical upstream integration trend outside the EU; 3) Promote high technology leadership; 4) Improve knowledge sharing; 5) Create a level playing field and improve the functioning of the EU energy and transport markets; and 6) Improve the skills base. The study covers the production of steel, steel tubes, and casting of iron and steel products in the EU27.
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    Measuring and benchmarking the structural adjustment performance of EU industry [er] : final background report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
    Publication
    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2009.
    Summary
    The study is experimental and to some extent necessarily descriptive in nature. It presents the results of the adjustment performance within the areas of labour market, business behaviour and technological development for 23 manufacturing sectors in 14 countries over the last 10 years (1995 – 2005 and for some indicators 1996 – 2006). Due to the restricted nature of the study as well as data availability, the study does not cover the services sector – which is considered a clear limitation. This Key Findings Report will now point to the highlights of the study “Measuring and Benchmarking the Structural Adjustment Performance of EU Industry”.
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    Study on the competitiveness of the EU tourism industry [er] : with specific focus on the accommodation and tour operator & travel agent industries : executive summary. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2009.
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    Study on the competitiveness of the EU tourism industry [er] : with specific focus on the accommodation and tour operator & travel agent industries : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2009.
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    Study on the cost competitiveness of European industry in the globalisation era [er] : empirical evidence on the basis of relative unit labour costs at sectoral level : executive summary. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2011.
    Summary
    This study has developed a database of estimates of unit labour costs (ULCs) and real effective exchange rates ((REERs) in unit labour cost terms (i.e. nominal exchange rates deflated by relative ULCs and weighted for the importance of each trading partner to a country’s trade) at the 1-digit NACE level for selected broad sectors and at the 2-digit NACE level for manufacturing industries. It has relied upon OECD and Eurostat data for the developed countries, and has supplemented this with data gathered directly from the statistical offices of Brazil, China, India and Russia in order to include these countries in the analysis.
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    FWC sector competitiveness studies [er] : competitiveness of the glass sector : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2009.
    Summary
    The purpose of the study is to provide the EC with a clear and up-to-date understanding of the competitiveness of the EU glass sector (as it is now and how it might develop), which will then allow the EC to knowledgeably engage with the sector in the development of horizontal and vertical policy. This includes: Identifying the key aspects of the sector (performance, structure, processes and inputs) that can be described by reliable data sources or other available documentation; Identifying the competitive position of the sector in relation to main competitors; Identifying which horizontal aspects (eg. regulation, labour force skills, infrastructure, energy supply, etc.) are key issues for the sector; Presenting the strategic outlook for the sector, identifying threats, opportunities and policy challenges/issues.
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    Study on the competitiveness of the EU tourism industry [er] : with specific focus on the accommodation and tour operator & travel agent industries : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2009.
    Summary
    The main goal of this study is to assess the competitiveness of the EU tourism industry and identify existing barriers that might hamper the competitiveness of the sector in Europe. The study will focus on the current state of competitiveness of the EU tourism industry. Specific attention goes to regulatory and other framework conditions affecting competitiveness. The competitiveness assessment (vertical dimension of competitiveness) and the assessment of the impact of regulatory and framework conditions on the competitiveness (horizontal dimension of competitiveness) allow us to formulate the challenges for the EU tourism industry to remain competitive. From there we can suggest possible actions for the industry and policy makers to enhance the competitiveness of the sector in the short and medium long term (see Figure 1.1). The focus of this study lies specifically on the sub-sectors Accommodation and Tour Operators and Travel Agents (TO&TAs).
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    FWC sector competitiveness studies [er] : competitiveness of the EU aerospace industry with focus on aeronautics industry : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2009.
    Summary
    The European air transport system consists of a fleet of about 5 000 aircraft, and moves 1 billion people per year. The sector contributes about EUR 500 billion to the EU GNP and employs 3.1 million people, which represents 1.9% of all EU jobs. Exports amount to 60% of the aeronautics industry’s turnover, generating a trade surplus of EUR 2.2 billion.1 The aerospace industry must operate in a long-term perspective of 20 to 30 years. Accordingly, the policy framework which is established today and the respective allocated resources determine the perspectives and performance of the industry for decades to come. This study’s aim is to give an overview of the current state of the European aerospace industry (AI), its relevance and competitive position in the global aerospace market. It provides a data analysis with a quantitative assessment of the competitive situation in Chapter 2. The subsequent Chapter 3 offers a qualitative assessment of the large European AI countries, the behaviour and strategies of the major companies, an overview on the main AI subsectors and finally current trends in product and technology development. Chapter 4 analyzes the general framework conditions for this industry within Europe followed by an analysis of the major competing countries in Chapter 5. The subsequent Chapter 6 then provides a synthetical summary on the competitiveness of the European AI, which is followed by a strategic outlook consisting of a SWOT analysis and policy recommendations in Chapter 7. The focus of the study is on civil aviation, which explicitly excludes space activities. Military aviation is only included in the analysis when interdependencies to civil aviation are significant and important or when the available data allow no differentiation. The analysis will cover the manufacturing of large jet airplanes, regional and business jets, helicopters, engines, intermediary input (equipment, avionics/electronics, aerostructures/components) as well as maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO).
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    Study on the competitiveness of the EU gas appliances sector [er] : final report. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2009.
    Summary
    The final report for gas appliances (GA1) was prepared by Ifo in cooperation with ECORYS and Cambridge Econometrics within the framework contract on Sectoral Competitiveness Studies ENTR/06/054. Its structure is in line with the Table of Contents as suggested in the latest version of the Interim Report. Much effort had to be made to create a satisfying database for the gas appliances sector (GAS). The officially available data bases are clustered around specific industries and the GAS is a sector not well reported in these statistics. This is explained by the fact that the GAS is a segment of an appliances sector that comprises two subsectors heating, ventilation and air condition (HVAC) and domestic appliances (DA). Both of these subsectors are more or less homogenous industries that are reported in official statistics. The investigation underscored this fact since a majority of firms have a stake in only one of the two subsectors. However most of the firms manufacture appliances that are run by gas, electric power, oil or other feedstock. Within the study the project team had to identify from both of the subsectors those economic indicators available in official statistics that can be used for the description of the GAS, its evolution over the period under investigation and structural changes. This means that these statistics do not contain information for appliances run by other feedstock.
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    Competitiveness of the EU market and industry for pharmaceuticals [er] : final report. Volume II, Markets, innovation & regulation. European Commission. Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry.
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    [Brussels] : [European Commission], 2009.
    Summary
    The current study investigates the competitiveness and functioning of the EU market of pharmaceuticals as part of the market monitoring of the pharmaceutical market in the European Union and as a follow-up to the Single Market Review. The study is divided into two volumes. This Volume II of the study focuses on the competitiveness of the sector. It describes the main characteristics of the sector, the trends and developments in the EU pharmaceutical markets, the competitive position of the industry and the main prospects for its future development, with a special focus on R&D and innovation.
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