Publications by Type: Policy brief

2011

Comparing European alcohol policies

Policy brief

Preventive activities to reduce alcohol-related problems and/or alcohol consumption are mostly taken by the state and occasionally also by other stakeholders. They largely explain changes in alcohol consumption in European countries.

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Quality management by result-oriented indicators

Policy brief

This Policy Brief is an output of the European project ‘Quality Management by Result-oriented Indicators – Towards Benchmarking in Residential Care for Older People’. It informs about approaches and project results.

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Poverty and social exclusion of migrants in the European Union

Policy brief

The Policy Brief analyses the occurrence of risk-of-poverty and social exclusion among the migrant population, and the trends in poverty rates between 2004 and 2007 based on the EU-SILC survey.

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Income poverty in the EU

Policy brief

The aim of this Brief is to analyse the level of poverty and the trends of poverty across the European Union. The rate of poverty varies between 9% and 26% across EU Member States.

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2010

Social well-being of disabled older persons

Policy brief

The Policy Brief examines the well-being of disabled older persons living in European countries, by analyzing various social dimensions such as satisfaction with present situation and living standards, future optimism, respect and social contacts.

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