Public Spending: Money…Money…Money, Always Money…

OECD reveals that public social spending in OECD countries was just above 20% of GDP on average in 2018. Pensions spending is the biggest item of public social spending (8% of GDP), followed by public spending on health (5.7% of GDP).

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Global energy system at a time of increasing uncertainties : Five-year forecasts for the energy industry

At a time when geopolitical factors are exerting new and complex influences on energy markets, underscoring the critical importance of energy security, the experts detail global energy trends and what possible impact they will have on supply and demand, carbon emissions, air pollution, and energy access.

Turkey’s Democracy score declined for the sixth time in a row

Democracy stagnates, Political participation rises, Women’s political participation makes progress, Europe’s democratic malaise persists, “Flawed democracies” fall further, The Return of Populism, Are Electoral process and pluralism free, Do freely elected representatives determine government policy? Is there a sufficient degree of societal consensus and cohesion to underpin a stable, functioning democracy? Is there a free media? Do ethnic, religious and other minorities have a reasonable degree of autonomy and voice in the political process?

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2019’da Dünyayı ve Türkiye – AB İlişkilerini Neler Bekliyor?

AB’nin 2019 gündemi Türkiye-AB ilişkilerini etkilemesi muhtemel ne gibi parametreler sunuyor? Türkiye-AB ilişkilerini etkileyecek en önemli parametre Türkiye’de hak ve özgürlükler alanını açacak, öze ilişkin ve hukuk uygulamalarını düzeltecek, devlet yönetiminde şeffaflık, hesap verebilirlik ve liyakatı geliştirecek bir reform gündemi olacak

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Brexit ve Türkiye: Olumsuz Yansımalar!

Türkiye’nin AB’de ikinci ticari ortağı olan ve dış ticaretinde fazla verdiği Birleşik Krallık’a yönelik ihracatın aksamasına sebep olabileceği gibi, özellikle otomotiv ve tekstil gibi sektörleri için son derece zararlı sonuçlar doğurabilir. Avrupa’nın güvenliği açısından son derece olumsuz gelişmeleri tetikleyebilir.

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Improving Resilience of Integration Systems for Refugees and other Vulnerable Migrants

The report begins with an overview of the recent flows of migrants seeking protection, discusses the expected economic impact of these flows, and notes what has been an unprecedented multilateral response. It also provides a comprehensive assessment of the transition policies in place to support their livelihood in destination and transit countries, as well as in origin countries upon return.

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Black Sea Security and Turkey…

The wider Black Sea region—which brings together the littoral states plus neighbouring countries—is experiencing a rapidly shifting security environment that combines large-scale conventional military threats, internationalized civil wars and frozen conflicts, as well as weapons of mass destruction challenges. Although security in the Black Sea region has always been and remains important for Turkey.

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