Objetivo The main objective of the Action is to advance understanding of the process of European integration and the problems and opportunities accompanying it, with special emphasis on the process of evolution of rules towards a Single European Market, from a viewpoint particularly of economics, legal and sociological research, and political science.Current statusThe Action entered into force on 14 October 1992 for a period of three years. In 1995 it was granted an extension for two years, until 13 October 1997. The principal issues which have been identified within the context of the Action are:the role of democracy in setting and legitimising rules and making them effective;environmental concerns for the setting and operation of rules in the Single Market;the capacity of states, regions and firms to use the forces of globalisation for prosperity in the Single Market;the implications of the Single Market for the development of social welfare and the social dimension;re-regulation and deregulation at the European level;problems of transition for central European countries to the Single European Market; identification of networks potentially interested in re-using their empirical results in this framework approach and in studying the national state of the art for this research framework.During its first phase, up to 1995, the Action has aimed to advance understanding of the process of European integration and the problems and opportunities accompanying it. The main thrust has been on elucidating the evolution of rules that shape the single market, and how these rules are interpreted and applied. Networks of researchers in specified areas have been formed nationally and internationally.During the second phase, which started 1995, the Action focused mainly on areas that could best be regarded as extensions of research already undertaken, but also included work on the following new topics : rules in countries of Central and Eastern Europe; the assignment of policy-responsibility for regulation; subsidiarity in principal and in practice; European solidarity and options for cross-border distributive mechanisms.During this phase the Action has also tried to involve social partners. for example a dialogue was held with their representatives at the workshop in Dublin in May 1996.Under COST A7 the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, received a contract to carry out a research project entitled "The role of some long-range regulators in the integration process of countries from Central and Eastern Europe into a single European market". The project leader was Prof. Kovacs. The final report of this research project was published in June 1995. Twenty-four studies were undertaken and 37 publications printed during the course of the research project, their main focus being on adjustment problems relating to such factors as the technical lag, the realisation of intellectual potential, the educational system and the interaction of different cultures. The project costs amounted to 75,000 ECU; they were covered from the PECO Copernicus programme. Programa(s) IC-COST - European cooperation in the field of scientific and technical research (COST), 1971- Tema(s) 6 - Social Sciences Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación Data not available Coordinador CEC Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Rue de la loi, 200 1049 Brussels Bélgica Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (3) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo Kobenhavns Universitet Dinamarca Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Rosenborggade 15 1130 K Kobenhavn Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Postbus 93138 2500 PG 'S - Gravenhage Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Boothstraat 6 3512 BW Utrecht Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos
