This paper aims at identifying the best way for MPCs to rake in the gains from services liberalisation. Theoretically, welfare gains from liberalisation of trade in services arise from falling prices and technology transfers from foreign firms. Empirically, substantial gains are only reached when entry of foreign firms is widened. These results rest upon strong assumptions regarding the breakdown of the initial price-wedge between rent and inefficient technology. This paper argues that, regarding MPCs, reforming institutions is a prerequisite for successful liberalisation of trade in services. Sequencing and gradualism matter. Regional trade agreements between the EU and MPCs should be preferred to WTO agreements insofar as they offer deeper integration. Asking for full liberalisation of trade in services in MPCs seems too demanding. EU countries could authorise temporary ‘immigration ’ of some clearly defined types of workers from MPCs, conditional on both the rate of unemployment and economic outlook in that sector and on the binding commitment of migrants to return home after a pre-defined time period. Mutual recognition of qualification, technical standards and prudential regulation should be preferred to harmonisation in order to widen market access in services.

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The SUBA n batt pean Directi is to d and forthcom ehicles and an environmental study of the different battery technologies, including the nickel–cadmium technology. In a general perspective, the impacts of the different battery technologies should be analysed individually to allow the comparison of the different chemistries (lead–acid, nickel–cadmium, nickel-metal hydride, lithium-ion, sodium–nickel chloride,...) and to enable the definition of the most environmentally friendly battery technology for electrically propelled vehicles. The proje of the paper

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Recent advances in the availability of 3G – cellular phones with imaging and multimedia capability opens completely new horizons for the development and fruition of innovative IT tools in the domain of cultural heritage (archaeological sites and museums). In the area of “cultural heritage”, the Agamemnon Consortium has identifi ed an opportunity to leverage on the most promising hardware and software technologies and use integrated approach to make the cultural heritage fully available and accessible so to transform the visit into a complete, culturally rich and long-lasting experience and to assist the site management in protecting heritage from a variety of risk factors (e.g. natural degradation, erosion and intentional damage). Agamemnon has a number of distinctive features

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