Globalisation produced its own domino effect. The dominoes toppled

Asia and Europe are increasingly subject to the same challenges and opportunities arising from globalisation.

The second article analyses the opportunities and challenges for the euro area macroeconomy posed by globalisation .

Trends such as globalisation , financial integration and financial innovation must also be expressed in the aggregate statistics .

The French Eurodeputy, José Bové, a face of anti globalisation, explained that he has come to Copenhagen to connect climate justice with social justice Today there is no gap between the fight against global warming and the anti globalisation fight.

The French Eurodeputy, José Bové, a face of anti globalisation, explained that he has come to Copenhagen to connect climate justice with social justice Today there is no gap between the fight against global warming and the anti globalisation fight.

Finally , the growing globalisation of firms activities is one factor behind the increasing correlation of equity returns observed around the world .

Owing to the same forces of globalisation , these goods currently exhibit little upward movement in prices and even suggest a downward trend .

The increasing liberalisation and globalisation of financial markets will sharply limit any direct bearing which policy makers could have on such a use .

We are seeing increasing globalisation of the 'industry and we must take a serious look at our European industry policy in this context.

Achieving the goals of the Lisbon Strategy is critical in the face of the triple challenge of accelerating globalisation , rapid technological change and ageing populations .

At international level, the EU response to the globalisation must be to contribute more forcefully to the establishment of a state governed by the rule of law promoting a humanist globalisation based on the multilateralism, the fundamental rights of individuals, greater transparency on the financial markets and a high level of health and food safety for all population groups.

At Hampton Court on 27 October 2005 the Heads of State and Government of the European Union had a fruitful discussion on Europe s response to globalisation.

Economic globalisation affects businesses and statistics are needed in order to help national and EU policy makers formulate appropriate policies and to help enterprises assess ongoing developments .

For firms , they lead to higher efficiency , greater dynamism and an enhanced capacity to cope with economic shocks and to face the challenges and opportunities posed by globalisation .

The collection of the characteristics allows the extent and intensity of globalisation in the internal market to be measured and provides information about capital movements , direct investment and technology .

The main objective of such measures is to deal with the ongoing challenges from globalisation , rapid technological change and ageing populations and , overall , to ensure greater resilience to shocks .

As the newly elected President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Mr Sepi declared rights and solidarity to guide globalisation as the key theme of his mandate.

The trend towards consolidation in the credit institution sector is a response to changing market conditions , driven by a number of factors , such as technological developments , deregulation , liberalisation and globalisation .

In order to translate the opportunities offered by globalisation in terms of higher living standards into achievements , the euro area would greatly benefit from more flexible labour and product markets .

In view of the globalisation of finance , measures to prevent the use of the financial system in the funding of terrorist activities should apply as broadly and uniformly as possible .

The opportunities arising from globalisation and rapid technological change can best be captured by allowing and by speeding up structural change with a view to enhancing potential growth and employment creation .

In this respect , respondents take the view that mutual acceptance of foreign debt instruments should become the rule due to the globalisation of financial markets ( as demonstrated , for example , by CLS ) .

For the first time in the history of Climate Diplomacy, born in 1992 with the adoption of the UN Convention, the anti globalisation movement has brought itself closer to environmental organisations.

With respect to structural reforms , the Governing Council welcomes the ECOFIN Council 's Conclusions of 6 December 2005 on the Lisbon National Reform Programmes and the intended response to the challenges of globalisation .

As witnessed already in 1999, the globalisation of markets, the introduction of the euro, the completion of the single market and the forthcoming enlargement continued to generate high levels of merger activity in Europe.

Indeed , implementing the necessary reforms in a decisive manner would help to reap the benefits that globalisation and the single market offer euro area citizens and also raise the production capacity of the euro area economy .

As underlined recently by several studies and international institutions, this asymmetry if not properly acknowledged and addressed may lead to a biased perception of globalisation and, as a result, erode public support for trade liberalisation and market opening.

As regards structural reforms , enhancing the growth potential of the euro area , increasing job opportunities and strengthening the euro area 's ability to cope with the challenges of globalisation are among the most demanding economic policy issues of our time .

At a time of globalisation, multiculturalism, global warming, virtual reality, growing social movements and direct democracy in real time, borders between disciplines must not be reinforced, and nor should knowledge institutions based on the totalitarianism of cognitive unity be fostered.

At a time when public opinion is ever more sensitive to the impact of globalisation on the environment, health, labour standards and cultural diversity, the EU is starting to work out the political, economic and social dimensions of global security.

In particular , if the observed increase in the synchronisation of business cycles is the result of stronger transmission mechanisms between business cycles in different countries associated with the globalisation process , even relatively closed and large economies may be exposed more strongly to spillovers from abroad .

At a time of globalisation that goes beyond the economy and finance, it is hard to believe that the situations of great insecurity, abuses of power and massacres that are still occurring in this region can be resolved by themselves, at the national level.

Although it is encouraging that many concrete reform steps are being taken or are planned , there is still a considerable way to go to make the euro area a more dynamic economy , which is crucial to meeting the challenges of globalisation , population ageing and rapid technological change .

As the recently issued DG Enterprise Communication on An industrial policy for the globalisation era duly pointed out, one of the main Challenges and Policy Responses for stimulating SMEs in the different sectors (including the Construction and Agricultural machinery sectors) is access to finance, which is still a bottleneck.

As the recently issued DG Enterprise Communication on An industrial policy for the globalisation era duly pointed out, one of the main Challenges and Policy Responses for stimulating SMEs in the different sectors (including the Construction and Agricultural machinery sectors) is access to finance, which is still a bottleneck.

Assistance co financed by the FIFG must also help all components of the sector (fleet, processing and marketing of products, aquaculture, port facilities) to meet a number of challenges globalisation of economies, more stringent consumer requirements as regards product quality, higher hygiene standards and better working conditions on vessels.

Assistance part financed by the FIFG must also help all components of the sector (fleet, processing and marketing of products, aquaculture, port facilities) to meet a number of challenges globalisation of economies, more stringent consumer requirements as regards product quality, higher hygiene standards and better working conditions on vessels.

At a time when the EU of Twenty Five is being established, with a view to redeploying economic resources and in view of economic globalisation, we have a unique, historic opportunity to consolidate what has been achieved to date by providing Europe with a modern, comprehensive and efficient transport infrastructure.

Below we investigate the impacts of Economic and Monetary Union ( EMU ) in further detail by drawing on various empirical studies in order to distinguish the trade creating effects of the euro from those of other major developments over the past decade ( including , for example , the EU 's continuing integration and the ongoing rapid pace of globalisation ) .

There is no doubt that , from the financial standpoint , the entry of the United Kingdom into the euro area would be a considerable boost and that without questioning the financial importance of markets such as Frankfurt , Paris , Madrid or Milan London , as a financial centre , would make the difference , not only quantitatively but also qualitatively from the point of view of globalisation , as it forms the bridge between Europe and the United States .