Robert Vitalyos
Contributions
Europa & die Welt
The European Social and Economic Model
In the current economic situation all European states are facing challenges that make reforms inevitable. Yet several issues – ageing societies, processes of globalization, the transition from industrial to knowledge economies, energy scarcity and climate change among them- have pointed to the urgent need for thorough reforms of the social and economic systems well before the worsening of the economic crisis in September 2008.