For a number of years now, Intereconomics has concentrated on European economic policy, and this will continue to be its main focus. The European Union is in the process of establishing itself as an economic agent in its own right, beyond the aggregation of individual national economies. Hence, on the one hand its economic concerns are derived from problems existing at the national level, such as maintaining high employment rates, promoting growth, guaranteeing social security without jeopardising economic effi ciency, reconciling a growing economy with environmental challenges or keeping pace with ever more dynamic technological innovation cycles.
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