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European regions experience accelerating ageing, but the process has substantial regional variation. This paper examines the effect of this variation on regional economic cohesion in Europe. We measure the effect of convergence or divergence in the share of the working age population on convergence or divergence in economies of NUTS 2 regions. The effect of convergence or divergence in ageing on economic convergence or divergence is quite substantial and, in some cases, is bigger than the effect of changes in productivity and labour force participation. Convergence of ageing leads to economic convergence only when the share of the working age population in rich regions exceeds that in poor regions and the former regions experience a substantial decline in the share of the working age population, or the latter regions experience an increase. During 2003–12, an inverse relationship between convergence in ageing and economic convergence was the rule rather than the exception.

"Poland's relations with the BMENA region have evolved over the last decade or so: they were relatively intensive before 1989, which was followed by a break caused by refocusing the state's efforts on political and economic transformation and pursuit of its intemational aspirations, whereas sińce late 1990s there has been a growing interest in co-operation with BMENA countries."(.)

L'UE a acquis de nombreuses compétences économiques depuis quelques années. Dans cet article, je fais l'hypothèse qu'en réduisant la marge de manœuvre économique des gouvernements, l'intégration européenne peut réduire 1) la participation électorale et 2) le vote économique, à l'instar de la mondialisation. Ces deux hypothèses sont testées au niveau individuel dans une perspective comparée grâce aux European Election Studies (EES) de 2009 et 2014. Les résultats indiquent que la perception des contraintes économiques de l'UE diminue le vote économique après la crise, mais pas en 2009. En revanche, les données ne montrent pas d'effet sur la participation électorale.