Views: 28The new financial supplement to the rescue plan with €750 bn and a long-term €1.1 trillion for 2021-27 will be discussed on 19 June. It seems that nationalism dominates over solidarity, as differences in approaches are to large…
Month: May 2020
Managing COVID-19: additional support for science and innovation
Views: 25To succeed against the coronavirus, the states must see the socio-economic aspects and the most optimal ways in using available funds, explore modern technological solutions, first of all to monitor the spread of diseases and provide a better care for patients. These means, secondly, use of numerous digital solutions and technologies’ applications, e.g. telemedicine, […]
EU and the Baltics: assisting in crisis
Views: 62Present EU data shows that the pandemic shock is unprecedented; and so are the EU and the states’ measures in supporting affected economy sectors. Some states, e.g. Denmark take the EU’s support seriously…
Support for Latvian farmers
Views: 49European Commission has approved Latvian scheme to support companies active in the primary agricultural production sector affected by the coronavirus outbreak in a volume of €1.5 million. Now it is the competence of Latvian authorities to evenly distribute the allowed support for most needed. In this way the EU assists the states in national […]
Modernising the EU’s legislation: Commission’s initiative
Views: 40The European Commission has launched the Fit for Future Platform, F4F as the high-level expert group, which will help the Commission to simplify existing EU laws and reduce administrative burden for citizens and businesses. It will also help ensure that the EU legislation remains future-proof and tackling numerous new global and European challenges.