Views: 164For decades the EU-wide corporate growth models were based generally on cheap goods (presumably from China) as well as affordable energy with favorable prices (from Russia) and “partially outsourcing security and investment”, as the Commission President noted recently. Thus, the Commission calls on the member states’ leaders to “help turn around the region’s sluggish […]
Category: EU in global governance
European security strategy: member states’ outbound investments to strengthen economy
Views: 14The European Union is one of the world’s leaders in both providing and attracting investments; however, modern changes in geopolitics require a profound understanding of all the potential risks involved. Hence, the EU is assessing the region’s outbound investment in key technology areas – semiconductors, AI and quantum technologies – in order to identify […]
European net-zero industrial strategy
Views: 14The EU net-zero industry’s legislation is aimed at making European continent the focal point of world-wide clean technologies manufacturing and green jobs; it is identifying goals for net-zero industrial capacity and provide a regulatory framework suited for its quick deployment. However, the process is more complicated and includes several other aspects of the EU’s […]
European CAP: recent comprehensive ago-policy analysis
Views: 35Eurobarometer publishes regularly surveys on the state-of-art of EU-wide agriculture: i.e. recent eighth edition was conducted last summer among over 26 thousand respondents from different social and demographic groups. Present survey provides a comprehensive overview of Europeans’ attitudes towards agriculture and the Common Agricultural Policy, which takes about one-third of EU budget.
Deepening and expanding EU-Switzerland relationship
Views: 29This December, the President of the European Commission and the President of the Swiss Confederation confirmed the completion of negotiations on a broad package of agreements that aim to deepen and expand the EU-Switzerland relationship. Each agreement, both existing and new, reflects the evolution of EU-Swiss legislation concerned to ensure a dynamic update fruitful […]
EU in the global competition: political economy’s perspectives
Views: 30The best way for the EU in tackling modern challenges is through sustainable growth, more productive economy, as well as preserving democratic values and social inclusion. However, increasing productivity and competitiveness in the world, the EU needs radical reforms: first, accelerating innovation and finding new growth models; second, reducing high energy prices (while continuing […]
Financing European integration process: latest Commission’s funding plan
Views: 27European integration process is an expensive endeavor: i.e. quite often ambitious plans exceed available resources. Hence, the Commission, on behalf of the member states terns to borrowing on international capital markets. For 2025, the Commission anticipates issuing approximately €160 billion in EU bonds, ensuring consistent support for its borrowing-based programs.
Striving for sustainable growth: Arab League’s efforts in education
Views: 44The Arab League, uniting 22 member states, has adopted a higher education and scientific research framework aimed at leveraging technology, ensuring academic quality and fostering partnerships to position higher education as a driver for achieving global Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs. At the same time, education providers assist in transforming national political economies along the […]
EU in the world – agreement with the Mercosur bloc
Views: 29Positive progress made during the last decades, allowed the EU and Mercosur, through an intense process of negotiations, “to adjust” their relationships according to challenges facing national, regional and global governance. During last two years both sides conducted several rounds of negotiations and committed to the present agreement, which is not only serving increased […]
European digitalised border control and management
Views: 35The EU is planning to create a Union-wide entry/exit digital border control system, EES in order to reduce identity fraud, facilitate visa processing and further reinforcing the EU’s approach to integrated border management for non-EU nationals. The EES will digitally record person’s name, travel document, biometric data (e.g. fingerprints and captured facial images) as […]