Views: 59The Commission is providing additional support to the member states to further accelerate the deployment of renewable energy, achieve the “green deal” goals, develop cross-border clean energy markets, as well as reduce Russian fossil fuel imports.
Category: EU law & governance
EU-wide priorities at the end of the Commission’s term…
Views: 36The Commission President underlined several priorities that have been valid at the end of the Commission’s College five years’ term: public investments in strategic sectors (with the stress on commodities), reducing the cost of energy, addressing the labor and skills shortage, and facilitating external trade.
“Repowering” Europe: energy policy’s strategy in action
Views: 36Specific EU-wide program called REPowerEU is aimed at assisting the member states in three main developmental directions: a) saving energy, b) clean energy production and use, and c) diversifying the states’ energy supplies coped with a wide use of renewables. The program’s implementation helps, e.g. to safeguarded the households in EU and businesses from […]
Planning and implementing reforms in the member states: the EU’s assistance
Views: 36Since the inauguration of the EU-wide program concerning national recovery/resilient plans (NRRPs) a couple of years ago, the EU institutions have made several efforts to “optimize” the process in the member states’ governance.
Targeted actions to boost European bio-technology and bio-manufacturing
Views: 48Present socio-economic, demographic and environmental challenges are reinforcing the bio-economy’s industrial dimension and its closer links with the biotechnology and bio-manufacturing sectors. Corresponding Commission’s actions will contribute to stronger economy in the member states and stimulate the demand and market uptake for bio-manufactured products.
European social market economy: the concept of stable growth
Views: 48The European integration “project” with its seventy years experience is based on a specific development model called “social market economy”, in which the member states’ growth sectors are heavily regulated by the EU institutions. Particularly, the post-pandemic period has shown the growing amount of the EU support for “managing” the states in the transition […]
New EU-wide consumer protection rules are expected
Views: 119Consumer protection is within a shared competence among the EU institutions (mainly, the Commission) and the member states’ authorities. The member states, generally, are responsible for enforcing consumer rights, with the EU having some coordinating and supporting functions. Therefore among the rules in place are mostly directives, e.g. regulating “common” better enforcement and modernisation […]
European economic governance: planning additional reforms
Views: 43The EU co-legislators in the beginning of February 2024 adopted provisional rules to revamp the EU-wide economic governance to make the process clearer and tailored to each country’s situation, including more friendly and flexible investments.
EU-wide plans to achieve sustainability: updating national plans
Views: 52In December 2023, the Commission called on the member states’ governance to enhance national efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and set out clearer plans on adaptation to climate change. Besides, the Commission also invited the states to better prepare for an increased uptake of renewables and to enhance energy efficiency measures.
Nature restoration in Europe: legal aspects
Views: 35In the beginning of November 2023, a provisional agreement was reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the Nature Restoration Law (the draft was adopted in June 2022); when enforced, it will be applied in all EU member states. The law will be a key contribution to reaching climate neutrality by 2050 […]