Views: 15Circular economy (CE) has been for long regarded as a vital component of the EU-wide economic security, competitiveness and sustainability. The CE in European political guidance occupies an important place combining such sectors as environment and water resilience, renewables and economic development, to name a few.
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Boosting growth: competitiveness compass as the message to the EU states’ governance
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 […]
EU “industrial deal” and chemical sector’s involvement
Views: 25The European “clean industrial deal” is expected to become one of the most defining legislative efforts of the new Commission College, even that the initial draft and its actual contents remain quite vague. The new law will “ramp up investments in clean technologies and energy-intensive sectors” to keep Europe’s economy looming “without losing sight […]
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.
“Positive sustainability” in growth: European governance strategies
Views: 20The European approach in growth is, generally, a result and an outcome of the EU-wide adopted political economy pattern based on the concept of “social market economy” in which the regulatory and governance strategies have been dominating for decades. The EU has conducted recently several “hybrid efforts” on strengthening the EU’s leadership in sustainability, […]
World Economic Forum-2025: collaboration in a digital age
Views: 119World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at the end of January 2025 is devoted to some of the most pressing contemporary issues: from trust in public institutions and transforming global economy to modern resilient societies and innovative global partnerships to “safeguarding the planet” and corporate transformations in the digital, as WEF called it, the “intelligent […]
European social market economy: concept and development
Views: 31The European integration project is based –in part- on an attractive and ambitious idea of “uniting” the adherent member states along involvement in the so-called “social market economy” model. Among its most vital elements (mainly, in the social security system) are such issues as, e.g. occupational pension, universal health care and unemployment insurance. These […]
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 […]
Reforming European automotive industry
Views: 27The EU institutions (mainly the Commission) have suggested a “holistic EU strategy” for the European automotive sector to manage modern challenges and adapt needed efficiently applicable regulatory framework. The EU-wide dialogue during the next year will formulate implementing measures for a modernized sector. Besides, the reforms on Germany, the leader in the EU economy […]
Made in Europe: promoting EU agriculture and food
Views: 27European Commission co-finances and also directly organizes campaigns and events to promote EU farm products worldwide. This is carried out under the slogan “Enjoy, it’s from Europe”, which aims to raise awareness of the efforts made by European farmers to produce quality products. These promotional activities help boost their profile on EU and international […]