Views: 29Presently adopted restriction on the use of PFAS’ sub-groups is a vital step that brings the European consumers, as well as the nature and environment, closer to a toxic-free future. These restrictions will ban the use of this ‘forever chemical’ for the benefit of the EU’s twin transition toward green and digital economy, and […]
Category: Legislation
New “strategic dialogue” on European agriculture: final outcomes
Views: 36Launched in 1962, the EU’s common agricultural policy, CAP has evolved through several amendments to keep in line with the latest developments in the sector; the CAP for 2023-2027 marks the sixth version of the policy. In the beginning of 2024 a new “strategic dialogue” on CAP’s future started; the dialogue, according to the […]
Fishing in the Baltic Sea: European regulations
Views: 52Following scientific assessment, the European Commission adopted new proposals for the fishing opportunities around the Baltic Sea in 2025; the assessment indicated a “complicated situation” for several fisheries in the region. For example, the proposal includes total allowable catches and quotas for nine out of the ten stocks managed by the EU in the […]
Triple approach to modern political economy: new patterns through ESG
Views: 44Since the appearance of the global sustainable development goals (SDGs) in 2015, some sectors of the global communities were searching for the most optimal ways in their implementation: the academic community and researchers suggested theoretical background, while the corporate one proposed some practical solutions. Among the latter there are the so-called ESG, i.e. environmental, […]
Contemporary digital currency issues: future perspectives
Views: 23Digital technologies and expanding financial markets have generated during last couple of years viable discussions around the world about new types of digital currencies, DC. The debates encompass complex issues of new types of assets, new financial service providers and various forms of regulation. Several interconnected issues have appeared to affect the DC’s development […]
EU directives’ complete and timely transposition: Commission’s actions
Views: 22European Commission adopted a package of infringement decisions due to the absence of communication by the EU states’ measures to transpose EU directives into national law. Almost all EU member states have not yet notified full transposition measures concerning two EU directives: a) in the field of climate mitigation (through the emission-trading system, ETS), […]
European political guidance in development: next five years
Views: 24After the present European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected for a second term in the office this July, she revealed the next EU-wide political guidelines for 2024-2029 and defined a set of collective objectives for the years to come with clear targets and priority areas. Facing the greatest challenges, the guidelines […]
Abuse of dominant position: the European approaches to increase competition
Views: 37The European Commission has launched a public consultation among all interested parties to discuss the draft guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominant position; the previous guidelines adopted about two decades ago seemed quite outdated. Commission is planning to finalize the redrafted guidelines on “exclusionary abuses” on the basis of acquired comments by the end […]
CMU and financial market’s perspectives: infringement procedures
Views: 28The European Commission is planning to hold an EU-wide discussion on capital markets union issues, which will take place against the background of the capital markets union’s objectives, as well as the urgent regional problems in competitiveness and preservation of financial stability. The discussions will bring together market participants across the entire spectrum: e.g. […]
European capital markets union: investment perspectives
Views: 22Capital markets union (CMU) is becoming an EU-wide sub-union’s entity dealing with the financial market issues, as well as a most vital part of the European integration processes. The CMU is a complex structure which includes, e.g. banks, securities, insurance and pensions, as well as financial and non-financial corporations. Peoples’ savings grow in importance; […]