Views: 74Although the renewable hydrogen supply chain in Europe is still in a nascent phase, however, the new Hy2Infra project will deploy the initial building blocks of an integrated and open EU-wide renewable hydrogen network. This project was jointly prepared by seven states: France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and Slovakia.
Category: Modern EU
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’s platform workers directive: socialists and democrats initiatives
Views: 36Three EU’s legislative institutions reached at the end of 2023 an agreement on the platform workers’ directive aimed to improve the working conditions of more than 28 million gig-workers in the EU member states. However, the final agreement was delayed, which was according to European socialists “a failed opportunity” to show the EU-wide intention […]
Green hydrogen in the EU: Global Gateway and the case of Mauritania
Views: 71An impressive group of several partners, including European businesses in energy, electrolysers and steel, with the support of the European Investment Bank, have inaugurated a project aimed at building a green hydrogen system to produce “green steel” in Mauritania.
European market: efforts to adapt to new realities
Views: 50The European “social market economy” concept is being subject to significant alterations under modern global challenges during last decade, in particular the through the increased digitalisation, new ways of producing and offering goods and services, as well as through the interconnected nature of commercial exchanges. Market definition provides guidance on the principles of the […]
New European Sustainable Development Report: resolute actions needed
Views: 59At the end of January 2024, the SDSN published the fifth edition of the European Sustainable Development Report, which tracks annually since 2019 the performance of the EU member states and partner countries on the UN 17 SDGs. Suggested ten priority actions provide for serious transformations in the EU-wide policies towards SDGs.
Investing in the EU-wide science, research and innovation: latest outcomes
Views: 93Since 2014, there were eight EU-wide research and innovation funding programs with a budget of about €80 billion; Horizon 2020 (officially called Horizon Europe) is presently a functioning one for the coming decade. Its objectives are to stimulate economic growth, create jobs, foster collaboration in research and innovation, support excellent science and industrial leadership […]
European digital market: sustaining competition
Views: 46European digital transition has an important social component: i.e. it should work for all, putting people first and opening new opportunities for business. Digital solutions are also vital in combating climate change and achieving the green transition. However, competition in virtual worlds, generative artificial intelligence, GenAI and other large and small digital “players” is […]
Enhancing European economic security: new efforts
Views: 66The EU is the biggest export-import region: on the global scene, it is exporting over €3.1 trillion in goods and services and importing €2.8 trillion yearly. However, at a time of profound geopolitical turmoil and rapid technological changes, there are serious threats about the risks involved. During several last years the EU has learned […]