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.
Category: Modern EU
“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, […]
European Sustainable Development Report-2024: assessment and outcomes
Views: 40Regularly published European Sustainable Development Reports represent a regional assessment of countries’ progress towards achieving the UN-2030 Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs. The new report complements to the official SDG-indicators and the voluntary national reviews. As in previous years, present report is based on public consultations (this time during last December) and gathers internationally comparable […]
European AI legal standardization involves about 700 companies
Views: 57The European AI law is the first set of rules in the world aimed at regulating digital infrastructures, including virtual assistants, large language models, AI and ChatGPT, etc. Although it was published last August, the regulation will apply gradually: e.g. some AI provisions already from August 2024, the general-purpose AI rules – a year […]
European Semester in the Autumn Package: modern analysis in growth
Views: 28In November, the Commission assessed the first set of medium-term plans, the draft budgetary plans of the euro zone member states and revised the excessive deficit procedure; presently, the second Autumn Package adopted this December by the new Commission’s staff focused on promoting policy actions to benefit the euro area, monitoring macroeconomic imbalances and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.