The EU’s banking union: history and perspectives

Views: 40Among numerous sectoral “unions” within the European Union’s architecture there is one that affects citizens’ everyday’s life. It is the banking union that ensures that banks in the member states are strong and supervised in an efficient way. However, there are some differences in the EU’s banking union and the capital markets union.  

Measuring “green transition” in Europe: good example for the world

Views: 18National recovery and resilience plans in the EU member states include, among other items, measures aimed at active contribution to the EU’s guidelines on implementation of the European “green deal”. Measures to eliminate dependence on Russian fossil fuels and facilitate the “green transition”, as set out in the REPowerEU Plan, shall be however in […]

Additional measures to facilitate renewables in Europe

Views: 53The European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement to reinforce the Union’s Renewable Energy Directive. This deal makes a vital step closer to complete the “Fit for 55” legislation on the EU’s “green deal” and the REPowerEU objectives. 

EU-wide initiative to strengthen employment through mobility

Views: 31Increasing learning mobility among the EU member states greatly helps to develop national and the EU-wide employability, as well as increasing skills and knowledge experiences for people in the EU-27. Besides, travelling across borders to learn and gain unique socio-economic and cultural experiences serves as an important factor in the EU-wide borderless and interconnected […]

Cutting red-tape will assist business and the EU digital transformation

Views: 27New Commission’s proposal is aimed at cutting red-tape in corporate activity, improving its efficiency and facilitating trust in corporate entities working in the European single market. Besides, the proposal is about achieving more digitalised and connected cross-border national public services for all companies, in particular for SMEs.  

Boosting European security through common defense research and innovation

Views: 24New EU funding in size of about €1.2 bn is aimed at targeted investment in efficient defense capabilities: the European Defense Fund, EDF includes new instruments targeted towards active SMEs and start-ups involvement in the continental defense innovation and dual-use industrial systems. Adoption of new funding adds to the EU’s defense investment over €3 […]

EU regional competitiveness as a vital tool in growth pattern

Views: 43The EU economic development system uses “territorial competitiveness” to define regional ability to provide attractive and sustainable environment for businesses and wellbeing for citizens. In the member states’ governance it is regarded as a perfect “tool” for better policy- and decision-making. It also serves as one of the main goals in the European Cohesion […]

ChatGPTs: perspective application for employment

Views: 56At the present level of artificial intelligence technology’s development, the ChatGPTs (generative pre-trained transformers) have become the most attractive and discussed issue, together with learning language models, both around the world and in Europe. Some users have already found that such artificial intelligence’s chatbots represent a useful tool, while others found certain limitations and […]

New EU measures to increase consumers’ safety

Views: 79A new trend has appeared in the EU’s consumers’ policy: the “safety gate” is being established as a reliable tool for: a) market surveillance authorities to keep consumers safe, and b) keeping dangerous products off the market, both in real trade and online. However, these initiatives are only –so far – about non-food consumer […]

Towards global educational revolution: two vital steps forward

Views: 41Along the mainstream directions in the world-wide educational reforms, two vital issues attracted our attention this month: the global recognition of universities’ certificates and the idea of “re-inventing” higher education. The former – after about eight years of deliberation – culminated in the UN global convention; the second issue is about the role and […]