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, […]
Category: Political-economy
including the EU and the member states political economy’s analytical monitoring, as well as researching inherent connections between the political decision-making and their economic implementation
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Strengthening multidimensional approaches to wellbeing: challenges and policies
Views: 22Among most vital issues in global and national politics are wellbeing and security: the former is managed by the national growth pattern (reflecting measures to overcome modern challenges), the latter is guided, generally, by the international factors and efforts. However, in the wellbeing approaches both dimensions are important…
The European vision for agriculture and food policy
Views: 77In September 2023, Commission announced the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture; it was launched in January 2024 and brought together participants from the European agro-food sectors, rural communities and academia to reach a common understanding and vision for the future of Union’s farming and food systems. Specific EU Board on Agriculture […]
Discussing policies and initiatives in the field of raw materials
Views: 39During the whole week, i.e. 9-13 December, over a thousand participants from industry, administration, civil society, research and academia will come together to discuss policies and initiatives in the field of raw materials. The week’s activities are assisted by the recent Critical Raw Materials Act, CRMA, which entered into force in May 2024; the […]
EU in the world – agreement with the Mercosur bloc
Views: 29Positive progress made during the last decades, allowed the EU and Mercosur, through an intense process of negotiations, “to adjust” their relationships according to challenges facing national, regional and global governance. During last two years both sides conducted several rounds of negotiations and committed to the present agreement, which is not only serving increased […]