Views: 17In less than ten days, the candidates for the most vital jobs in the European Commission for the coming five years shall be chosen; the final steps will follow after the “grilling” process in the European Parliament before the candidates assume their new positions and acquire their offices.
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
Triple approach to modern political economy: new patterns through ESG
Views: 40Since 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: 22Digital 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 […]
Financial markets in Europe and the US: facing digital challenges
Views: 21Digitalisation in financial markets around the world is rapidly growing. With the closer attention to two political economies and two biggest financial markets, i.e. that of the European Union and the United States of America, the comparative analysis sheds light to perspective trends in banking sector and digitalisation of financial services.
European capital markets union: investment perspectives
Views: 21Capital 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; […]
Basel III and the EU banking sector: strengthening financial stability and resilience
Views: 22The EU-27 member states will apply the Basel III standards from January 2025; in mid-2024, the EU institutions completed implementation phase of these standards into the member states’ legislation. The new rules represent a vital step in strengthening stability and resilience of the EU-wide banking sector. Besides, the Basel standards are aimed at facilitating […]
Rule of law in the European Union: new annual report
Views: 52The rule of law is crucial for both citizens and business in the EU: it is a precondition for the respect of other values and it guarantees that fundamental rights are upheld in line with a set of core democratic values; it ensures the application of EU law and supports an investment-friendly business environment. […]
Digital trade: assisting the EU-wide growth and digital transition
Views: 24Digital trade accounts for about a quarter of all international trade; it has been growing at a faster pace than traditional trade. The EU is the world’s leader in both exports and imports of digitally deliverable services, which amounted to €1.3 trillion in 2022, or over half of the EU’s total trade in services. […]
COP-29: continued fossil fuel consumption versus emission’s control
Views: 33Authorities in Azerbaijan – the country hosts this year’s global climate summit COP29 – suggest that continued fossil fuel extraction might be compatible with the global climate agreement. With four months to go until COP29 kicks off in Baku, the Azerbaijani presidency announced a flurry of initiatives, non-binding pledges and partnerships to be signed […]
Anatomy of digital finance in the European Union
Views: 34The EU-wide specific financial framework, i.e. the capital markets union, has been at the heart of the Commission’s ambition in boosting growth, supporting innovation and promoting European global competitiveness. The EU financial sector has the potential to multiply sustainable finance and become a global leader in this area. The sector is having also a […]