Views: 45Both Europe and the world entered a new era of international commerce: as the result, many businesses would go bust while new companies and governance models emerge. Digital technologies are going to play a vital role in resolving this and other emerging crises facilitating rapid change’s adaptation in political economies and governance.
Category: Sustainability
covering main UN SDGs implementation in the EU states, European “green deal”, as well as circular economy’s aspects and “green growth” in the national development
AI’s “continental plan”: Europe heads toward global digital leadership
Views: 20The European Union has just adopted this April the “AI Continent Action Plan” in view of positioning the Union as an AI global partner. The EU’s main leverage in this endeavor is through the legal and managerial means as presently, around 85% of all AI systems remain unregulated and not subject to any rules; […]
Comprehensive overview of state aid expenditures in the EU states
Views: 17Overall state aid expenditures EU-wide in 2023 dropped to €186.78 billion from €243.27 billion in 2022. The member states channeled 73% of funds towards such policy objectives as environmental protection and energy savings, research, circular development, innovation and regional development; in 2022, this share was 49%. However, the total amount of aid spent on […]
European zero-pollution ambition: complicated ways of progress
Views: 14Twice a year the EU European Commission’s Joint Research Center together with the European Environment Agency, EEA publishes a monitoring report on progress in the member states in achieving the EU’s zero-pollution targets according to the 2021 Zero Pollution Action Plan. It reveals future policies designed to support the zero-pollution ambition in reducing threat […]
Tariff’s war: effects for the world and the EU
Views: 33Several issues appeared this spring with the US intentions to impose additional tariffs on imported goods from tens of countries around the world, including the EU-27. These tariffs were called coercion: i.e. the economic coercion occurs in situations where a third country attempts to pressure the EU and/or Union’s member states into making a […]
EU Circular Economy Action Plan: twin approach for the next decade
Views: 35The European Commission has taken several initiatives to streamline the circularity concept into the member states’ policy developments across different areas (mainly in waste management) since the first decade of this century. The European circularity approach embodied in action plans, involves two stages in its evolution: first plan in 2015 and the second one […]
Reacting to emerging crises: new EU-wide preparedness strategy
Views: 305The Commission announced recently the Preparedness Union Strategy for the EU states to prevent and react to emerging threats and crises. The plan is a response to the ongoing poly-crisis the EU faces; hence, the strategy focuses on an integrated all-hazards approach, a whole-of-government approach, which brings together all relevant actors, across all governance’s […]
Recent European Social Dialogue: the tripartite social summit
Views: 288After the adoption of a new Pact for a European Social Dialogue, the EU-wide social summit took place recently (19 March, 2025). The Tripartite Summit is a forum for dialogue between the EU institutions, the member states and the social partners; the summit’s main theme was “Bringing Europe back on track in a challenging […]
Advanced materials, textiles and photovoltaics: boosting innovation in EU
Views: 29European Commission initiated some measures in advancing EU’s technological leadership and sustainability by creating three new EU-wide partnerships on advanced materials, textiles and photovoltaics. Established under Horizon Europe, these partnerships will drive growth, sustainability and resilience, contributing to a strong, inclusive and globally competitive growth in the member states.
New EU initiatives for investment and innovation
Views: 268Offering the EU citizens broader access to capital markets and better financing options for companies can foster citizens’ wealth, while boosting the EU-wide economic growth and competitiveness. Firstly, the households will have more opportunities to invest in capital markets; secondly, businesses will have easier access to capital to innovate, grow and creative employment.