Views: 32The EU has already achieved during last four years several vital results in this sphere: speeding-up green and “clean” transition, lowering energy prices and addressing competition on global markets. Now it is the turn of decarbonising energy intensive industries.
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
Digital economy through modern global challenges: revealing best countries
Views: 48As everyday online connections among people and communities, sectoral governance and businesses, numerous ICT-devices and data processing, etc. the digital economy has become a vital part of national agenda. Main components in digital economy, such as e-business and infrastructures, e-commerce, e-banking and e-governance make the concept an attractive tool in dealing with modern challenges.
Smart specialisation strategy (3S) returns to the EU agenda
Views: 47The ideas of the so-called “smart growth” and member states’ abilities in “specialization” have been introduced into the EU integration perspectives already over a decade ago. It was regarded both as one of the strongest facets of modern EU’s political economy and a specific economic modernisation tool in the member states’ growth patterns. It […]
Education and training in the EU for 2024: new initiatives
Views: 54With a budget of €4.3 billion for 2024, the Erasmus+ program will support transnational experiences of school pupils, students in higher education, as well as vocational education and training. The program also offers numerous opportunities to adult learners, educators, teaching staff and young people in non-formal learning programs.
EU-wide socio-economic policy coordination for 2024
Views: 50Among several means to guide and coordinate the EU-wide socio-economic domain, the European Semester is probably the most vital one: it assists the member states in achieving the EU-wide objectives both by setting priorities and providing clear and well-coordinated policy guidance. The 2024 annual sustainable growth survey puts forward an ambitious agenda to further […]
New infringement decisions package: Commission’s monitoring service
Views: 51In infringement decisions the European Commission pursues executive and legal action against the member states for failing to comply with their obligations under the European law. These decisions, covering various sectors and EU policy areas, aim to ensure proper application of the EU-wide legislation for the benefit of citizens and businesses.
European Semester: economic compass in development
Views: 39Due to strong and coordinated EU-wide policy response, the member states managed “to navigate” stormy economic waters. However, the EU still faces many challenges; geopolitical turbulence just added a great deal of uncertainty: hence the growth in the EU-28 is around 1.3 percent. The EU Commissioners made in the new Semester some assessments…
Aggregating the EU-wide computing capabilities
Views: 38European high-performance computing system, HPC closely cooperates with the business and industrial sectors to drive breakthrough innovation and enhance the EU competitiveness in the world. Besides, established HPCs can be used by all interested partners, e.g. AI start-ups and businesses to train their models, thus boosting innovation in AI and the digital socio-economic platforms. […]
Protection of craft and industrial products: European regulations
Views: 60Names of craft and industrial products that meet the necessary protection requirements will be, most probably in a couple of years, safeguarded at the EU level through a single registration that would cover the entire EU territory.
Sustainable European transport: trends and new initiatives
Views: 42 Transport is one of the EU’s most strategic common policies; among the transport modes, road transport provides for a majority of negative externalities in the transport sector. It is also the most importance mode of transport with about three-forth of intra-EU inland transport and over half of all intra-EU transport. Recent EU initiatives […]