Views: 52Well-functioning European and international agricultural commodity markets will remain important for food security in Europe and around the world. Besides, sustainable rural communities can benefit from participation in these markets and global agro-food value chains. The world-wide agro-challenges are also formulated at the end of the article.
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
Renewables in the European Union’s energy mix
Views: 61An integrated EU energy market is the most efficient way to ensure secure, sustainable and affordable energy supplies in the member states. Due to common energy market rules and cross-border infrastructure, energy can be produced in one EU country and delivered to consumers in another. Boosting competition, improving the renewables and allowing consumers to […]
Triple approach to modern political economy: new patterns through ESG
Views: 69Since 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: 46Digital 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 […]
EU directives’ complete and timely transposition: Commission’s actions
Views: 44European Commission adopted a package of infringement decisions due to the absence of communication by the EU states’ measures to transpose EU directives into national law. Almost all EU member states have not yet notified full transposition measures concerning two EU directives: a) in the field of climate mitigation (through the emission-trading system, ETS), […]
European political guidance in development: next five years
Views: 44After the present European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected for a second term in the office this July, she revealed the next EU-wide political guidelines for 2024-2029 and defined a set of collective objectives for the years to come with clear targets and priority areas. Facing the greatest challenges, the guidelines […]
Abuse of dominant position: the European approaches to increase competition
Views: 61The European Commission has launched a public consultation among all interested parties to discuss the draft guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominant position; the previous guidelines adopted about two decades ago seemed quite outdated. Commission is planning to finalize the redrafted guidelines on “exclusionary abuses” on the basis of acquired comments by the end […]
CMU and financial market’s perspectives: infringement procedures
Views: 50The European Commission is planning to hold an EU-wide discussion on capital markets union issues, which will take place against the background of the capital markets union’s objectives, as well as the urgent regional problems in competitiveness and preservation of financial stability. The discussions will bring together market participants across the entire spectrum: e.g. […]
European capital markets union: investment perspectives
Views: 51Capital 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; […]
Rule of law in the European Union: new annual report
Views: 78The 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. […]