Views: 23Recently, in mid-April, the Commission officially opened in the Joint Research Centre in Seville, Spain the European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency, ECAT. The ECAT will provide the Commission with in-house technical and scientific expertise to ensure that algorithmic systems used by the EU-wide online platforms and search engines comply with the risk management, mitigation […]
Infringement cases and legal actions against EU states
Views: 34The European Commission regularly publishes infringement decisions to pursue legal action against EU states for failing to comply with their obligations under the Union’s law. These decisions in various EU policy areas aim to ensure the proper application of EU law for the benefit of citizens and businesses.
Digital nomads: modern labor force’s experience in Europe
Views: 50Working remotely becomes a fashion for a lot of people. Below is the list of the best destinations for online/distant workers with a good quality of life – often even better then at home – with a lower level of expenses and affordable living costs. This information is for those looking for a destination […]
The “idea of Europe”: challenging priorities in growth, security and education
Views: 19The EU institutions and the member states government structures are desperately trying to “recon” hard and soft powers during present uncertain times. Changes are inevitable: they cannot happen without an ideological re-conceptualization of those principles that have been so far guiding the EU’s internal and external policies. But first of all, with the war […]
Social partners’ participation in employment and growth
Views: 21About one thousand European Works Councils already exist in the EU-27 member states. They promote a shared understanding of the transnational challenges facing large multinational companies and the involvement of employees in the decision-making process, with the objective of exchanging on possible solutions, facilitating their implementation and increasing the impact of strategic choices made […]
The EU’s banking union: history and perspectives
Views: 17Among numerous sectoral “unions” within the European Union’s architecture there is one that affects citizens’ everyday’s life. It is the banking union that ensures that banks in the member states are strong and supervised in an efficient way. However, there are some differences in the EU’s banking union and the capital markets union.
Measuring “green transition” in Europe: good example for the world
Views: 15National recovery and resilience plans in the EU member states include, among other items, measures aimed at active contribution to the EU’s guidelines on implementation of the European “green deal”. Measures to eliminate dependence on Russian fossil fuels and facilitate the “green transition”, as set out in the REPowerEU Plan, shall be however in […]
Additional measures to facilitate renewables in Europe
Views: 16The European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement to reinforce the Union’s Renewable Energy Directive. This deal makes a vital step closer to complete the “Fit for 55” legislation on the EU’s “green deal” and the REPowerEU objectives.
EU-wide initiative to strengthen employment through mobility
Views: 15Increasing learning mobility among the EU member states greatly helps to develop national and the EU-wide employability, as well as increasing skills and knowledge experiences for people in the EU-27. Besides, travelling across borders to learn and gain unique socio-economic and cultural experiences serves as an important factor in the EU-wide borderless and interconnected […]
New forms of capitalism penetrate modern political economy
Views: 28An era of free-market capitalism is definitely over and changes are becoming visible around the world. Recent Japan’s government report indicates new facets of a revised model of “capitalism”, inspired by present crises and global challenges. The attention from political economy’s angle presents features of opportunities to strengthen sustainability of modern national growth models.