Views: 951The European intention is to defend the continental digital market and install Union’s own digital-technology regulations. This goal has been, actually, constantly threatened by the US government by imposing global tariffs on countries/regions -including the EU- with the digital policies that the US considers “discriminatory.” The EU laws that safeguard digital transition are at […]
Month: August 2025
Progressive digital technologies: in search for optimal regulation
Views: 248The general opinion tends to mean that among all positive aspects, the new EU-wide AI legislation has acquired certain risks for consumers: some AI practices have been already forbidden recently as they were deemed having “unacceptable risks”. Other risk-based facilities even could be classified as high-risk in the near future if they prove a […]
Energy resource for the digital transition: growing demand
Views: 792Data centers, grid operators and national decision-makers are aware of ever-growing electricity demand for the overwhelming needs and trends in digital and AI transitions. Understanding the electricity consumption of data centres is critical to draft national digital and AI-impacting energy demand. However, there are no comprehensive global assessment on the electricity consumption of data […]
Regulating national labour markets: remote work vs. guided immigration
Views: 1267New measures in the EU’s immigration control have already extended beyond strictly border control’s actions and became integral part of national employment policies, the workplace’s regulations and the “external employment resources”. Two aspects are vital: immigration control leading to labour market protectionism, and remote work which has grown immensely; however, some hybrid models emerged, […]
Global and European economy: main current problems and solutions
Views: 784Critical conditions in which the present global trade system is (dis)functioning, are affecting various countries around the world and the EU member states as well. As soon as the international trade must serve people and the planet, besides its “profitable component”, a “uniting” front of farmers, producers, businesses, as well as citizens is needed […]
Towards a quantum-safe European digital infrastructure
Views: 627Quantum computing has been used to radically transforming existing cryptography, by creating, at the same time, new threats to data security. The Commission’s commitment (through the engagement with stakeholders) is to equip the member state and developers with the modern facilities available for a post-quantum cryptography world. These steps include the collection of feedback […]
“Digital changes” in law and the legal practice: book review
Views: 1098The digital technologies and AI models are rapidly changing not only national political economy’s patterns and governance’s methods, but the legal systems and practices, as well. The reviewed book is interesting at least in two aspects: a) in combining researchers from different scientific spheres (legal, political science and digitalisation), and b) in providing insights […]
Regulating foreign subsidies in the EU member states
Views: 970The European Commission has launched its first review of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, FSR. As a first step of this review, the Commission is seeking feedback from interested parties, with a deadline of 18 November 2025. Background Foreign subsidies can often not only distort the EU-wide internal market but also undermine the level playing […]
European Recovery and Resilience Facility in action: new disbursement
Views: 1146The European Commission has disbursed on 8 August 2025 a total of €42.8 billion to five EU states – Italy, Portugal, Cyprus, Malta and Spain – under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centerpiece of the NextGenerationEU plan. The disbursements are part of the Commission’s efforts to support the economic growth and resilience in […]
Life expectancy in Europe and the world: latest assessments
Views: 838Generally, Western European states are within 82-84 life expectancy’s range world-wide, while Eastern countries are within 75-79. For example, such small states as Monaco and San Marino in Europe are having the highest world-wide ranks at about 86-87, followed by Andora and Switzerland at 84. Sure enough, women are having higher life expectancy than […]