Views: 99The annual AI Impact Summit 2026 in India has marked a defining global digital transition’s stage by a “common transition” from dialogue to demonstrable impact. Anchored in the triangle’s principles of “people, planet and progress”, the summit “agreed to produce” a perspective vision where AI would advance humanity, foster inclusive growth and safeguard the […]
Month: February 2026
Controversies in the EU’s integration: bumpy road through complications and optimism
Views: 83The EU-wide integration process has lasted already for about 75 years, turning from the “communities” to “the European Union”. Although differences among the “union’s” number of the member states (from initial six to the present 27) are still mounting, at the same time states’ unity and well-being are multiplying too. However, the growing differences […]
AI Summit-2026: world leaders striving for common regulatory means
Views: 148As artificial intelligence reshapes national and global political economies, the societies are grappling with the digital profound impact on creativity, governance, healthcare, misinformation, and the future of work. In February-2025, in Paris, the global digital community leaders at annual AI summit wanted to make some universal regulations; this year, the AI’s impact summit in […]
Digital providers’ compliance with the European DSA: the Shein case
Views: 87The DSA’s obligations are applied to almost all digital/online services having impact on the functioning of the online systems: hence, all online services operating in the EU-27 are required to comply with the DSA. The DSA follows a proportionate approach, which means that the obligations assigned to the different online players match their role, […]
European industrial future: vital steps
Views: 98In order to strengthen industrial businesses in the member states, according to the Commission President, the EU needs the following priorities: speed, scale, power and new markets to compete in the world. As to speed – to expand production and grow, scale – to mobilise more investment and attract capital, as to power – […]
New European syndicated loan: the EU bonds’ borrowing
Views: 97A syndicated transaction (or a syndicated loan), is -in theory- a financing arrangement where a group of lenders (the syndicate) jointly funds a single large loan for a borrower, under a unified agreement. Led by an “agent financial institute”, the loan’s structure spreads risk and allows lenders to participate in major and large-scale projects, […]
SDGs after 2030: facing “reinvention’s” period
Views: 151The deadline for the SDGs’ implementation is approaching: in less than five years, the questions would arise about the SDG-post-2030 agenda. The global community’s message is that the UN-2030 sustainability plan should not be the end of the noble goals, rather mark the “beginning of idea’ reinvention”. However, only collaborative governance, coherent and integrated […]
Fighting for a competitive energy system: EU’s vision
Views: 96Energy issues are becoming “hot issues in the town” all over the world, i.e. often connected to competitiveness. Hence, it has become currently the Commission’s top priority: thus, recent EU energy report reiterates both the critical need to build a secure and resilient “Energy Union”, and assure to provide clean and affordable energy. The […]
Modern EU competition issues: new report’s indicators
Views: 104At the end of January 2026, the European Commission adopted the “Annual Single Market and Competitiveness Report-2026”, the sixth in an annual series, evaluating the functioning of the EU-wide Single Market and assessing the conditions for businesses to innovate, for national economies to grow and for the governance systems to compete while delivering sustainability […]
Revising EU’s industrial regulation and policy: external dimension
Views: 157The Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act, IDAA is a key pillar of the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal: its main mission is to accelerate the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries (e.g. steel, cement, chemicals, etc.) while boosting competitiveness and cutting emissions. Besides, IDAA moves beyond policy governance, and actively guide new industry’s implementation projects to ensure long-term […]