Posts by Eugene Eteris:

REPowerEU chapters in national recovery and resilience plans

Visits: 40Modern governance systems in the EU member states are facing mounted difficulties in implementing requirements from the EU institutions regarding the so-called REPowerEU chapters in national recovery and resilience plans. The difficulties are not only connected to new and rather complicated character of new obligations; they require restructuring of national economies according to new […]

Tackling modern European energy policy challenges

Visits: 25Deep changes in Europe and the world, which have generated growing tensions in politics and economics, need scientists’ closer attention. The real challenge is to understand the core and essence of these changes so that national governance can manage them for the common good. Such an understanding is also required in analysing the urgent […]

Dealing with challenges and problems: latest EU news

Visits: 29EU institutions, mainly the Commission, and the member states, while dealing with the modern challenges, are facing at the same time running difficulties connected to the present critical situation with energy, inflation and rising living standards. Some states manage these problems better than others, but some issues are still there and need resolute approaches… […]

Fundamental changes in the European agro-sector: resolving challenges

Visits: 19The EU “farm-to-fork” strategy offers a clear roadmap for a truly sustainable, healthy and fair food-farming system, while supporting farmers, ensuring future food security. However, agro-industry lobbyists, as well as some European Commission’s departments, are not truly anxious to implement the strategy. While the new CAP is becoming a stronger driver for national agro-business, […]

European “green industrial” development: plans and solutions

Visits: 42Economic perspectives in the EU “net-zero-growth” are clear enough: new markets are on the doorstep with breakthrough clean technologies, which will also transform the whole energy systems. Active investors will secure a place in the new economy’s paradigm by rejuvenating industrial manufacturing bases and creating newly skilled workforce. The EU also intends to hold […]

“Sustainable business” on both sides of the Atlantic: controversies proceed…

Visits: 24The US administration’s IRA legislation provides for public investment to boost an emerging sector of “green economy”; the efforts are supplemented by regulating expanded federal tax collection and some pharmaceutical-drug price controls. The IRA authorized at least $369 billion in subsidies for clean energy projects and products: in this way, a new US industrial […]

Main global technological trends: World Economic Forum’s view for 2023

Visits: 330Modern breakthroughs in new technologies, such as robotics, artificial intelligence, nano-technology, quantum computing, bio-technology, the internet of things, 3D printing, fully autonomous vehicles, etc. will drive national developmental priorities for 2023 and beyond. World Economic Forum warns, however, that world leaders “urgently need to seize the opportunity to direct technology towards positive ends”.   

Harnessing the lack of needed skills and talents in the EU

Visits: 80Recent EU analysis has shown the European member states and even whole regions are affected by the loss of skilled workforce to deal with modern transforming national priorities. The aggravated situation seriously threatens the European regional long-term prosperity: the EU has already identified 82 regions representing together about 30 percent (one third!) of the […]

Endangered species and biodiversity in the EU

Visits: 31The EU’s efforts for nature protection culminated at the end of January 2023 with the new “deal for pollinators”, which are crucial for reversing negative effects of climate change, protecting peoples’ diets, farmers’ wellbeing and restoring the number of declining and critically endangered species. Some parts of solution are about implementing integrated conservation measures, […]

New form of global “collaboration” through a “metaverse platform”

Visits: 39The leaders of the World Economic Forum, WEF are coming with a new idea to support falling globalisation processes by using as the main driving force modern achievements in science, research and innovation. Extensive digitalisation will help adapting to changes is the tool in the idea’s implementation, to enable people manage lives in more […]