Views: 30The EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) is aimed at collecting various components of the European states’ conditions, as well as providing timely and comparable cross-sectional and longitudinal data comparison on income, poverty, social exclusion and living conditions. Besides, the issues of minimum wages are also vital…
Category: EU law & governance
Advancing EU-wide circular economy’s patterns: new Commission’s initiatives
Views: 268In the beginning of July 2025, the European Commission launched a couple of initiatives aimed at: a) accelerating the member states’ transition to circular economy, and b) preparing the ground in the member states for the adoption of the European Circular Economy Act, expected in 2026.
Additional aspects in the EU’s path to sustainability: the idea of “clean” industries
Views: 24In the new EU-wide long-term political guidelines adopted at the end of 2024, Commission President pledged to deliver the “Clean Industrial Deal” – presently, through “prioritizing EU competitiveness and prosperity”. This initiative builds on input from industry leaders, social partners and civil society, following the “industrial deal” discussions and the clean transition dialogues. This […]
Circular economy and resource management: European challenges and perspectives
Views: 68The circular economy’s strategy is among the most vital priorities in the European integration process, which includes the EU-wide economic security, competitiveness and sustainability. Being the integral part of the European socio-economic and political guidance, the circular economy (CE) is closely connected to sustainability and resource management. The article underlines main aspects in the […]
Updated national energy and climate plans: boosting actions on the ground
Views: 73The updated National Energy and Climate Plans, NECPs show that the green agenda is a vital way to modernize national political economies being still an ambitious EU-wide long-term target. New Commission’s initiatives are aimed at innovative actions to deepen states’ capacities to deliver 55% in reducing net greenhouse gas emissions and creating conditions to […]
Designing the EU long-term budget: citizen’s participation
Views: 382The third and final session of the European Citizens’ Panel on the new EU long-term budget has just finished its work. For the first time, a group of 150 randomly selected citizens from all EU- 27 member states have brought forward their ideas in over thirty “general and guiding” recommendations for the formation of […]
Shadow economy in Europe and the world
Views: 137The global shadow economy generates trillions in revenue each year, driven by criminal activity and other unreported transactions. In low income countries, shadow activity makes up a larger slice of GDP, standing at an estimated 42.4% share; the underground economy is valued at more than half of GDP in Sierra Leone, Niger, and Nepal. […]
EU’s savings and investment union: assisting integration process
Views: 56In March 2025, the European Commission unveiled the politically and economically long-awaited Savings and Investments Union’ strategy, SIU. Generally, the SIU’s aims are numerous: e.g. to enhance citizens’ wealth, bolster economic competitiveness, as well as facilitating European socio-economic integration.
European digital skills’ initiative: driving innovation and productivity
Views: 75The idea of digital skills academies is an important step towards ensuring EU leadership in digital and emerging technologies. Investing in advanced digital skills is a crucial driver for innovation and productivity; hence, the new initiative is responding to the demand for better cooperation and alignment with market needs. A year ago, the EU […]
The US approaches to AI: recent legal aspects
Views: 73In the beginning of 2025, the US Administration issued some executive orders, including recent President’s EO “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in AI” (adopted in January 2025). One part of this EO is called “Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance and Public Trust”; it contains some risk management provisions, including AI impact […]