Views: 57The digital sovereignty (DS), principally, is the ability of a state (on a national level and/or the group of states, globally) to independently control its “digital dimension” and perspectives; i.e. in citizens’ data, hardware, software codes and standards. The European DS initiative is presently seriously vulnerable due to lack of its own hyperscalers; hence, […]
Category: EU law & governance
Potential systemic risks in external digital services: the EU’s investigations
Views: 59As a designated very large online platform under the European DSA, the Grok’s AI tool called X has the obligations to self-assessment and mitigation of any risks related to its services provided among the EU member states. The assessment, among other things, include the spread of illegal content and potential threats to fundamental rights […]
Advanced production in the European semiconductors’ sector: German initiatives
Views: 62Two new facilities in the EU-wide semiconductor supply chain have been approved recently. The European financial assistance will contribute to strengthening the continental position and autonomy in the semiconductor value chain, in line with the objectives set out in the European Chips Act and the Commission’s 2024-2029 political guidelines.
European Union announces plans for the “digital sovereignty”
Views: 281The European Commission proposed the “tech sovereignty package” to strengthen the EU-wide digital autonomy and resilience. The package includes a set of measures to strengthen Europe’s capacity in semiconductors, artificial intelligence, cloud and open source. Besides, the package includes two legislative proposals: a) the Chips Act 2.0, and b) the Cloud and AI Development […]
The European “One Europe-One Market” roadmap: Commission’s assessments
Views: 47The EU Single Market (formally established in 1993), is a unified economic area where goods, services, capital and people move freely without borders or tariffs. The concept is often called the “four freedoms,” as it allows EU citizens live and work within the bloc’s 27 member states as a “single domestic” economy. The new […]
Global trends in education policies: the European effects
Views: 115The UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report (launched in March 2026) and the Higher Education Global Trends Report (launched in this May) highlighted a worsening education crisis characterized by stalled access and widening economic inequalities. The reports provide important data that can assist the EU policy makers to guide higher education systems and policies at […]
European “cloud” service: the idea of strengthening digital sovereignty
Views: 109The European Commission intends to strengthen the EU’s digital sovereignty by awarding a tender that allows EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies to procure sovereign cloud services for up to €180 million over 6 years. The four awarded providers are from the European digital companies in Germany, France, Luxembourg and Belgium.
The ideas of “simplification” and omnibus: challenging facilities
Views: 45Over two years ago, Mario Draghi and Enrico Letta – both the former Italian Prime Ministers – composed two reports on European competitiveness issues; the reports have since been repeatedly cited and heavily criticized lately. Besides, the reports outcomes have been recently consolidated into the so-called omnibus packages aimed at removing main regulatory stumbling […]
European energy and renewables: ambitions vs. realities
Views: 41Fossil fuels, such as coal, gas and oil are rapidly declining in the EU energy mix, dropping below 39% of electricity production in early 2026, with wind and solar reaching roughly 30% and becoming the primary power source in some states. Despite this shift, fossil fuels still make up significant portions of energy in […]
Facilitating competitiveness: EU’s additional efforts
Views: 42At the informal meeting of Heads of State and/or Government in Greece this April, the President of the Republic of Cyprus as the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Presidents of the European Parliament and the European Commission, signed the “One Europe, One Market Roadmap”. The agreement on the roadmap […]