Views: 29The European integration is gaining momentum: several candidate countries are striving to join the “EU-family”: among them is Moldova. The country becomes an attractive destination for developers: e.g. for the eleventh time, the Invest Moldova Agency organises a “business week” to invite potential investors, international companies, financial institutions and public authorities. The event will […]
Category: European integration’s future
European single market for banking: expected measures through digitalisation
Views: 35At the end of this year, the EU’s authorities are going to present additional measures in the EU-wide financial and banking sector’s measures in competitiveness, called “strengthening the single market for banking”. New measures require a kind of “cultural banking shift” towards responsible risk-taking, simplified regulatory framework, digitalisation and the expected completion of the […]
EU-China digital controversies: book review
Views: 24The collective manuscript prepared by the European Think-tank Network on China*) unites authors from numerous EU and foreign states (the UK and China). The report analyses the China’s rise to a global digital technology’s power, as well as its effect on the European strategies in the digital transition and in shaping innovations. The report […]
Sustainable Development Goals Report 2026: monitoring global progress
Views: 31The UN official report on Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs monitors global progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the 2030 Agenda; it serves as a foundational resource for solutions towards SDG’s progress. This year’s report is prepared in collaboration with over 50 international and regional agencies, […]
Trans-Atlantic digital divide: almost (im)possible solution
Views: 17The digital transition is actively proceeding on both sides of the Atlantic; though with a varied speed and different substantial ideology, as well. For example, the US-type process leans to liberal and free-market system, while the EU-type approach is more regulatory and security in essence. This article concentrates on some of the European digital […]
Digital regulation and governance: European legal and executive facilities
Views: 38The EU has developed a comprehensive set of digital regulations to govern the data, digital services and technologies used in the member states. The rules aim to ensure that digital transformation is safe, fair and beneficial for citizens, as well as supporting innovation and a competitive market. These regulations establish a common legal framework […]
Priorities in the EU draft budget for 2027
Views: 46The European Commission proposed recently the 2027 annual EU budget at €200 billion (in commitments): the draft budget reflects the mid-term review of the 2021-2027 Cohesion policy. The EU member states will use these financial resources to implement their new priorities in the areas of competitiveness, defence, affordable housing, water resilience and energy transition, […]
European complex security issues: recent EPC-Forum’s accounts
Views: 18The European Policy Centre’s second Economic Security Forum in Brussels (BESF2026) concluded recently with a clear message: Europe must rely on a creative economic resilience as the global fragmentation deepens. During two days, leaders, policymakers and industry experts examined how to diversify supply chains, secure critical technologies and reduce vulnerabilities linked to trade shocks […]
Recent European digital report-2026: main outcomes
Views: 51The European Commission published this June the fourth State of the Digital Decade report, showing the EU-wide progress on its 2030 digital transformation targets, such as secure and sustainable digital infrastructures and the digitalisation of public services; as well as some still existing challenges in resulting scale, speed and consistency. The report reveals that […]
European economy and finances: outcomes of two meetings
Views: 15During two recent meetings – Ecofin and Eurogroup – Commissioner Dombrovskis underlined main EU-wide modern economic-financial policy issues and challenges. E.g. among the Eurogroup, under the radar were such essential issues as careful policy’s “calibration”, consolidation measures and rigorous priorities in order to safeguard the EU fiscal sustainability while addressing urgent priorities.