Views: 38Two 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.
Category: European integration’s future
Global digital competition in space: the EU’s “satellite’s cloud services”
Views: 43Major global powers are constantly exploring space both in communication and in facilitating the digital transition: the priorities varied among the states, but the trend is obvious. For example, the EU has introduced the sovereignty’s concept in its cloud procurement, with the aim of advancing the digital transition, while setting a benchmark for secure, […]
Strengthening the EU-wide digital intelligence tools
Views: 35The EU’s foreign policy service is seeking to expand its intelligence analysis to “cement its position” as the European “conduit for classified information”. The initiative followed Commission’s attempt in 2025 to set its own intelligence collection operation; the member states were against it. As part of the EU’s general security strategy, the European External […]
From the digital ambition to effective implementation: European strategic summits
Views: 21The digital transition is a hot issue among the EU institutions and the member states. Several digital “summits” are taking place in the second part of this year. This article attracts the readers’ attention to some of them revealing the general directions in the EU-wide perspective digital processes. Besides, some other events of importance […]
The European “One Europe-One Market” roadmap: Commission’s assessments
Views: 45The 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 […]
European political community: additional facet in the “European idea”
Views: 45The European Political Community, EPC is an intergovernmental forum aimed to facilitate political dialogue about the future of Europe; it was created four years ago as a “renewed effort” to redefine and expand the “European idea” beyond the existing frameworks, by fostering cooperation among European nations and states. Proposed by the French President, the […]
European energy and renewables: ambitions vs. realities
Views: 37Fossil 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: 36At 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 […]
Regional dimension in European research and innovation
Views: 31The EU institutions approved the so-called Joint Action Plan, JAP to enhance the role of cities and regions in the European-wide research and innovation, R&I. Under the plan, the Commission and Committee of the Regions, Cor would collaborate in reinforcing the regional dimension of the EU-wide R&Is. The JAP will aim to support the […]
Digital technology perspectives: AIs roles in economics and decision-making
Views: 44The AIs are reshaping and revolutionising political economy’s patterns by driving efficiency, innovative decision-making, as well as facilitating new business models in growth sectors and industries. There are already apparent positive shifts in AIs deployment through such technologies as the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning and big data analytics. Besides, new and exciting […]