Views: 60The so-called global adoption of the AIs models -some loosely call it diffusion- has experienced an exponential growth during 2025: about one in six people worldwide are presently using GenAI tools. It is a remarkable progress for the digital technologies; however, the digital divide is still a stumbling block in the digital proliferation through […]
Category: European integration’s future
European “Pact for Skills”: recent accounts on employment and training
Views: 100The EU-wide “Pact for Skills”, adopted about five years ago, aims to facilitate public and private organisations and encourage them to make concrete commitments to upskilling employment forces and reskilling adults. The Pact is one of the flagship actions of the general European Skills Agenda; through these years, the pact has proved to be […]
Globalisation and European integration: facing realities
Views: 52Globalisation process is a complicated issue: there are those who benefit from globalization and those who face its direct costs. Fraying social safety nets in wealthy countries, not to mention technological advances that allowed manufacturing firms to reduce their labor forces, added to workers’ woes. If managed effectively, the “new globalization” can still live […]
Economic aspects in the EU’s approach to modern energy crisis
Views: 35The Commission is discussing presently a proposal rendering additional public support for the economic development in the member states. Since the beginning of the military conflict in the Middle East (already about two months ago), the EU-wide bill for fossil fuel’s imports has reached €22 billion. The disruptions to energy supplies will persist for […]
Facilitating European strategic technologies: four priority sectoral development
Views: 56The EU-wide Strategic Technologies Platform, STEP has celebrated its second anniversary with the record achievements for the development and manufacturing of critical technologies. Since its inception in March 2024, STEP managed to mobilise about €29 billion of funding across the EU-wide financial programs to support technologies in four priority sectors and associated skills: a) […]
European economic perspectives through transitions in the global trade: EU-China controversies
Views: 58Presently, the geo-political disturbances have marked a new phase in the EU-China trade patterns through the so-called “second China shock”. The new stage of the global competition, that stretches to the core of the EU’s growth base, requires deeper understanding of both the global shifts in economics and in “China’s shock” for the EU […]
The energy mix in the EU member states: fossil fuels and renewables
Views: 290The total amount of energy supply sources -both globally and in the EU- are coming presently from oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, as well as hydro and other renewables; the account was prepared by the World Energy Institute’s 2025 Statistical Review (with the most recent data for 2024), providing the reliable source of information […]
The European Green Deal: modern challenges
Views: 128The European Green Deal (EGD), which was launched at the end of 2019 as a major facet in the EU-wide growth strategy, proceeds facilitating the member states’ economic transition through sustainable models and transforming developmental patterns along modern, resource-efficient and competitive lines.
European social market economy model: the spirit of partnership
Views: 124The EU governance is paying closer attention to the economic developmental priorities, such as revising the age-old concepts, completing the EU’s “single market”, investing in skills and quality jobs, etc. The spirit of partnership among employers, trade unions, governments and civil society is regarded presently as the European social model’s foundation, which reflects the […]
European digital transition through recent events
Views: 48Among key EU digital annual conferences in early 2026, as well as in the coming weeks, some vital transformations are envisioned. For example, the Masters of Digital event (Feb 26, Brussels/Online) was focused on AI, security, and digital power; in the Digital Platforms Summit (Feb 25, Brussels/Online), the Digital Markets/Fairness Acts perspectives were covered. […]