Views: 6The EU is responding to the challenges of the digital transformation with an unprecedented number of regulatory acts. Among central objectives of the Union, e.g. the creation of the single market and other integration sub-unions, the EU-wide rules and values also apply to the digital transition’s process. By adopting landmark regulations, the Union wants […]
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New European “bio- economy”: bonuses for the states and businesses
Views: 23The new idea looks like a big bio-chemical “revelation” in the continent: i.e. the Commission has unveiled recently its long-trailed plan to “turbocharge the EU’s bioeconomy”, which was worth €2.7 trillion in 2023 and employed about 17+ million people (around 8% of the EU jobs). As the EU officials believe, the new sector has […]
European Union’s energy future: climate mitigation and renewables
Views: 22As a key driver of socio-economic development, the energy system has a dual role as both determinant and solution to climate change. While fossil fuels production and consumption are responsible for about 90% of all CO2 emissions and more than 75% of GHG emissions, according to the UN in 2022-23, transitioning processes in the […]
European healthcare: AI approaches through new initiatives
Views: 47Healthcare systems in the EU-27 (and around the world) are facing complex challenges, including rising “cure-demand” due to aging population, increasing numbers of chronic and complex medical conditions, growing operating costs and shortages of the healthcare workforce. However, the AIs and other digital technologies are already having stronger potentials in addressing these challenges and […]
EU digital agenda: simplification issues and new digital wallets
Views: 51It is expected that European corporate community – from companies and factories to start-ups, would spend less time on administrative work and compliance. At the same time, they will have more time innovating and scaling-up, thanks to the European Commission’s new digital package, involving the so-called “digital wallets”.
European digital single market: new report
Views: 33One of the initial steps towards regulating the European digital transition was the so-called “directive on electronic commerce”, adopted twenty years ago; for the then 15 EU member states and the EEA countries. Then, the Regulation has been approved in 2022 on the presently known “digital single market” (DSM); the newly Commission’s published a […]
The EU annual-2026 budget: revealing strategic priorities
Views: 87The EU-2026 budget will continue to “power” the EU’s politico-economic priorities and support strategic objectives, including competitiveness, migration management, security and defence, while maintaining momentum on green and digital transition. Thus, the annual EU-2026 budget includes: a) stable and predictable funding for Ukraine; b) reinforced funding for humanitarian aid and neighborhood policy, and c) […]
Digital solutions and software app for business: SAP’s assistance
Views: 57SAP software is a leading program/navigation on enterprise resource planning (ERP) using software applications that help businesses manage and integrate their core operations, such as finance, human resources, supply chain management and procurement, within a single, centralized system. SAP’s primary purpose is to centralize data management and streamline complex business processes: this integration provides […]
Recent climate and energy issues: COP-30’s “global mutirão”
Views: 58If countries around the world (and in the EU-27 too) want massive support for green energy and climate mitigation policies, they must connect their strategies to daily life: i.e. with affordable homes, cleaner air, reliable (and free!) public transport, etc. Opponents frame the green transition as a cost; but it’s the smartest ever investment […]
EU’s “Savings & Investment Union”: boosting banks and insurers’ equity investments
Views: 83The Commission has adopted two measures to support the institutional investors’ essential role (such as banks and insurers) in financing the EU and the member states’ economies. These measures deliver on the roadmap set out in the Savings and Investments Union (SIU) strategy and contribute to the EU’s broader objectives of supporting private investment, […]