Views: 19In the beginning of July, the European Commission raised another €11 billion of EU-Bonds in its 7th syndicated transaction for 2026. The funds raised are going to be used to support the EU’s political priorities, including a more competitive and resilient Europe, support to Ukraine and crucial investments in European defence. It seems that […]
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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, […]
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.
Digital sovereignty within global and European context
Views: 54The 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, […]
Potential systemic risks in external digital services: the EU’s investigations
Views: 46As 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 […]
Breaking barriers and the EU-2026 digital summit: from digital ambitions to competitiveness
Views: 18The outcomes of the recent European digital summit (9 June, 2026) and the main highlights in the global digital markets reflect the digital transition’s facets. As to Europe, its digital future depends on the corporate ability to adopt, trust and benefit from new technologies: hence, the summit connected economic competitiveness, AI, cybersecurity and digital […]
Europe in the global digital transition: basic features
Views: 31The backlog of the EU-wide digital regulatory facilities already includes over 50 various directives and regulations, united into the so-called “big digital acts”. The digital “regulatory burden” covers numerous socio-economic and corporate sectors; hence, it is both quite complicated and controversial for consumers and governance: e.g. to navigate in the “sea of digital rules”, […]
Advanced production in the European semiconductors’ sector: German initiatives
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.
The ABC of the digital sovereignty: from concept and structure to management and resilience. Book review
Views: 50 The European continent, as well as other parts of the world, is living through the digital revolution and a worldwide race to shape the AI future: these technologies are transforming the ways people live, work and govern their economies. The vital issues are not only how to finance European technological sovereignty […]