Views: 200The struggle for the European competitiveness in the world has occupied a decisive place in the EU’s politico-economic agenda. The Commission President two times in September explained some complex issues in the contemporary European discourse concerning the EU competition issues, such as cutting red tape, creating affordable energy sectors, facilitating the internal market and […]
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European vision on competitiveness progress: Commission’s recent account
Views: 199After a year of extensive discussions withing the EU institutions and in the member states’ governance’s systems concerning the famous M. Draghi’s report suggestions, the Commission decided to make a “running account” of the EU-wide basic visions for facilitating the competition process. It is quite notable that the Commission’s approach to vital competitiveness issues […]
Massive investment in the European energy infrastructures
Views: 193The EU member states are unanimously joining the Commission proposal to invest about a billion euros to modernise key EU-wide energy infrastructures under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), including provision of financial aid for works and studies for first energy-modernising projects.
New EU strategy to facilitate research and innovation infrastructures
Views: 211The EU institutions started Union-wide consultation process contributed to the preparation of the new European R&I strategy, including a public call for evidence and several dedicated conferences and events. The strategy intends to support and coordinate numerous running and expected EU initiatives to strengthen research, innovation and competitiveness, including startups and AI in science, […]
Future of work: recent accounts on jobs and employment
Views: 185Three main “ingredients” in a national growth pattern are regarded, generally, as quite vital: existing natural resources (e.g. including those in sub-soils), state’s geographic position and available workforce (i.e. quality educated population) to actively participate in socio-economic development. It is not only that the WEF’s recent report on workforce and talent strategies – amid […]
SOTEU-25: major upcoming initiatives and MFF
Views: 203In the State of the Union speech on 10 September 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shared key priorities and flagship projects for the year to come, building on the progress the EU has made in recent years. However, “progress” must be supported by finalizing the ongoing discussion of the Multiannual Financial […]
The State of the Union-2025: critics voiced some controversies
Views: 613The Commission will present this Wednesday its regular “state-of-the-Union address”; the European Environmental Bureau (EEB)and other opponents have already taken a closer look at the Union’s internal and external issues in the Commission President’s State of the Union (so called SOTEU) address to the Parliament. E.g. the EEB’s opinion is that “the state is […]
Quality education and SDG-4: global trends in research
Views: 372Quality education is among the sustainable development goals (SDG-17) adopted by the global community already about a decade ago. The “educational SDG-4” has set some vital parameters for national and global governance to assist political economies’ patterns towards progressive growth. The SDG-4 for long is being an integral part of the EU’s member states’ […]
Regulating national labour markets: remote work vs. guided immigration
Views: 252New measures in the EU’s immigration control have already extended beyond strictly border control’s actions and became integral part of national employment policies, the workplace’s regulations and the “external employment resources”. Two aspects are vital: immigration control leading to labour market protectionism, and remote work which has grown immensely; however, some hybrid models emerged, […]
Regulating foreign subsidies in the EU member states
Views: 83The European Commission has launched its first review of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, FSR. As a first step of this review, the Commission is seeking feedback from interested parties, with a deadline of 18 November 2025. Background Foreign subsidies can often not only distort the EU-wide internal market but also undermine the level playing […]