Views: 16In order to contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market (based on a high level of consumer and environmental protection) and making progress in the green transition, the consumers shall be fully informed on purchasing conditions. In March 2024, the new directive obliged the member states by March 2026 to adopt necessary […]
Category: Political-economy
including the EU and the member states political economy’s analytical monitoring, as well as researching inherent connections between the political decision-making and their economic implementation
Several main pillars in the EU plan towards zero pollution
Views: 25The Commission has underlined some main guiding principles in combating pollution: implementation, integration, international cooperation, investments and innovation. They were revealed at the Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform organised together with the Committee of the Regions; it is a valuable partnership as EU regions and cities are at the forefront of the zero-pollution transformation.
European sustainability: balancing market and regulatory means
Views: 109The set of regulations in the EU-wide sustainability sectors presently include several initiatives: EU Green deal, the EU Taxonomy package, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D), as well as the recent Clean Industrial Deal; the latter is a “joint roadmap for the European competitiveness and decarbonisation”, […]
Union of Skills: delivering new sectoral challenges
Views: 115The reason to launch a new “union” is that Europe is facing a skills crisis that threatens its competitiveness, innovation and ability to adapt to global challenges. Skills shortages and gaps are widespread: about four in five SMEs struggle to find workers with the right skills, particularly in breakthrough technologies like AI and quantum […]
The future of European auto-industry: new discussions
Views: 134The second meeting of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry took place in the beginning of March 2025 in a “good, intense and productive discussion”, noted the Commission President. However, she added “it was clear now that it is time for action on a number of priorities”.
Clean industrial deal: new EU-wide initiative to manage critical sectors
Views: 122European Clean Industrial Deal adopted recently is the EU-wide business plan to accelerate decarbonisation and competitiveness for the European industrial sectors by boosting clean tech innovation and reinforcing regional resilience. The EU-wide Clean Industrial Deal is supported by the European €100 billion investment package.
Managing financial risks in the European Union
Views: 37During last five years, the EU’s budget has been increasingly relying on different financial instruments to leverage on the EU-wide budget power to assure more efficient use of public resources. Borrowing and lending operations and budgetary guarantees have supported investments and economic recovery in the member states, while providing support for the EU international […]
Environmental law and justice in Europe: Commission launches a discussion
Views: 131The European Commission has launched a consultation concerning the draft amendments to the State aid Implementing Regulation 794/2004 and to the State aid Best Practices Code (BPC) in preparation to new rules on access to environmental justice following the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee’s findings revealed in several cases.
European circular economy: strategy and policy-making
Views: 47Circular economy (CE) has been for long regarded as a vital component of the EU-wide economic security, competitiveness and sustainability. The CE in European political guidance occupies an important place combining such sectors as environment and water resilience, renewables and economic development, to name a few.
Boosting growth: competitiveness compass as the message to the EU states’ governance
Views: 270For decades the EU-wide corporate growth models were based generally on cheap goods (presumably from China) as well as affordable energy with favorable prices (from Russia) and “partially outsourcing security and investment”, as the Commission President noted recently. Thus, the Commission calls on the member states’ leaders to “help turn around the region’s sluggish […]