Views: 1497Although, most predictions are of little value, still any forecasting is well worth to consider; specifically, looking at what might happen in 2026 in the EU and worldwide. It is difficult to believe in the experts’ views on possible events, but some trends might be valuable. Thus, there are two most vital: the growth […]
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
Green business and sustainability: new corporate facets
Views: 79Rising global climate mitigation and environmental challenges are forcing businesses to actively implement imperative sustainable approaches and practices. The concept of “green entrepreneurship” has emerged as a pivotal instrument to manage environmentally responsible innovation and economic growth. One of the studies attracted our attention showing new parameters in green-growth theories and their practical implementation, […]
Stronger European economic sectors through simplification regulation’s packages
Views: 203After the year-round “strategic dialogues” with the member states and stakeholders, the Commission announced main focal points in the process of “simpler legislation” and regulations in socio-economic development. Below is the account of major legislative simplifications in political economies (as well as in corporate entities) reflected in the EU-wide drafted simplification strategy towards competitiveness, […]
European data analysis in socio-economic development and science
Views: 176 Recent EU’s industrial R&D investment scoreboard-2025 (published annually since 2004), provides data on economic and financial aspects of thousands world’s top R&D investors and the EU-based companies; it accounts for over 90% of global corporate-funded R&D. Such factors as slowing productivity, demographic challenges, rising energy costs and increased global competition are putting pressure […]
European biotechnology: new simplified legislative measures
Views: 157In mid-December 2025, the European Commission proposed an ambitious package of measures to improve the health of EU citizens, while ensuring the long-term resilience and competitiveness of the EU-wide health sector.
European health policy: combating cardiovascular diseases
Views: 81The new Commission’s initiative to combat cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), the so-called “safe hearts plan”, includes measures to combat such EU-wide illnesses as heart attacks, strokes, heart failures, abnormal heart rhythms and congenital heart diseases. As soon as the CVDs are having massive negative consequences for public health, including numerous socio-economic sectors, the Commission and […]
Towards resilient approaches to geopolitical transformations: the EU and US strategies
Views: 120Modern global challenges and geopolitical tensions have forced states and regions to “re-calibrate” their growth patterns and security policies. We suggest for our readers a digest of recent trends based on the EU (by researchers form Bruegel) and the US government’s strategies in drafting modernised approaches to internal and external developmental resilience.
European economy: facing stagnation period
Views: 452The European Business Intelligence (EBI) issued recently a new report examining the EU’s structural economic transformations during last two decades, and “contextualizing” European “relative decline in the global economic weight”, with the consequential implications for competitiveness, resilience and sovereignty. The EU’s future prosperity depends on “linking competitiveness with sovereignty”: i.e. the EU must transform […]
Deeper integration in the EU’s financial markets: new Commission’s measures
Views: 106In the beginning of December 2025, the Commission adopted a comprehensive package of measures designed to remove barriers and unlock the full potential of the EU single market for financial services. The package is a central component of the savings and investments union (SIU) strategy aiming to create a more integrated, efficient and competitive […]
New European “bio- economy”: bonuses for the states and businesses
Views: 113The 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 […]