Views: 106As 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 […]
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
European Parliament creates its own scientific research service
Views: 66A new idea to “equip the EU Parliament” with a scientifically-based service could not come at a better time: nearly 75 years after the signing of the initial European Communities’ founding Treaties (turning to presently Union of 27 states, with all its sub-unions), it is in serious trouble. But presently widely deployed numerous AI […]
European economic forecast: autumn 2025
Views: 362Present autumn forecast is based on a set of technical assumptions concerning exchange and interest rates, the governance’s policies and commodity prices, etc. Each year, the European Commission publishes two comprehensive forecasts (in spring and in autumn), covering a broad range of the EU-wide economic indicators, as well as in the candidate countries, EFTA […]
The EU annual-2026 budget: revealing strategic priorities
Views: 479The 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) […]
Delivering on European better regulation and effective implementation agenda
Views: 191The EU Commissioners’ annual progress reports are covering the half-year’s period in 2025 and are focusing on delivering feasible results. E.g. in the cohesion policy, the report covers three parts, on: simplification, implementation support, and enforcement; and report’s annex outlines concrete ways forward in the context of EU cohesion policy. Besides, important is the […]
Recent climate and energy issues: COP-30’s “global mutirão”
Views: 101If 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 new enlargement perspectives: fostering gradual integration
Views: 201In the newly adopted Enlargement Package, the European Commission presented an annual comprehensive assessment of the progress made by the ten “enlargement partners” during last twelve months. This year’s package reaffirms that the momentum for enlargement stands high on the EU’s priority agenda; the assessment also confirms that the accession of ten new EU […]
European AIs in healthcare: new initiatives
Views: 263Healthcare systems around the world and in the EU-27 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 having strong potentials in addressing these challenges and showing […]
Berlin Global Dialogue-2025: shifting power in shaping responsibility
Views: 152Global and European economy is presently involved in fierce “power games” measured by the military might and territorial influence: as in the age-old adage – those with huge armies can control the balance of power and relations among countries. Present geo-political scene confirms that “hard power” is more important than ever; but the speed […]
European global digital rivals: China’s AI strategy
Views: 694Global fierce digital competition involves, generally, three main rivals: the EU, US and China: in August 2025, China’s governing bodies envisioned ambitious plans to rapidly deploy the AI models into economic development areas, ranging from accelerating scientific research and development to improving national governance systems. The new strategy is aimed at winning in the […]