Views: 36As 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: post-COVID Block
Predicting the future needs a strategic vision; modern challenges require decision-makers to understand the “signals” of potential threats. The researchers’ task – in advising national and the EU’s governance – is to provide empirical evidences of the needed changes and transformations even if at present these “evidences” (as well as decisions) are neither clearly seen nor commonly adaptive.
European Parliament creates its own scientific research service
Views: 32A 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 […]
Regulating national labour markets: remote work vs. guided immigration
Views: 1267New 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, […]
EU-wide budget’s draft for 2028-34: main winners and losers
Views: 708European Commission has officially proposed recently a draft of the 7-year multi-annual financial framework, MFF as the EU-27 common budget for 2028-34. It is structured along main categories of expenditures (‘headings’) and providing maximum amounts for each of them (“ceilings”). The Commission draft also includes a ‘flexibility instrument’ providing additional funds over some urgent […]
Growth in Europe and the world: recent assessments
Views: 470Global economic growth is now projected to slow to 2.4 per cent in 2025, down from 2.9 per cent in 2024. The downward revisions in growth forecasts are broad-based, affecting both developed and developing economies. Thus, Morgan Stanley Research forecasts the global economy will expand at an annual rate of 2.9% in 2025 and […]
Comprehensive overview of state aid expenditures in the EU states
Views: 583Overall state aid expenditures EU-wide in 2023 dropped to €186.78 billion from €243.27 billion in 2022. The member states channeled 73% of funds towards such policy objectives as environmental protection and energy savings, research, circular development, innovation and regional development; in 2022, this share was 49%. However, the total amount of aid spent on […]
European resilience and recovery: the third scoreboard
Views: 511Since the first report in 2021, the third of a series of annual reports by the Commission is covering the implementation of the Recovery-Resilient Facility, RRF during its entire lifespan, as required by the RRF Regulation. The report serves as an integral part of the ongoing dialogue on the RRF implementation both among the […]
European growth model in a transitional period
Views: 447Due to the post-pandemic and the global challenges’ consequences, the EU institutions have revised traditional socio-economic model. Modernised approach includes such new factors as green and digital transition, strengthening socio-economic recovery-resilience in the member states, climate mitigation and numerous others.
Smart specialisation strategy (3S) returns to the EU agenda
Views: 455The ideas of the so-called “smart growth” and member states’ abilities in “specialization” have been introduced into the EU integration perspectives already over a decade ago. It was regarded both as one of the strongest facets of modern EU’s political economy and a specific economic modernisation tool in the member states’ growth patterns. It […]
EU-wide socio-economic policy coordination for 2024
Views: 419Among several means to guide and coordinate the EU-wide socio-economic domain, the European Semester is probably the most vital one: it assists the member states in achieving the EU-wide objectives both by setting priorities and providing clear and well-coordinated policy guidance. The 2024 annual sustainable growth survey puts forward an ambitious agenda to further […]