Views: 33Recent 14th edition of the World Economic Forum’s report “Top 10 Emerging Technologies-2026” identifies major scientific advances able to “change the world”. The technologies are selected for their novelty, development progress and potential impact by a group of world-leading scientists, technologists and innovation leaders, through a rigorous process of expert analysis.
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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 financial support for Latvian recovery and resilience
Views: 48Latvia’s fourth supporting request for €371 million under the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) plan has been agreed by the Commission with the previously settled recovery-resilience’s 24 milestones and 17 targets. Latvian reforms and investments (tied to the payment request) are expected to drive positive change for the citizens and businesses in the […]
European biotechnology: new simplified legislative measures
Views: 149In 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 Union’s energy future: climate mitigation and renewables
Views: 103As 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 […]
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 […]
Regulating national labour markets: remote work vs. guided immigration
Views: 528New 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: 629European 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: 334Global 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: 646Overall 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: 386Since 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 […]