Views: 14Commission President has recently underlined main facets determining modern European competitiveness at the “business summit-2026” in France. The following challenges have been underlined and reviewed: the competition’s rules and conditions, financing the EU’s concept of “social market economy”, the concerns of the Union’s single market, energy issues, artificial intelligence and external trade. The President’s […]
Category: Sustainability
covering main UN SDGs implementation in the EU states, European “green deal”, as well as circular economy’s aspects and “green growth” in the national development
Doing business in Moldova: a vital window of opportunity for investors (part I)
Views: 29The European integration is gaining momentum: several candidate countries are striving to join the “EU-family”: among them is Moldova. The country becomes an attractive destination for developers: e.g. for the eleventh time, the Invest Moldova Agency organises a “business week” to invite potential investors, international companies, financial institutions and public authorities. The event will […]
Global top emerging technologies: recent qualitative assessment
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.
EU-China digital controversies: book review
Views: 24The collective manuscript prepared by the European Think-tank Network on China*) unites authors from numerous EU and foreign states (the UK and China). The report analyses the China’s rise to a global digital technology’s power, as well as its effect on the European strategies in the digital transition and in shaping innovations. The report […]
Sustainable Development Goals Report 2026: monitoring global progress
Views: 31The UN official report on Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs monitors global progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the 2030 Agenda; it serves as a foundational resource for solutions towards SDG’s progress. This year’s report is prepared in collaboration with over 50 international and regional agencies, […]
EU’s legal approach to governance: the European “culture of administration”
Views: 19The EU legislative institutions are heavily relying on closer cooperation among the decision-makers on key legislative proposals. For example, at the end of 2025, the joint declaration was approved, highlighting the main “cooperation efforts” among the Commission’s initiatives (as the primary law-drafting institution) and other two co-legislators – the European Parliament and the Council. […]
EU in the world: reflections on the recent G7 summit in France
Views: 12The European Commission and the Council Presidents’ message at the recent G7 meeting in mid-June were three-fold: a) to address the structural challenges of the global economy; b) to focus on crises affecting Europe and around the world; and c) the digital transition and AI issues. Below is a short version of the EU’s […]
Priorities in the EU draft budget for 2027
Views: 46The European Commission proposed recently the 2027 annual EU budget at €200 billion (in commitments): the draft budget reflects the mid-term review of the 2021-2027 Cohesion policy. The EU member states will use these financial resources to implement their new priorities in the areas of competitiveness, defence, affordable housing, water resilience and energy transition, […]
European complex security issues: recent EPC-Forum’s accounts
Views: 18The European Policy Centre’s second Economic Security Forum in Brussels (BESF2026) concluded recently with a clear message: Europe must rely on a creative economic resilience as the global fragmentation deepens. During two days, leaders, policymakers and industry experts examined how to diversify supply chains, secure critical technologies and reduce vulnerabilities linked to trade shocks […]
European economy and finances: outcomes of two meetings
Views: 15During two recent meetings – Ecofin and Eurogroup – Commissioner Dombrovskis underlined main EU-wide modern economic-financial policy issues and challenges. E.g. among the Eurogroup, under the radar were such essential issues as careful policy’s “calibration”, consolidation measures and rigorous priorities in order to safeguard the EU fiscal sustainability while addressing urgent priorities.