Digital, energy, and health: this week's Brussels agenda in a nutshell
The week of 21-25 February is packed with ministerial meetings of interest for the Council. These include the transport ministers meeting in Le Bourget in...
DMA and DSA: state of the art on the European attempt to regulate digital
The digital economy has raised important issues related to international economic relations and governance, particularly in terms of digital service regulation and ensuring competition. Within the last decade, digital platforms and ecosystems have evolved...
Digital, energy, and health: this week's Brussels agenda in a nutshell
From the report on strengthening the Union in the fight against cancer to the one on a European strategy for offshore renewable energy, the week...
EU Chips Act: Europe’s quest for digital sovereignty passes through semiconductors
The EU is a global industrial power highly dependent on third countries as regards the raw materials needed for European industrial manufacturing, as in the...
EU Commission includes specific investments in gas and nuclear in the EU Taxonomy
The “Taxonomy for sustainable activities” is a system that classifies activities and businesses according to their sustainability. The Commission started developing it back in 2020, aiming at redirecting private funds towards sustainable initiatives. At...
Towards a European Health Union: What’s on the 2022 table
The health emergency has created an unprecedented burden on the European Member States, leading to the European institutions having to rapidly intervene to address the main bottlenecks and strengthen the European capacity to respond...
Rethinking the role and responsibilities of large platforms: From the European Commission’s DMA proposal...
The last ten years have seen the massive emergence of online platforms. The transfer of many socio-economic activities on the net and the rethinking of many consumption habits of individuals - made necessary in...
Europe leading the energy transition
The energy transition – that is, the shift to the exclusive use of renewable sources – has been a theme of great interest for all governments in recent years. This is due to the...
The role of green finance on the European path to ecological transition
The ambitious programme of the European Union towards climate neutrality by 2050 requires a huge use of economic resources. In the last 10 years, global investments in the low-carbon energy transition have more than...
2021 highlights the need for advanced, safe and accessible digital networks
2021 marked a key year for the European development of last generation networks and ultimate digital services, with several promising milestones concerning not only financial and technological aspects, but also a wider spread among...
