Decisive elections in two former Soviet republics to be held in autumn 2024
2024 has so far been a year of elections throughout the world, with 99 countries and approximately 1.8 billion voters going to the polls. It was a year in which EU Parliament elections took place in all 27 member states, in which the United Kingdom had a General Election where the Conservative Party was voted…
The debates on whether the EU should impose tariffs on Chinese EVs as a proof the Bloc needs to be self-sufficient in reaching carbon neutrality
Friday, 4 October 2024, the EU is expected to vote on imposing further duties on imported Chinese Electric Vehicles (EVs), in order to counter alleged unregulated state aid. The vote was initially supposed to be held on 25 September, however, it was delayed in order to allow more time for talks between the European Commission…
Happy 100th Birthday, President Jimmy Carter!
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 39th US President, Jimmy Carter, in office from 1977 to 1981, has become the first US President in history to become 100 years old. To celebrate this milestone, the blog wants to remind its readers of five of his greatest accomplishments. On 4 August 1977, President Carter signed the “Department of…
The Draghi report on strengthening governance in Europe to boost competitiveness
This is the final article on this blog in the series on Mario Draghi’s report on European competitiveness. This is also the second article concerning horizontal policy proposals, and it will focus on strengthening governance in order to boost competitiveness. On page 307, Draghi starts by stating that reinvigorating the EU’s competitiveness calls for reflection…
The Draghi report on accelerating innovation in the European Union
This is the first of two articles on this blog that will focus on the horizontal policy areas and proposals in Mario Draghi’s report on the future of European competitiveness. This article will specifically pay attention to the proposals related to accelerating innovation. The report starts off, on page 228, by rightfully noting that research…
The state of the EU’s space industry according to the Draghi report and proposals to boost its competitiveness
This is the fifth article on Draghi’s report on European competitiveness by this blog and the final one which will focus on a specific industry. There will be two more articles after this one, focusing on specific horizontal policies. The article is going to focus on an industry which is certain to become even more…
Draghi’s report on the state of the EU’s defence industry and the improvements that could be made
The Draghi report’s section dedicated to the defence industry starts with a statement that Europe is facing an increasing amount of external threats (page 159), therefore the defence sector is crucial to ensuring Europe’s strategic autonomy but also in fostering innovation which may have a spillover effect over the entire economy. The EU’s industrial base,…
The Draghi report on the state of Europe’s automotive sector: Current problems and potential solutions
This is the third article in this blog’s series about Mario Draghi’s report on Europe’s competitiveness. You can see the first article on Europe’s energy sector here and the second article on the critical raw materials sector here. This third article will focus on the automotive sector. The report starts off by noting that the…
The Draghi report on the current status of the EU’s competitiveness regarding critical raw materials and suggestions for improvement
This article is the second in a series about the report made by Mario Draghi on the future of European competitiveness. The topic which is going to be tackled by this article is critical raw materials- another one of the ten specific industries to which the former ECB boss and Italian PM pays specific attention.…
What does the Draghi report say about the current competitiveness of Europe’s energy sector and what are its proposals for reform?
The subsequent series of articles on this blog will focus on the recent report of Mario Draghi, former head of the European Central Bank (ECB) and Italian Prime Minister, on the EU’s competitiveness, the current shortcomings and proposals on how to fix the problems. The report focuses on ten key industries, as well as five…
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