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In response to the coronavirus pandemic, on 28 May 2020 the Commission adopted a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Recovery and Resilience Facility (the Facility). … Read More Recovery and Resilience Facility [EU Legislation in Progress]
As the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic intensifies and some highly infectious new mutations of the virus spread, a growing number of countries have increased restrictions on travel and some lockdowns have been intensified.… Read More Coronavirus: Uncertainty and discontent [What Think Tanks are thinking]
The European Union is party to the Aarhus Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters. … Read More Access to justice in environmental matters: Amending the Aarhus Regulation [EU Legislation in Progress]
The pandemic has highlighted the risk involved, including for the EU, in relying heavily on external suppliers. The EU’s 30 critical raw materials (CRMs) combine two characteristics: they are strategically important for its industry and economy, and there are high risks associated with securing their supply.… Read More Critical raw materials for the EU: Enablers of the green and digital recovery [Policy Podcast]
On 30 December 2020, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) signed a Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), concluding nearly ten months of negotiations.… Read More EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: An analytical overview
The arrival of the Covid-19 vaccines marks a turning point in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. For European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, vaccination is about self‑protection and solidarity.… Read More Covid-19 vaccination campaigns: The public dimension
Growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in Europe collapsed in 2020 as a result of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.… Read More Economic and Budgetary Outlook for the European Union 2021
The main debates of the January 2021 plenary session were on the inauguration of the new President of the United States, and the presentation of the Portuguese EU Council Presidency.… Read More Plenary round-up – January 2021
The EU has unveiled an ambitious plan to regulate online platforms, and the European Commission is proposing to introduce ex ante regulation to ensure that markets characterised by large platforms acting as digital gatekeepers remain fair and competitive for innovators, businesses, and new market entrants.… Read More Regulating digital gatekeepers: Background on the future digital markets act [Policy Podcast]
While public discussion concentrates on the idea of autonomous driving as an added feature in a vehicle, could it turn out that the real advantage lies in interoperability?… Read More What if AI took care of traffic as well as driving? [Science and Technology podcast]