Over past centuries, humanity has used an increasing number of known elements, in particular metals, to foster technological innovation. Critical raw materials act
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Demographic factors, difficult to find employment and few skills. What the EU suggests. But unemployment is at a lower level than ever.. Today we have two conflicting data: the lowest level of unemployment but many difficulties in finding employment. Why?The situation where there is a low unemployment rate but a shortage of available workforce can
The EU hydrogen strategy adopted in 2020 has 5 action areas: investment support, support production and demand creation of a hydrogen market and infrastructure; research and cooperation and international cooperation. Now the Commission has set out new plans to stimulate and support investment in sustainable hydrogen production through a European Hydrogen Bank (EHB). An EU
On 7 December 2022, the Commission tabled two proposals to modify the current framework that applies to EU central clearing counterparties (CCPs) and… Excessive and concentrated exposures to third-country central counterparties
This note offers links to recent reports and commentaries from some major international think tanks and research institutes on the debates relating … Industrial policy, State aid and clean tech
The Commission published the transition pathway, co-created with relevant parties in the social economy sector, to help social economy entities and small local businesses become greener and more digital. Brussels, 10 January 2023 The EU Commission puts forward a set of 30 actions in 14 different areas. For instance, the transition pathway proposes actions to help social
The EU has decided that all Europeans of working and studying age must have a personal endowment allocated by their state in order to have permanent access to learning and training. Why? Because the EU’s ambitions in digital, health, energy and environment require specific skills that are lacking today and risk wrecking Brussels’ plans. Brussels,
The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need and urgency for Europe to have rapid reaction mechanisms in place to protect its citizens. The 2019 coronavirus has highlighted the discrepancies in assessments between the 27 countries, both of the threat to health and of the measures to be taken to help citizens.
Brussels, 20 December 2022 Gas price cap at €180/MWh. EU energy ministers reached a political agreement on a Council Regulation that sets a market correction mechanism to protect citizens and the economy against excessively high prices. The Regulation aims to limit episodes of excessive gas prices in the EU that do not reflect world
The Construction Products Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 305/2011, CPR) has applied fully since 1 July 2013 and aims to achieve the proper … Revision of the Construction Products Regulation