When the most industrialized countries gather together in order to discuss political and economic developments, they do it under the Group of 7 (G7) framework – after the exclusion of the Russian Federation from the former G8 format. During recent summits, the two EU’s top leaders – currently European Council President Donald Tusk and European […]
In advance of the G7 summit, the White House has tried to block Italy’s Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni from putting forward an initiative addressing the need to resettle millions of refugees and migrants who have poured into Europe on rickety boats or crossed borders on foot over the past decade.
The most important meeting of these days have been waited for long time. Some also say that part of the reason why the actual Italian government did not fall until now was this appointment. It seems clear then how much the tension and the expectations were. What have been the official results? And what the […]
The EU Digital Single Market strategy and the EU foreign policy at a first sight cannot be seen linked or connected in any way. The traditional aims of the DSM strategy is in fact to open up digital opportunities for people and business enhancing, with important effects on the role played by the EU […]
The European Commission has launched a new call for proposals under the LIFE Programme on 28 April, with application deadlines in September 2017. In 2017, there is more than €390 million available in funding, in particular, for: Environmental technologies and solutions (including close-to-market) Climate change adaptation and mitigation measures, Nature conservation and biodiversity projects, and […]
UNICEF is calling on governments to address the protection of migrant children in the world with urgency.. A new report reveals that the number of refugee and migrant children travelling alone has reached a record high, increasing by nearly five times since 2010 – to at least 300,0000. 92% of minors who arrived in Italy […]
The digital economy is developing rapidly worldwide. It now contributes up to eight percent of the GDP of the G-20 major economies, powering growth and creating jobs. It is the single most important driver of innovation, competitiveness and growth, and it holds huge potential for European entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). New digital […]
The first news is that finally the EU Commission would conclude the long-awaited replacement for former Digital Commissioner Günther Oettinger. Bulgaria has finally chosen to nominate MEP Mariya Gabriel to replace Kristalina Georgieva on the European Commission. Gabriel would work for Digital Vice President Andrus Ansip, who has been handling the digital portfolio since Oettinger […]
In 2015, the European Commission have proposed and adopted a Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe, according to which “the global economy is rapidly becoming digital”. What are the pure economic and financial issues on which the Strategy is based on? How will it improve the everyday life of an average EU citizen and will […]
In the today world thousands of actions, commercial and interpersonal relations, exchange of goods and good practices would not be possible without a common ground, a language that everybody can recognize as his own. The Digital Single Market has provided what in the past was the physical platform of the industrial revoulution, only in digital […]
