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Dvor audítorov
Európsky dvor audítorov je zodpovedný za audit financií EÚ. Ako externý audítor EÚ sa podieľa na zlepšovaní finančného riadenia EÚ a vystupuje ako nezávislý ochranca finančných záujmov občanov Únie.
AI investment: EU and global indicators
Economic indicators show that the United States (US) is the front-runner for both private investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and venture capital in generative AI, followed by China. US companies are also developing most of the large languages models (LLMs) underpinning AI innovation. EU starts-up are beginning to scale up.
Artificial intelligence [What Think Tanks are thinking]
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act moved close to final adoption when the European Parliament voted in favour of the text on 13 March. It will become law after the final endorsement of the Council of the European Union, making the Union the first major world power to adopt horizontal legislation governing AI. The act defines the rules for using and selling artificial intelligence systems in the EU, and regulates general-purpose AI tools such as ChatGPT and AI-based biometric surveillance. It also ...
Recent threats in the Red Sea: Economic impact on the region and on the EU
Since mid-November 2023, the Iran-backed Houthi militia, which controls large parts of Yemen, has attacked numerous Western commercial ships near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea. In response, major shipping companies have temporarily suspended Suez transits and diverted their trade. This diversion coincides with decreasing freight in another maritime chokepoint, the Panama Canal, provoked by lowered water levels. Rounding South Africa via the Cape of Good Hope is the shortest alternative ...
The European Parliament and the origins of environmental policy
Drawing on a wide array of sources and literature, this study examines the role of the European Parliament in the establishment of the European Community's environmental policy. It argues that Parliament played a key role in placing this nascent policy issue on the agenda. It influenced the definition of what the policy should include, what it should focus on, and which instruments should be used to address environmental problems. In this process, Parliament filtered ideas, issues and political objectives ...
The European Parliament and the origins of consumer policy
Drawing on a wide array of sources and literature, this study examines the role of the European Parliament in the establishment of the European Community's consumer policy. It argues that Parliament played a key role in placing this nascent policy issue on the agenda. It influenced the definition of what the policy should include, what it should focus on, and which instruments should be used to address the problems facing European consumers. In this process, Parliament filtered ideas, issues and ...
The European Parliament and the origins of social policy
Drawing on a wide array of sources and literature, this study examines the role of the European Parliament in the establishment of the European Community's social policy. It argues that Parliament played a key role in placing this nascent policy issue on the agenda. It influenced the definition of what the policy should include, what it should focus on, and which instruments should be used to address social problems. In this process, Parliament filtered ideas, issues and political objectives from ...
Postupy medzivládneho rozhodovania
Postup rozhodovania v oblasti spoločnej zahraničnej a bezpečnostnej politiky (SZBP), ako aj v niekoľkých ďalších oblastiach, ako sú posilnená spolupráca, určité vymenovania a revízia zmlúv, je odlišný od bežného postupu v rámci riadneho legislatívneho postupu. Dominantnou črtou v týchto oblastiach je silnejší prvok medzivládnej spolupráce. Problémy spojené s krízou verejného dlhu viedli k zvýšenej miere využívania takýchto rozhodovacích mechanizmov, a to najmä v rámci európskej správy hospodárskych ...
Zásada subsidiarity
Zásada subsidiarity stanovená v Zmluve o Európskej únii vymedzuje v oblastiach, ktoré nepatria do výlučnej právomoci Európskej únie, podmienky, za ktorých sa uprednostňuje, aby Únia konala namiesto členských štátov.
A Union certification framework for carbon removals
On 30 November 2022, as part of the European Green Deal, the European Commission presented the legislative proposal for a Union certification framework for carbon removals. The initiative was first announced in the March 2020 new circular economy action plan and again highlighted in the climate target plan, as well as in the 'fit for 55' revision of the Regulation on land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF), as an essential tool to drive progress towards the 2050 climate neutrality target. ...