PostNord says it will stop service at end of year and cut a third of staff to focus on parcels businessThe Danish postal service has said it will deliver its last letter at the end of this year, instead focusing on packages to respond to changing forms…
Poland’s experiences with e-prescriptions and the Patient Internet Account could become a model for the European Union, building on valuable healthcare digitalisation lessons.
Patria are also open to establishing itself in Ukraine โ but only once the war is over.
Europe has many strengths, including its prowess in research and development and its large pools of pension savings. However, there is rising concern that the continent is failing to translate these attributes into progress and growth. As a result, Eur…
EU SMEs well behind on digitalisation, Eurostat report finds
Trumpโs win not only reminds Europe that it must be able to stand on its own feet in digital tech. It also illustrates the collateral damage unguided digitalisation can do to societies, writes Daniel Mรผgge.
European SMEs should embrace digitalisation and platforms to boost the bloc’s competitiveness, writes Peter Lochbihler.
Europe has the chance to create a world-leading electricity grid. However, Dr Sabine Erlinghagen, the CEO of Siemens Grid Software, argues that this can only happen if the EU embraces grid digitalisation.
Europeโs health landscape is in constant motion, and the EUโs digital transformation aims to reset this landscape. The European Health Forum Gastein took stock of todayโs challenges and the impact of the โ3Dsโ – democracy, demographics, and digitalisat…
The EU’s digital transformation efforts were at the epicentre of the European Health Forum Gastein. Euractiv spoke to Steffen Thirstrup, the European Medicines Agency’s CMO, about the digitalisation challenges.
Respiratory diseases are increasingly exacerbated by climate change and worsening air pollution. This special report examines how technology and policy can improve respiratory health.
Mario Draghiโs call for EU policymakers to reduce companiesโ regulatory burden to boost the bloc’s faltering competitiveness was praised by European business groups on Monday (9 September) but criticised by Europeโs largest trade union confederation….
Mario Draghi handed to Ursula von der Leyen the highly anticipated report on European competitiveness stressing the urgent need to boost productivity to achieve the EUโs political and economic goals.
Without measures to tackle this issue, the digital divide will continue to exacerbate existing inequalities, further marginalising those who are already vulnerable, Juliana Santos Wahlgren and Susana Anastรกcio write.
Money management is an essential part of modern life and yet half of EU adults lack basic financial knowledge. With the capital markets union back on the political agenda and the digitalisation of finance, now is the time for an urgent rethink of the f…
Digital technologies are transforming urban governance. European cities leverage Local Digital Twins and Platforms for smart transition, but face strategic, procurement, and implementation challenges. European Commission initiatives can help bridge the…
Scalability for Europeโs innovators requires private capital – climate change and digitalisation demand that capital quickly. Europe needs more and better investment in key sectors to drive Europeโs place in the world, says Invest Europe.
The European Maritime Day is the annual event dedicated to discussing maritime affairs and the blue economy. This year’s edition offers an excellent opportunity to explore the innovative marine data services that support the implementation of the EU’s …
Semiconductor investments announced under the EU Chips Act since 2022 will need between 10,000 and 15,000 new workers. Finding these workers is difficult with aging populations, rigid labour markets, and STEM skills shortages. Intelโs call is clear: sk…
EU policies strive to provide citizens and businesses with secure, sustainable, and affordable energy. This report looks at the InterConnect project, analysing its impact and outcomes.
In a year of European elections, itโs time to shape the social Europe we want. A new social contract, empowering skills and appropriate regulation to handle digitalisation: these are the needed ingredients for futureproof labour markets that work for a…
In a bid to appease farmersโ discontent, Spanish Agriculture Minister Luis Planas announced on Thursday (15 February) that he will call on the European Commission to update the EUโs directive on unfair trading practices in the food supply chain.
The forthcoming Digital Networks Act offers a unique opportunity to future-proof EU connectivity policy to deliver the greatest value for European society – in support of the EUโs overarching ambitions: technology leadership, competitiveness, climate n…
The German public health sector has taken a step towards digitalisation, making electronic prescriptions obligatory, however, the way into the European Health Data Space is still far away.
Virginijus
Bitฤ, Professor of Law at the Law School of Mykolas Romeris University
Ivan
Romashchenko, Senior Researcher of the Legal Technology Centre at the Law
School of Mykolas Romeris University
Photo credit: Elian, via Wikimedia Commons&n…
โItโs the economy, stupidโ? Sure, but thereโs still something missing. The labour market and jobs need to be more in the spotlight, otherwise weโll stumble over the consequences.
EU lawmakers are a step closer to starting interinstitutional negotiations on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) regulation, with the Council agreeing on their position on Wednesday (6 December) and the Parliament due to vote on theirs next week.
GIGAEuropeโs 2024-2029 Vision Paper is a call to action. The EUโs successful digital transformation requires the very best connectivity and a user-centric mindset that promotes a digitally engaged culture. Our vision is to ensure that no technology pas…
Bulgaria plans to digitise prescriptions for all medicines by the end of 2024, the health ministry announced after the initial success of e-prescriptions, which managed to reduce the use of antibiotics by nearly 30% in a short period.
Spainโs re-appointed minister for agriculture, Luis Planas, has promised to continue to prioritise the triangle of “youth and women, water and digitalisationโ, signalling that, in his third term in office, he will stick to his established course.
We delve into the cutting-edge technologies showcased at Huawei Connect 2023, offering insights into how small and medium-sized enterprises can embrace digitalisation and sustainability, with highlights on renewable energy, digital solutions, and AI in…
Despite EU funding, the digitalisation of healthcare in the Czech Republic is delayed, and critical components are still missing resulting in local doctors not being able to obtain information about patients in urgent situations, the National Audit Off…
With Europeโs AI rulebook at a delicate stage of negotiations, Carme Artigas, the Spanish Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, spoke to Euractiv about the state of play of the inter-institutional discussions.
The European DIGITAL SME Alliance’s summit, which took place on Monday (14 November) in Brussels, aimed to bring together smaller technology companies to connect them with each other and EU lawmakers. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the digitalisat…
Expectations for a successful transition to an e-administration in Germany are high among politicians and business leaders, but in reality, rollout remains slow, and the laws supposed to facilitate it are being criticised for failing to prioritise.ย
The current proposal of the European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services might decelerate digital transformation or force EU companies to choose less secure solutions, writes Vladimir Vano. Vladimir Vano is the chief economist of GLOB…
The Czech Pirate Party has selected former EU Parliament vice-president and current Quaestor of the European Parliament Marcel Kolaja as its nominee for the post of European Commissioner via intra-party voting. Kolaja has been working on the single mar…
A new Global Benchmark report by Irelandโs Unispace Life Sciences reveals that large pharmaceutical organisations are focusing business development on sustainability, skills, and digitalisation in order to speed up transition to Pharma 4.0 era.ย
The European Parliament formally approved the agreements on digitalisation of visas in the Schengen area on Wednesday (18 October), the penultimate step to the file becoming a legislative act.
The first report on the state of the Digital Decade was published on Wednesday (27 September), with key findings laying bare gaps in 5G network coverage and questions about the use of artificial intelligence by businesses. The EU’s objectives for…
Germany’s implementation of the EU’s flagship cybersecurity legislation, NIS-2 will be fully integrated into national law by 17 October 2024. We caught up with Steven Heckler, Deputy Head of Department for Digitalisation and Innovation at B…
The European Court of Auditors’ (ECA) review of the digitalisation of the EU funds, published on Thursday (6 July), described the current landscape of the systems used by the European Commission to manage funds and planned developments.
The European Union should do more to mitigate the “very irregular” employment situation” and the challenges posed by AI and digitalisation that artists and other professionals in the creative sector face, lawmakers have demanded.
Virginijus
Bitฤ, Professor of Law at the Law School of Mykolas Romeris University
Ivan
Romashchenko, Senior Researcher of the Legal Technology Centre at the Law
School of Mykolas Romeris University
Photo credit: EmDee, via Wikimedia Commons
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Sophie Hoffmann & Chrisa Alexiou (University of
Groningen)
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