- Category: National Policy Reports
The Slovak government has yet to agree on where, how, and for how much it will roll-out the missing broadband networks, as the European Commission is talking about ultra-fast internet coverage in the whole of EU. But while the finance ministry suggests that the state will subsidize the tightening of optical cables at the level of municipalities, IT and telecom experts warn that the country has not invested a single euro to cover the full connectivity of households.
- Category: National Policy Reports
Since shocks cannot be avoided and are likely to occur more frequently in the future, it is crucial to strengthen economic resilience – “the ability of a country to withstand a shock and recover quickly to its potential [growth] after it falls into recession” – on national and regional levels.
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The most often raised issue with SMEs in Hungary is that they are lagging behind larger firms and their western rivals in terms of productivity, which is the added value produced by a worker in a given timeframe. The low productivity, in turn, holds the entire Hungarian economy back.
- Category: National Policy Reports
The reviewed data on the share of renewable energy in the total energy consumption mean that Slovakia has reached the 2020 EU target and is even close to reaching the target for 2030. Despite this, some of the renewable energies raise concerns over environmental and health issues.
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Amazon’s Anthropic investment latest to face antitrust headwinds with UK Competition inquiry
The UK's competition authority is examining whether the Amazon's investment into Anthropic, and others of its type, fall under merger rules.
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EU parliament approves corporate supply chain law
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday for a new law that will require larger companies operating in the bloc to check if their supply chains breach labour rights or cause environmental damage and act to take action if they do.
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Over half of world’s largest private firms fails to set net-zero emissions targets
Only 40 of the world's 100 largest private firms have set net-zero carbon emissions targets to fight climate change, according to a report released Monday, lagging far behind public companies.