On the 7th of November 2017, the Council of the European Union published two decisions amending the derogations of the regime of added value tax in Romania and in the Netherlands, respectively on automotive and telecom businesses....
On the 30th of October, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development published a study comparing human and computer skills. Computer scientists are working on reproducing all human skills using artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics. Unsurprisingly then, many people worry that these advances will dramatically change...
EUROFOUND, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, has published a study linking the production of new generation cars and the increase of manufacturing employment. Rising levels of employment in manufacturing in the EU since 2013 have seen the part reversal of...
Most new cars sold today offer connectivity as a feature, whether standard or optional. Customers expect their navigation systems to be connected, to download real time traffic information and map updates. Vehicle manufacturers increasingly provide remote diagnostics and vehicle software updates. And yet a fundamental problem...
On the 23rd of October 2017, 119 EU industrial trade associations published a joint paper for an ambitious EU industrial strategy, in response to the Communication of the European Commission "Investing in a smart, innovative and sustainable industry: a renewed EU industrial policy strategy". The Signatories of...
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On the 20th of October 2017, the European Commission published a report on the implementation of the free trade agreement between the European Union and Korea. EU exports to Korea increased by 59.2%, from 28 billion EUR in 2010 to 44.5 billion EUR in 2016. The...
On the 19th of October 2017, Europol and ENISA organised a joint conference on the security challenges of the internet of things (IoT). With at least 20 billion devices expected to be connected to the internet by 2020, the Internet of Things (IoT) is here to stay....
On the 19th of October 2017, the Directorate General for Mobility and Transport at the European Commission published a statistical report on transports in the European Union. This publication provides an overview of the most recent and most pertinent annual transport-related statistics in Europe. It covers...
On the 19th of October 2017, the OECD published a report entitled "Investing in innovation and skills. Thriving in global value chains". This paper synthesises the main policy implications of OECD work focusing on the interplay between participation and positioning in global value chains (GVCs), employment...