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Recent shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, have revealed not only the single market's vulnerability in crises, but also the extent to which the EU's competitiveness relies on a well-functioning single market, ensuring unhindered access to the goods, services, and strategic inputs EU supply chains need. Although the single market has generally been a success, recent analyses, including those put forward by Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi in 2024, clearly demonstrate that it remains highly fragmented, limiting EU companies' ability to scale up and compete internationally, and preventing EU citizens from reaping the full benefits.
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Recent shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, have revealed not only the single market's vulnerability in crises, but also the extent to which the EU's competitiveness relies on a well-functioning single market, ensuring unhindered access to the goods, services, and strategic inputs EU supply chains need. Although the single market has generally been a success, recent analyses, including those put forward by Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi in 2024, clearly demonstrate that it remains highly fragmented, limiting EU companies' ability to scale up and compete internationally, and preventing EU citizens from reaping the full benefits.
See the publication behind this podcast:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2024/762469/EPRS_BRI(2024)762469_EN.pdf
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![Deepening the single market in the light of the Letta and Draghi reports [Policy podcast]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Rmwyu35WnN0/mqdefault.jpg "Deepening the single market in the light of the Letta and Draghi reports [Policy podcast]
Recent shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, have revealed not only the single markets vulnerability in crises, but also the extent to which the EUs competitiveness relies on a well-functioning single market, ensuring unhindered access to the goods, services, and strategic inputs EU supply chains need. Although the single market has generally been a success, recent analyses, including those put forward by Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi in 2024, clearly demonstrate that it remains highly fragmented, limiting EU companies ability to scale up and compete internationally, and preventing EU citizens from reaping the full benefits.
See the publication behind this podcast:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2024/762469/EPRS_BRI(2024)762469_EN.pdf
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![The future of EU cohesion policy: The emerging debate [Policy Podcast]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RnVKewSqd6g/mqdefault.jpg "The future of EU cohesion policy: The emerging debate [Policy Podcast]
Early work is underway on the post-2027 reform of EU cohesion policy. This creates a unique opportunity for regional and local stakeholders to influence national positions and those of the European institutions at an early stage, well before the actual start of the legislative process. This reflection process is not only technical, but is also highly political because it touches on many of the challenges the EU is facing. Key issues include the degree to which other EU policies support cohesion objectives.
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See the paper publication behind this podcast:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2023)753948")
![The European Parliaments new Rules of Procedure: Parliament 2024 reforms [Policy podcast]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TiUo7P9h7Ys/mqdefault.jpg "The European Parliaments new Rules of Procedure: Parliament 2024 reforms [Policy podcast]
The European Parliaments new Rules of Procedure entered into force on 16 July 2024 – the first day of Parliaments 10th term. The Parliament 2024 reforms sought primarily to streamline legislative procedures, enhance budgetary control and improve scrutiny of the Commission. The reforms also affect plenary, with new speaking-time attribution rules and the creation of a new plenary debate format.
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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2024)762396
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![The path to 6G [Policy podcast]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/URNnUY-ScX4/mqdefault.jpg "The path to 6G [Policy podcast]
The European Union needs high-performing digital connectivity infrastructure to give all citizens the best access to digital services and to maintain prosperity. As the 2030s approach, the groundwork for the next frontier in mobile communications is being laid – the era of 6G. However, with the promise of unprecedented capabilities comes a host of challenges. Countries and companies that lead in 6G development and deployment are expected to gain a competitive edge in terms of technological innovation, economic growth, and influence in shaping global standards. The global race to 6G has already begun.
🔎 See the paper publication behind this podcast: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2024)757633
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![Setting the European political priorities for 2024-2029 [Policy podcast]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/US4Hr6pMgLY/mqdefault.jpg "Setting the European political priorities for 2024-2029 [Policy podcast]
The EUs priorities for the 5-year institutional cycle are outlined in the European Councils Strategic Agenda. Subsequently, the European Commission sets its priorities in the presidents political guidelines, which are a first step in operationalising the EU priorities outlined in the Strategic Agenda. These priorities will then be translated into concrete initiatives included in the Commissions annual work programmes, before being submitted to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU in the form of legislative (and non-legislative) proposals. This briefing outlines the main policy priorities for the EU in the coming years, and analyses the differences inviews of the European Council and the European Commission.
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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2024/762863/EPRS_BRI(2024)762863_EN.pdf
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![Young Europeans go to the polls: Issues to watch in 2024 [Policy Podcast]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Uc7C2bZtmqc/mqdefault.jpg "Young Europeans go to the polls: Issues to watch in 2024 [Policy Podcast]
🗳️ European elections represent a crucial moment: they give EU citizens a say in the political direction of the European Union. After declining ever since the first European direct elections in 1979, electoral turn out increased in the 2019 elections to reach 50.6 % largely due to youth participation (according to a post-election Eurobarometer survey).
Echoing the 2019 motto This time Im voting, the 2024 one might be: I did it again! The 2024 European elections could be a turning point for youth engagement for several reasons.
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