In its monthly press review, the Federal Trust highlights some of the main events and developments of the preceding month across the European Union in the areas of ‘Monetary and Fiscal Policy’, ‘The Economy’, ‘Security and Defence’, ‘Technology and the Green New Deal’, ‘Politics’, ‘EU-UK Relations’ and ‘The EU Regulatory Agenda’.

Monetary and Fiscal Policy

Digital euro will bring innovation opportunities
https://www.omfif.org/2021/10/digital-euro-will-bring-innovation-opportunities/

Brussels relaunches EU fiscal reform, aims to boost green investments
https://www.euractiv.com/section/economic-governance/news/brussels-relaunches-eu-fiscal-reform-aims-to-boost-green-investments/

Sudden departure of Jens Weidmann, the often lonely ECB voice against easy money
https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/sudden-departure-of-jens-weidmann-the-often-lonely-ecb-voice-against-easy-money/

The Economy

Can the AI regulation save workers from surveillance capitalism?
https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/can-the-ai-regulation-save-workers-from-surveillance-capitalism/

New China-Ukraine Direct Train Route Indicative Of Europe’s Changing Geopolitical Dynamics
https://www.silkroadbriefing.com/news/2021/10/21/new-china-ukraine-direct-train-route-indicative-of-europes-changing-geopolitical-dynamics/

Security and Defence

German defense minister warns Europeans: Don’t detach from NATO:
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-defense-minister-annegret-kramp-karrenbauer-eu-nato/

EU states want more Belarus sanctions
https://euobserver.com/migration/153320

Technology & Green New Deal

Why Europe’s energy prices are soaring and could get much worse
https://www.euronews.com/2021/09/23/why-europe-s-energy-prices-are-soaring-and-could-get-much-worse

How Europe’s e-cars risk running out of juice
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-electric-cars-infrastructure-charging-network/

Politics

Knocking on Polexit’s door?
https://www.ceps.eu/knocking-on-polexits-door/ 

Hungary’s Orban accuses EU, U.S. of meddling as 2022 election race heats up
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/budapest-hosts-rival-political-rallies-hungarys-2022-election-race-heats-up-2021-10-23/

EU-UK Relations 

Unpacking the latest NIP proposals
https://www.global-counsel.com/insights/podcast/unpacking-latest-nip-proposals

Boris Johnson set to break science funding pledge, officials say
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-boris-johnson-break-science-funding-pledge-budget-coronavirus/