This month, we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Public Buyers Platform! Since its launch in April 2023, it has brought together public authorities and stakeholders to collaborate, share knowledge, and advance effective and sustainable procurement practices across Europe....

The COVID‑19 pandemic has significantly impacted various aspects of human activity, including illicit trade. Criminal networks have adapted quickly to exploit disrupted supply chains and increased demand for essential goods, creating new opportunities for profit. This report examines how the pan...

In September 2021, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) presented the report on Green EU trade marks, analysis of goods and services specifications, 1996-2020. The report defines green EU trade marks (EUTMs) as those applications that contain at least one ‘green’ term in their...

Retail is the largest industrial ecosystem in the EU economy and the biggest private employer in the EU. On a daily basis, the ecosystem serves 450 million EU consumers who spend one third of their household budget on shopping. Small and medium enterprises are the backbone of the ecosystem. Reta...

This in-depth review (IDR) analyses the evolution of Germany’s vulnerabilities related to the persistent current account surplus, which is linked to an imbalance between savings and investments and carries cross-border relevance, and possibly newly emerging risks. This year’s IDR, which follows ...

This in-depth review (IDR) analyses the evolution of Greece’s vulnerabilities related to high government and external debt, a high ratio of non-performing loans in the context of low potential growth and a high unemployment rate, and possibly newly emerging risks. This year’s IDR, which follows ...

This in-depth review (IDR) analyses the evolution of Hungary’s vulnerabilities related to very strong price pressures, significant external and government financing needs exacerbated by policy inconsistencies, and possibly newly emerging risks. This year’s IDR, which follows the 2024 Alert Mecha...

This in-depth review (IDR) analyses the evolution of Portugal’s vulnerabilities related to high private, government and external debt, and possibly newly emerging risks. This year’s IDR, which follows the 2024 Alert Mechanism Report (AMR) published in November 2023, assesses the persistence or u...

This in-depth review (IDR) analyses the evolution of France’s vulnerabilities related to high government debt and competitiveness, in a context of low productivity growth, which carry cross-border relevance, and possibly newly emerging risks. This year’s IDR, which follows the 2024 Alert Mechani...