An article by Dr Łukasz Wróblewski on business cycle fluctuations in the Benelux–Germany border region has been published. The author examined domestic and cross-border business cycle linkages and the influence of spatial, infrastructural, and socioeconomic factors on these relationships.
The paper examines Europe’s position in the global AI landscape by identifying its main weaknesses and emerging strengths in comparison with the United States. It highlights the importance of developing AI-related skills for strengthening Europe’s technological autonomy and global competitiveness.
The paper examines whether traditional measures of regional competitiveness reflect regions’ capacity to adapt to the green and digital transitions. It finds little relationship between current competitiveness and adaptive capacity, highlighting substantial regional differences and the need for a more dynamic, transformation-oriented approach to competitiveness.