by Bálint Medgyes After 25 years of negotiations, the EU-Mercosur free trade and cooperation agreement[1] has been signed, creating a common market for nearly 800 million citizens. This landmark deal represents one of the largest free trade zones in the world, covering…
Ambitious Strategic Agenda worthy of analysing beyond fancy political declarations
by Martin Milán Csirszki The European Council has recently published its Strategic Agenda for the years to come. The document covers the time span between 2024 and 2029.[1] This brief blog post aims to throw additional considerations as regards its content. The…
CRISPR – The Newest Unknown Technology
by Vivien Doszpot-Szútor One of the latest technologies with unknown effects is gene editing with the CRISPR process, the use of which can determine the genetic stock of humanity and its environment in the future to an unprecedented extent. Although this…
Agriculture 4.0 – ’Produce more with less’
by Vivien Doszpot-Szútor Agriculture faces four main challenges in the future: demographic growth, scarcity of natural sources, climate change and food waste.[1] In order to solve the emerging problems, it will be necessary to introduce innovations. The latest trend that points in…