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The U.S. presidential election this year will have the greatest potential impact on democratic movements and institutions around the world. American voters have now chosen two candidates for the office with two different attitudes toward the traditional global order, democratic governance, and the rule of law.

Advanced economies such as the United States, Germany, France, and Japan have spearheaded efforts to enhance and refine their foreign investment screening mechanisms, prompting similar actions among their G7 allies. Against the backdrop of resurging global power competition, the European Union has introduced a comprehensive strategy for economic security, complemented by an extensive trade, investment, and research package.

Combating greenwashing emerges as a critical issue intersecting human rights, consumer protection, and environmental sustainability. Greenwashing tactics employed by companies often lure consumers into purchasing products that do not live up to their purported eco-friendly claims, thus perpetuating misinformation and ecological harm.

As the EU navigates the terrain of global power dynamics and economic shifts, there is a pressing need to establish a robust economic security framework that upholds the union's values and core interests while maintaining economic openness and integration. The changing landscape of global economic security has led to an evolution of investment screening mechanisms within the EU and worldwide.

The present report comparatively examines the child justice systems of 10 EU member states – Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden. The report critically assesses national approaches, aiming to identify common deficiencies in training. By highlighting the perspectives and needs of professionals engaged in youth corrections, the study enriches our understanding of their crucial role in the justice system.

Decentralized power generation is at the heart of the rapid development of the renewable energy sector in Europe. The success of the energy transition will depend on the active role of citizens, local communities and small and medium-sized businesses, who will no longer be passive energy consumers but will become active investors and producers.

Decentralised power generation is at the heart of the rapid development of the renewable energy sector in Europe. The enormous advance of renewable energy technologies is increasingly driving citizens and businesses to seek a path towards energy independence. The success of the energy transition will depend precisely on the more active role of citizens, local communities and small and medium-sized businesses, who will turn from passive energy users into investors and producers of electricity.

The Black Sea region remains a critical arena in Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. For years, the Kremlin has relied on a complex arsenal of tools for interference in and destabilization of the countries in the region. Moscow deploys these tools in a concerted manner to advance its agenda by seeking to fracture internal unity and integrity within the EU and NATO through political manipulation and economic bullying.

Russia’s ongoing invasion against Ukraine demonstrates that the Kremlin’s geostrategic goals remain the same as during the Cold War but the means used to pursue these goals have evolved and their severity has intensified. The Russian leadership seeks to achieve supremacy in the Black Sea region and this top priority is often framed as an existential struggle. In pursuing this objective, the Kremlin relies on an arsenal of tools for interference in and destabilization of other countries.

Bulgaria has been among the preferred targets of Russia’s influence operations, which employ hybrid warfare tactics, combining hard, soft, and sharp power. This report outlines a model of an integrated national approach for preventing, detecting, and disrupting hybrid threats. The model centres on proactive deterrence, in order to ensure capacity for intercepting aggressive behaviour in a timely manner.