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Developments during the review period have confirmed the successful establishment, development, and protection of basic democratic institutions. Procedures for selecting candidates and voting adhere to good international practices, and the government operates with reasonable...

Signatory countries to the Paris Agreement must fully

decarbonize their economies by mid-century. This requires

transitions in every sector, transforming systems reliant on

fossil fuels into zero-carbon alternatives. Measuring CO2

emission trajectories is essential but...

Even pioneering nations lag in systemic change toward full decarbonization, yet their

examples show that acceleration is possible. Our sectoral analysis highlights specific

opportunities for, and barriers to, climate policy reform in Denmark, Norway, the United

Kingdom,...

Selbst Vorreiterstaaten hinken bei der systemischen Umstellung des Energiesystems auf

eine vollständige Dekarbonisierung hinterher, doch ihre Beispiele verdeutlichen, dass eine

Beschleunigung möglich ist. Unsere sektorale Analyze zeigt gezielt Reformgelegenheiten

und...

The primary goal of the SGI project is to facilitate successful transitions towards sustainable governance models that promote well-being within planetary boundaries and foster the creation of effective, democratically accountable, and inclusive state institutions. To uphold...

Our study highlights the key differences found among EU and OECD countries with regard to their capacity to develop long-term, sustainable policy strategies, their ability to horizontally and vertically coordinate policy, and their acumen in building public consensus....

Unsere Studie zeigt die wesentlichen Unterschiede zwischen den EU- und OECD-Ländern auf mit Blick auf ihre Fähigkeiten zur Entwicklung nachhaltiger politischer Strategien, zur horizontalen und vertikalen Koordinierung der Politik oder bei der Schaffung eines tragfähigen...

The period under review was characterized by social unrest, political realignment and economic struggles due to the massive, in some cases violent protests that had taken place by the end of 2019, as well as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, economic growth in Latvia was persistently above the average EU rate, with the economy growing by an average of 3.3.% annually. The 2019 Global Competitiveness Index ranked Latvia 41st among 141 surveyed world economies. This growth created...

Two topics dominated the United Kingdom during the two-year period reviewed in this report: the completion of the process of exiting the European Union and the coronavirus pandemic. The 2019 general election provided Prime Minister Johnson with a substantial majority (80...