Cell and gene therapies represent a transformative frontier in biomedical innovation, offering the potential not only to treat but also to cure diseases that were once considered intractable. These therapies harness l...
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has developed a system to support countries in the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) in monitoring responses to their sexually-transmitt...
This report analyses and compares the content of 94 collective agreements in three low-paid sectors – manufacture of food, leather, textiles and clothes; residential and social care; and retail – across 11 EU Memb...
The EU budget provided decisive support to cope with various crises: - Unwavering support to Ukraine: By the end of 2024, the EU and its Members States had made available €130 billion in overall assistance to Ukrain...
This paper examines how European Union (EU) development cooperation is used to address irregular migration in Africa. It focuses on the implementation of the ‘root causes approach’ and increasing use of developmen...
For over three decades, the Jean Monnet Actions have played a pivotal role in advancing knowledge about the European Union, with a focus on higher education. However, with the introduction of the Erasmus+ 2021-2027 pr...
Launched in 2019, the EU Product Safety Award is a symbolic award that encourages and honours innovative business initiatives and research that make a difference for consumer product safety. The award also aims to rai...
The overarching goal of the Coordinated Activities on the Safety of Products (CASP) project is to protect the health and safety of European consumers by supporting national authorities from EU/EFTA countries responsib...
The overarching goal of the Coordinated Activity on the Safety of Products (CASP) project is to protect the health and safety of European consumers by supporting national authorities from EU/EFTA countries responsible...
This report summarises the findings of the evaluation and impact assessment support studies for Directive 1999/94/EC relating to the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in respect of...
Abundantly exposed to the wind and sun, Europe’s islands long neglected their clean natural resources and depended on costly fossil fuels. From the Canaries to Crete, today many are flipping the script — building ...
In 2025, a total of 386 national projects were submitted, leading to a shortlist of 57 from 30 countires representing the most impactful and inspiring ideas from across Europe. From this outstanding selection, six cat...
This briefing provides an overview of the link between energy security and the European defence industry. It examines the sector’s energy needs and risks, the operational and strategic opportunities offered by renew...
This activity focused on air cooling products, specifically smaller domestic conditioning systems with a rated cooling capacity of ≤12 kW, as defined under Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2012, concerning ecodesig...
The hydrogen economy concept offers a solution for the green energy transition and the decarbonisation of the energy and transport systems. Electrolysers split water in hydrogen and oxygen using water and electricity ...
This study examines the political, economic, and regulatory barriers hindering the creation of a European single market for defence. Despite growing recognition within EU institutions of the need for integration to en...
This European implementation assessment of the 2020 Council Recommendation on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guar...
In 2025, a total of 386 national projects were submitted, leading to a shortlist of 57 from 30 countires representing the most impactful and inspiring ideas from across Europe. From this outstanding selection, six cat...
This paper examines the new industrial policy of the European Commission – the Clean Industrial Deal (CID) – based on a historical context of industrial policy development in the European Union (EU) and perspectiv...
The Erasmus Mundus Graduate Impact Survey (GIS) 2024 was conducted online between 16 December 2024 and 26 January 2025. The survey targeted all Erasmus Mundus alumni who graduated in the years 2013/2014, 2018/2019, an...
Between December 2024 and February 2025, CEPOL conducted an Operational Training Needs Analysis (OTNA) on Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) to identify relevant priority training needs across the European Union (EU). Th...
In recent years, several EU policy initiatives have emphasised the importance of investing in biotechnology to strengthen European autonomy, accelerate commercialisation of research outcomes, and support scaling-up of...
The overarching goal of the Coordinated Activity on the Safety of Products (CASP) project is to protect the health and safety of European consumers by supporting national authorities from EU/EFTA countries responsible...
This report presents the results of a portfolio-level analysis of 8 EU-funded projects under the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI), a key instrument of the European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Acti...
As complexity rises, from climate adaptation to fast-diffusing AI, EU-policy must become more agile. This brief explains policy experimentation, maps key approaches (trials, pilots, sandboxes and quasi-experiments) an...
Registration and lodging are key phases of the procedure in many regards. First and foremost, registration ensures the protection against refoulement for individuals who have expressed the wish to apply for internatio...
Regulations 2017/745 on Medical Devices (MDR) and 2017/746 on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices (IVDR) aim to create a robust, transparent, predictable and sustainable regulatory framework, which ensures a high leve...
Europe’s digital ecosystem remains heavily dependent on non-EU software and cloud providers. This study maps these dependencies, as well the geopolitical and economic risks they raise. It finds that US firms dominat...
Asbestos was widely used for decades across Europe in a wide range of applications, including in the construction sector, and can still be found in large quantities in buildings and infrastructure. It has long been re...
This report provides an update on the mapping progress based on the 2022-2023 survey and builds on data from the newest 2024-2025 survey edition. The main pillar of this work is the latest Implementation Plan 2022-202...
This is the second annual report on forest fires in Latin America published by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and the Group of Experts on Forest Fires in Latin America and the Caribbean (GE...
The present European GNSS (Galileo) Open Service Signal-In-Space Interface Control Document (OS SIS ICD) Issue 2.2 contains the publicly available information on the Galileo Signal-In-Space. It is intended for use by ...
The Commission proposes new measures to accelerate the transition: - ensuring a faster uptake of zero- and low emission corporate cars and vans -accelerating their availability on the second-hand market for a fair tra...
From Lyon’s futuristic riverside district to Évora’s UNESCO-protected historic centre, cities are rewriting the rules of urban energy. Facing radically different constraints, both are experimenting with ways to c...
Discover how the EIB is shaping a more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive world through its support to countries outside the European Union. The EIB Group Global Impact Report 2024/2025 offers a compelling look int...
The GUARDIANS project has published its technology catalogue and a set of explainer videos to help farmers and agri-food producers make use of the project's pioneering technologies.
The purpose of the EIB Group Dignity at Work Policy (hereinafter the “policy”) is to establish the formal procedure for dealing with all forms of harassment in the workplace (hereinafter “harassment”).
The transition toward a climate-neutral and sustainable economy requires reliable and harmonised indicators to assess how employment adapts to environmental objectives. Yet, there is no agreed standard for measuring g...
Europe discards nearly 60 million tonnes of food every year — a loss worth over €130 billion and responsible for almost 10% of global emissions. From cargo bike recovery fleets to AI systems that predict waste bef...
Launched in February 2023 and updated in September 2024, the CoR's 10-Point Support Package for Ukraine represents a comprehensive set of measures that expressed political support to a nation at war and its people, wh...
Under the NextGenerationEU (NGEU) instrument at least 37% of spending in Member States’ Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs) must be used for sustainable investments and reforms in areas addressing climate change. P...
False or misleading information can take different forms: Disinformation is information deliberately created to mislead or confuse. Misinformation is incorrect information shared without intent to deceive. Fake news r...
In this work we study the feasibility of using perceptual hash functions on homomorphically encrypted images in the context of the detection of child sexual abuse material shared via social media and messaging applica...
The purpose of this publication is to provide the compilers of European statistics on information and communication technology (ICT) usage and e-commerce in enterprises with clarifications on how to apply the EU legal...
The purpose of this publication is to provide the compilers of European statistics on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in households and by individuals with clarifications on how to apply the ...
Every year more than a hundred billion euro in tax revenue is lost in the EU in the form of tax gaps - revenue that could be collected by governments but is not. This is money we cannot afford to lose: the EU economy ...
The study’s general objective is to investigate measures pertaining to the traceability of cultural goods relating to mandatory registers for cultural goods transactions and stolen cultural goods databases. In parti...
Leadership for sustainability in schools is about creating a shared vision and commitment to a better future. It involves guiding and inspiring staff and students to integrate sustainability into different areas of sc...
Fighting fraud against the EU financial interests is a joint responsibility of the EU and its member states. We assessed the key institutions involved in the EU anti-fraud architecture, including EPPO and OLAF, and ho...
When students are actively involved in sustainability, they gain confidence, feel empowered to make a difference and build important life skills. True engagement goes beyond asking for opinions. It means giving studen...
This article provides a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the EU fuel market from 1992 to 2023, focusing on the primary determinants of retail fuel prices. Using detailed panel data from the European Commission...
Green careers help protect the environment, reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable ways of living. They include new roles in renewable energy, conservation and sustainable design, as well as the transformatio...
This ad hoc report explores the pathways of absenteeism and early leaving from education and training (ELET), identifying at-risk groups as well as the preventive measures and interventions adopted in the European con...
The entry/exit system (EES) is a large-scale information system of the European Union (EU) to register the entry and exit of short-stay non-EU nationals coming to the Schengen area. The EES Regulation (Regulation (EU)...
The European SARS-CoV-2 and zoonotic influenza bioinformatics external quality assessment (ESIB-EQA) assesses the capability of laboratories in public health bioinformatics for SARS-CoV-2 and zoonotic influenza. It ai...
This study examines the views of early adopters of generative AI (GenAI) in secondary education, exploring emerging practices and perceptions across five EU Member States. The study, based on the views of educators, s...
Across Europe, the conversation around mental health in education has never been more pressing. Approximately nine million young people between 10 and 19 are dealing with mental health challenges, and 1 in 5 of those ...
The entry/exit system (EES) is a large-scale information system of the European Union (EU) to register the entry and exit of short-stay non-EU nationals coming to the Schengen area. The EES Regulation (Regulation (EU)...
‘Key figures on the European food chain’ provides a selection of indicators on the food chain, from primary production in agriculture and fisheries through to consumption. Statistical data are presented for the Eu...
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the organisations involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the maritime transport sector. Their relative r...
The city of Gdynia is taking bold steps toward greener public infrastructure through its participation in the EU-funded BuildON project. Led locally by pilot leader and Specialist in the Energy Department of the City ...
