EU Publications

The EIC Accelerator supports companies (principally start-ups and SMEs) to scale up high impact innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones.

European Charter for Access to Research Infrastructures

Research

The European Charter for Access to Research Infrastructures sets out non-regulatory principles and guidelines to be used as a reference when defining Access policies for Research Infrastructures and related services. ...

Fossil fuel subsidies in EU member states

Fossil Energy

The VAT gap in the EU 2024 Infographic

The EU agreed to phase out fossil fuel subsidies (FFS). Nevertheless, FFS strongly increased in 2022 to address the effects of the energy price spikes reached during the energy crisis. Phasing out FFS is therefore als...

VAT gap in the EU

The VAT compliance gap measures the difference between the VAT revenue that would be collected in the case of full compliance and the actual revenue collected. The actionable VAT policy gap measures the VAT revenue fo...

VAT compliance gap due to Missing Trader Intra-Community (MTIC...

Finance

A specific form of VAT non-compliance in the EU that warrants particular attention is missing trader fraud. This scheme involves a fraudulent trader supplying goods and services to other businesses, collecting the tax...

Smoked salmon in the EU

Global Atlantic salmon production reached 2,9 million tonnes in 2022, a 37% increase from 2013, with aquaculture dominating and wild catches accounting for less than 0,1%. Norway is the largest producer, contributing ...

Approaches for designing SME support schemes

SMEs

Policy Recommendation

The aim of this toolkit is to provide guidance to Just Transition Fund (JTF) regions which are considering using JTF funds towards Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) support schemes (henceforth, ‘schemes’) which co...

Power to the people: unlocking the potential of renewable ene...

Renewable Energy

Yesterday

Energy communities promise to transform Europe’s energy system, but regulatory hurdles, interoperability issues and limited tools still stand in the way. How to help scale their impact and drive a democratic, renewa...

Trump returns: The challenges ahead for the EU

January 15, 2025

epc.eu

Trump returns: The challenges ahead for the EU

Climate Action Network International Positions On Geoengineeri...

January 16, 2025

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Climate Action Network International Positions On Geoengineering And Ccs 0

Eat sustainable to change the world: the power is on your plate

January 16, 2025

Our food choices shape the planet. From farms to our plates, sustainable eating impacts biodiversity, climate, and social justice. A travelling exhibition and a visionary farmer are working to transform the global foo...

Guidelines on Alternatives to Detention

December 6, 2024

euaa.europa.eu

Guidelines on Alternatives to Detention

ECSO white paper — nis2 implementation: challenges & priorities

Policy Paper

January 10, 2025

ecs-org.eu

ECSO white paper — nis2 implementation: challenges & priorities

Wasseratlas 2025 Wasser Ressource Nachhaltigkeit Klimawandel G...

Water

December 5, 2024

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Wasseratlas 2025 Wasser Ressource Nachhaltigkeit Klimawandel Gewaesserschutz Wassernutzung Wasserkrise Bund

DEDALUS Discoveries | New study shows how advanced technology ...

The study highlights how AI, blockchain, and smart systems can enable buildings to actively support smart grids, overcoming regulatory and technical challenges for economic and environmental benefits.

Safety Gate, 2023 resultsSafe products, safe consumers

The free movement of goods within the European Single market is a major achievement that has improved people’s lives across the EU. Keeping the market safe is the responsibility of all producers, distributors, retai...

The launch and the first steps of the Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network took place at a time of unprecedented international challenges, with natural disasters and conflict leading to a historically large number...

Social governance of the Recovery and Resilience Facility

Three years after the adoption of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), this report reviews the quality of the social partners’ involvement in 2023 in the ongoing implementation of reforms and investments fund...

This report presents the Public Sector Tech Watch (PSTW), the observatory dedicated to monitor, analyse, and disseminate the use of emerging technologies within the public sector in Europe. The observatory has been la...

Practical guide on quality assurance in asylum procedures. Exa...

The asylum procedure achieves its objectives and offers the necessary protection only when it is implemented in line with the applicable standards in every single case. This guide aims to support asylum administration...

20 Years of ERA - Added value of the EU Agency for Railways to...

Railways

During its 20 years of work ERA delivered important benefits for the rail sector’s safety and interoperability as well as for society at large. The Agency supported the European Commission on technical matters to de...

Guidance on vulnerability in asylum and reception

The overall objective of these operational standards and indicators is to support Member States in the implementation of key provisions of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), addressing issues related to applica...

Cancer prevention, early detection, and screening. EU citizen ...

Health

To support the Cancer Mission, a series of focus groups were organised with citizens in six EU Member States: Bulgaria, Czechia, Finland, France, Lithuania, and Malta. Focus groups addressed cancer awareness, preventi...

The European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) is every EU citizen’s right to get involved in EU policymaking and put the issues that matter most to them on the European agenda. It is a bottomup way of starting a politic...

Adopt AI study - Final study report

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is developing fast and the benefits of adopting AI are widely recognized. AI applications can contribute to better public services, e.g. by improving citizen-government interaction, enabli...

Applicants with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities...

This guide is structured in three standalone yet complementary and interlinked parts, which cover different topics relevant to SOGIESC in asylum. Cross-cutting elements provides information and guidance that are cross...

European Union terrorism situation and trend report (TE-SAT) 2...

The TE-SAT 2024 is a situational overview, presenting figures, major developments and trends in the terrorism landscape in the EU in 2023, based on qualitative and quantitative data provided by Member States on terror...

Leveraging legitimacy - How the EU’s most threatening crimin...

December 2024.

Foresight study on fishers of the future

The study represents the Commission’s commitment, outlined in its 2023 Communication on the functioning of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), to address emerging challenges in the sector. It aligns with the Commissi...

Green prescriptions: how a pharmaceutical company in the Itali...

Renewable Energy

January 13, 2025

The pharmaceutical sector, one of Europe’s most energy-intensive industries, is under increasing pressure due to rising energy costs and the need for decarbonisation. A pilot project in the Italian Alps now promises...

Making Europe climate-neutral: together is better

January 13, 2025

With urban areas contributing 75% of global CO2 emissions, achieving climate neutrality demands collaboration beyond individual city limits. Differences and challenges remain significant, but from Dresden to Istanbul,...

Agriculture

A Soil Deal for Europe

January 12, 2025

Missions are a novelty of the EU research and innovation programme, Horizon Europe. They are a new way of bringing concrete solutions to some of our greatest challenges. Restoring and maintaining soil health is one of...

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. Data are presented for the European Union (EU),...

January 12, 2025

The impact of human oversight on discrimination in AI-supporte...

January 12, 2025

This large-scale study assesses the impact of human oversight on countering discrimination in AI aided decision-making for sensitive tasks. We use a mixed research method approach, in a sequential explanatory design w...

The Benefits of a Digital and Holistic Approach based on a Wat...

Water

December 12, 2024

watereurope.eu

The Benefits of a Digital and Holistic Approach based on a Water-Smart Industrial Symbiosis for a Competitive Industry

Small and medium-sized banks

Banking

This report provides an overview of the state of play of resolution planning and crisis management in respect of the less significant institutions (LSIs) under the direct responsibility of the national resolution auth...

Double funding from the EU budget

Finance

The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) saw the first ever large-scale rollout of EU funding with no link to actual costs, which was expected to both deliver results and simplification. In this audit, we assessed t...

The role of commodity traders in shaping agricultural markets

Agriculture

This study provides an overview of the impact of commodity traders on agricultural markets. It examines the ramifications of financialisation, explores prevailing trends, and confronts the challenges that characterise...

Workshop on the future of the EU fishing fleet

Fishery

This workshop provides a first assessment of the programming of the EMFAF for the period 2021-27. It focuses on Article 17 on “First acquisition of a fishing vessel”, Article 18 on “Engine replacement or moderni...

DEDALUS and DigiBUILD unite to host a special session at IEEE ...

January 10, 2025

From June 11 to 13, Venice will host the 2025 IEEE MetroLivEnv. DEDALUS and DigiBUILD are co-organizing a special session on high-quality data and digital services to enhance Demand Response in the built environment.

Laboratories for the future

Science

January 9, 2025

This publication was first conceived by the Laboratory Coordination Board at the Joint Research Centre’s Science Summit in June 2022. At this conference, discussions were held about the role of the JRC in the scienc...

DEDALUS Discoveries | Revolutionising Energy communities: bloc...

January 8, 2025

Researchers at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca have developed a blockchain-based approach using evolutionary game theory to enhance cooperation, efficiency, and equity in transactive energy communities.

Putting citizens at the forefront of food system transformation

January 8, 2025

The new EU-funded project SPOON engages citizens and food decision makers to transform the food systems for a sustainable future.

Charting the digital and technological future of Europe. What ...

Digital

January 8, 2025

In this Report, we reflect on: » How to foster competitive and innovative AI markets while ensuring that AI applications are safe and aligned with individual rights and social values? » What interventions would be m...

Towards an EU-wide right to politically strike. A constitution...

Human Rights

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the AFCO Committee, assesses the status of political strikes in the EU. Whi...

Futures of big tech in Europe. Scenarios and policy implications

Big Tech wield unprecedented influence on production and consumption relations. Europe faces a number of epoch-making questions. Will the regulatory frameworks deliver? Should Big Tech be broken up or standards relaxe...

Working in the context of the EU Pollinators Initiative, the Competence Centre on Participatory and Deliberative Democracy has been supporting the Directorate-General for Environment through the Science and Technology...

The Horizon IP Scan has been launched as a new pilot service initiated by the European Commission, the European Innovation Council (EIC), and the SME Executive Agency (EISMEA). The pilot will run until November 2023. ...

Exploring foresight scenarios for the EU bioeconomy. Report fr...

Biology

In 2022 and 2023, the European Commission’s Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy organised three workshops to explore bioeconomy foresight scenarios developed in 2020. With the help of a scientific game and foresight too...

The power and limits of data for peace

Peace

This Brief analyses the EU warning system’s contribution to conflict prevention and discusses ways to strengthen it. The first section examines the factors that contribute to the success of the system. The second se...

Persons with disabilities in asylum and reception systems

The analysis in this report is based on publicly-available information on applicants for international protection with disabilities. The sources of information include national authorities, EU institutions, internatio...

With this fact sheet we will guide you through the essential actions to secure your trademark rights after registration. Whether you are an emerging startup or an established business, protecting your brand is not jus...

The YOU&AI Project was at the core of a three-years collaboration between the Italian National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci (MNST) in Milan and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commissio...

Civil protection at a glance

The severity and frequency of natural hazards and human-induced disasters are on the rise. To help people caught up in crises, the European Union supports a rapid and coordinated disaster response as well as disaster ...

Innovation for place-based transformations. Tools for ACTION

The following is a collection of tools for taking action towards place-based transformations. This selection is an updated version of the tools included in the PRI Playbook (Pontikakis et al., 2022). They are categori...

Innovation for place-based transformations. Action book to bui...

Four years ago, as announced in the inaugural speech of President Von der Leyen before the European Parliament on 27 November 2019, the European Commission positioned sustainable development together with the digital ...

Innovation for place-based transformations. ACTIONbook, practi...

Addressing complex challenges requires different tools, mindsets and approaches from those traditionally used, which contributed to create some of these challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, raising in...

Innovation for place-based transformations. Collection of prac...

The practices collected here include initiatives taken around Europe with different degrees of transformative innovation. They provide a short summary of what cities, regions and Member States have done to innovate fo...

European climate pact. How can we eat and consume

How can we eat more sustainably and waste less food?

How we move and get around : learning materials for module 1

Urban Transport

When it comes to short journeys – whether that’s dashing to the shops, meeting a friend or picking up your children from school – what would encourage you to use your petrol- or diesel-powered car less? How coul...

How to host a peer parliament : your step-by-step guide to lea...

Debate as well as action are key to solving the climate crisis. We need people across Europe to be able to interact and express their ideas, opinions and concerns about climate change, so that we can learn from each o...

How we make energy green and fair

From solar panels on the roof to better insulation in our walls, how we generate and conserve energy in our homes is key to being more sustainable as a society. What would you need to use energy more efficiently and s...

EU citizenship. Rights and opportunities

EU citizenship is a unique concept. If you are a national of one of the 27 EU Member States, then you are also automatically an EU citizen. This enables you to enjoy certain rights and benefits that are distinct from ...

Futures of civic resilience in Europe, 2040. Scenarios and pol...

Research

Exploring alternative futures addressing radical changes in society can help better prepare for future crises and strengthen the resilience of civil society today. This policy brief aims to assist policy makers by dev...

Ten essential rules for interpretation in the asylum procedure

Ten essential rules for interpretation in the asylum procedure

Practical guide on interpretation in the asylum procedure

The mission of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) is to facilitate and support the activities of EU Member States and other Schengen countries (EU+ countries) in the implementation of the Common European Asyl...

Interpretation in the asylum procedure - Checklists

These checklists are practical tools to support your work as an interpreter. The checklists cover various stages of your assignment: the preparatory phase, the interpreting phase and follow-up activities. A specific c...

The rules for travelling to 30 European countries are changing...

Aviation

The European Union is currently preparing two new border management initiatives that will affect travel to Europe: the Entry/Exit System (EES) ; European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). The EES wi...

The European social security pass (ESSPASS)

Health

The original full study reviews the potential of the European Social Security Pass (ESSPASS) as a tool for the enforcement of labour and social security rights. It first explains the initiative's background, discussin...

EU actions addressing traineeships for young people

Education

The share of young people completing a traineeship before taking up a regular job significantly increased over the last 10 years. Studies show that traineeships can help young people to make the transition to regular ...

Customs control detection technologies. State-of-the-art, emer...

The 2020 action plan

Rural areas and the geography of discontent

This study applies a rural-urban lens to the outcomes of recent national and subnational elections of European Union (EU) Member States, with the aim of analysing Eurosceptic (anti-EU values) voting patterns and ident...

Involved in research for law enforcement training?

Meet CEPOL, the hub for EU law enforcement training. Our mission is to help law enforcement officials stay ahead of crime, giving them the skills they need to prevent and fight the crimes of today and tomorrow. It all...

The State of European Smart CitiesExploring and showcasing mod...

Recent global developments, including the Russian invasion in Ukraine and its weaponisation of the energy sector have called for a radical acceleration of the European clean and just energy transition: cutting our dep...

EU civil protection. Report

The Special Eurobarometer survey on EU-coordinated civil protection aims to gauge the awareness of citizens and their attitudes to EU activities in this area. The survey was conducted between 5 September and 16 Octobe...

The Special Eurobarometer survey on EU-coordinated civil protection aims to gauge the awareness of citizens and their attitudes to EU activities in this area. The survey was conducted between 5 September and 16 Octobe...

Living in a cross-border region. Nine stories to facilitate cr...

Living in a cross-border region is still a source of challenges today. Nine stories are presented in this publication to showcase the realities of people experiencing border obstacles and ways to facilitate cross-bord...

Navigating climate change in defence. Climate risk management ...

Undertaking climate action and implementing robust climate risk management in the defence sector has become indispensable. Climate change poses significant risks to the defence workforce, both military and civilian. I...

Policy options for strengthening the competitiveness of the EU...

Fishery

The EU fisheries and aquaculture products (FAPs) market is largely dependent on external producers. Some of the imports entering the EU market come from countries with lenient regulations. This study gives an overview...

Policy priorities and initiatives for financing EU's growt...

Becoming ever more exposed to global developments that transcend the powers of national governments, the European Union needs to widen the spectrum of strategic public goods it provides. To avoid fruitless conflicts o...

The 2023 EURL ECVAM Status Report outlines research and development activities, along with initiatives that foster the implementation and utilisation of non-animal methods and approaches in scientific research and reg...

Agricultural policy developments in the EU pre-accession count...

Agriculture

The project “Comparative analysis of agricultural sectors and rural areas in the pre-accession countries: Agricultural policy developments, situation of the agri-food sector and economic context” is financed by Di...

In 2022, 20 640 people were killed in road accidents in the EU, with pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists particularly at risk. The EU aims at halving road fatalities and serious injuries by 2030 and getting close ...

European Network of Public Employment Services (PES)

Employment

In 2023, the Work Programme of the PES Network was implemented in a rapidly changing context. While unemployment remained close to historically low levels throughout most of 2023 (6% in the EU27 in September 2023), la...

The Green Deal goes local! 400+ best practices from the Member...

Regions

Local and regional authorities are paving the way to a carbon-neutral future in Europe. It is on the local level where projects, citizens initiatives and policies for climate change adaptation and mitigation are imple...

Poland's recovery and resilience plan

Economy

Poland's recovery and resilience plan

Italy's recovery and resilience plan

Economy

Italy's recovery and resilience plan

Mapping ERC frontier research artificial intelligence

The European Research Council (ERC) is the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research. Since its establishment in 2007, it has been a cornerstone of the EU’s research and innovation fundin...

EU settlement schemeInformation for EU citizens in the UK

This leaflet has useful information for EU citizens living in the UK by 31 December 2020 who have applied or need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme . There is also information on the rights of family members of EU ...

Youth for reviving (stagnating) EU territories

Youth

Launched in January 2023, the Youth for reviving (stagnating) EU territories project was inspired by the youth policy dialogue conducted by the Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, in September 2022....

The rules for travelling to most European countries are changi...

Tourism

The European Union is currently preparing two new border management initiatives that will affect travel to most European countries: - the Entry/Exit System (EES) - European Travel Information and Authorisation System ...

A comparative analysis of national LGBTIQ equality action plan...

Human Rights

In November 2020, the European Commission announced its first-ever LGBTIQ Equality Strategy. Recognising that discrimination, violence and social exclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and qu...

The internal market information (IMI) system15 years of connec...

Internal Market

IMI is a generic online application connecting public authorities across borders and languages. Accessible to more than 30 000 users, IMI contains, in a secure environment, harmonised digital workflows and pre-defined...

Enhancing cross-border cooperation in criminal justice in the ...

Justice

The project’s main aim is to strengthen cooperation within the Western Balkans and between the region and the EU on fighting organised crime and terrorism using modern tools and instruments. This will lead to an enh...

In European border regions, citizens experience obstacles when collaborating with their neighbours. The b-solutions initiative intends to ease cross-border interactions by offering sustainable solutions to legal and a...

The Competence Centre on Microeconomic Evaluation - 2023 yearbook

Economy

This publication is a report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service. It aims to provide evidence-based scientific support to the European policymaking process. Th...

Safety Gate, 2023 results. Safe products, safe consumers

The free movement of goods within the European Single market is a major achievement that has improved people’s lives across the EU. Keeping the market safe is the responsibility of all producers, distributors, retai...

Racism in the police ranges from discriminatory racial profiling practices to excessive use of force. Repetitive incidents like these highlight the deeper structural issues that need to be uprooted from policing acros...

Report on research assessment

Research

This report addresses the contributions of projects funded by Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe to the reform of research assessment practices. It is part of a series of three reports, produced in parallel, that take st...

Monitoring SMEs’ performance in Europe

SMEs

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), with the scientific support by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), assesses the Pe...

Social housing and beyond

The housing crisis is present across the whole of the EU, with some Member States facing it more starkly than others. Many Europeans struggle to find affordable and decent housing. Housing is not only a question of br...

Practical tool for guardians

EU law provides for the appointment of a representative for unaccompanied children applying for international protection. Guardians should be qualified and equipped to deal with the wide variety of laws and procedures...

EU transparency register provides useful but limited informati...

Lobbying is an essential democratic tool allowing organisations and individuals to provide input into policy and decision-making. The European Parliament and the European Commission set up the EU Transparency Register...

Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network. Activities report 20...

The launch and the first steps of the Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network took place at a time of unprecedented international challenges, with natural disasters and conflict leading to a historically large number...

Social governance of the Recovery and Resilience Facility. Inv...

Industry

Three years after the adoption of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), this report reviews the quality of the social partners’ involvement in 2023 in the ongoing implementation of reforms and investments fund...

To assess the long-term sustainability of public finances in the EU Member States, the ECOFIN Council mandated the Economic Policy Committee (EPC) to update its comprehensive long-term budgetary projections by the sum...

Public Sector Tech Watch. Mapping innovation in the EU public ...

This report presents the Public Sector Tech Watch (PSTW), the observatory dedicated to monitor, analyse, and disseminate the use of emerging technologies within the public sector in Europe. The observatory has been la...

CORDIS results pack on cultural tourism

Tourism

Sustainable cultural tourism puts cultural heritage and local communities at the centre of the decision-making process. This will drive good conservation practices and provide an authentic experience for visitors whil...

The Schengen area is one of the key achievements of European integration. Since 1985 when the Schengen Agreement was signed, cooperation across borders between countries remains fundamental to guarantee smooth and sec...

Exponential progress in the area of ICT improves access to data and information, which in its turn can lead to greater accessibility, reduced complexity, efficiency and respect of fundamental rights in policy, law mak...

The European Council and the Council of the European Union

The European Council and the Council of the European Union are the two institutions representing the Member States in the European Union. They bring EU countries’ leaders and ministers together to shape the European...

Practical guide on quality assurance in asylum procedures

The asylum procedure achieves its objectives and offers the necessary protection only when it is implemented in line with the applicable standards in every single case. This guide aims to support asylum administration...

Study on putting in practice by Member States of the recommend...

Freedom

This Study supports the European Commission in understanding how European Union Member States have implemented Recommendation 2021/1534 on the protection, safety, and empowerment of journalists. Specifically, this Stu...

During its 20 years of work ERA delivered important benefits for the rail sector’s safety and interoperability as well as for society at large. The Agency supported the European Commission on technical matters to de...

Practical questions, practical answers. Your Europe at a glance

There are so many opportunities for you in the EU’s single market! You can study, work, retire or expand your business. However, administrative procedures in another EU country can sometimes appear complex and daunt...

Strengthening the resilience of EU border regions

The study ‘Strengthening the resilience of EU border regions: Mapping risks & crisis management tools and identifying gaps’ was conducted from January 2023 to March 2024 to assist the European Commission in enhanc...

Effective communication around the benefit and risk balance of...

Medicine

Vaccination protects people against serious and potentially life-threatening infectious diseases: the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that vaccination prevents 3.5 to 5 million deaths every year globally. Ho...

Guidance on vulnerability in asylum and reception. Operational...

The overall objective of these operational standards and indicators is to support Member States in the implementation of key provisions of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), addressing issues related to applica...

European Union, United in diversity

Folded poster for children showing a map of Europe together with euro coins and notes. Pictures are used to illustrate the national characteristics and traditions of each country. Euro area countries can be identified...

Inspiration for a NextGenerationEU

EU funding

What do you want the future to look like? In which future would you like to live? These are questions of high relevance for policy were at the heart of the Conference on the Future of Europe that ended in May 2022. Th...

To support the Cancer Mission, a series of focus groups were organised with citizens in six EU Member States: Bulgaria, Czechia, Finland, France, Lithuania, and Malta. Focus groups addressed cancer awareness, preventi...

The following scenarios are based mainly on Serious Incidents Reports received by the Frontex' Fundamental Rights Office, concerning violations that allegedly took place at border areas where the Agency is operating. ...

EU Artificial intelligence ambition

Embracing AI technology will likely determine the path of the EU’s future economic development. In 2018, the Commission adopted a coordinated plan with the member states to scale up investment in artificial intellig...

Guidance on contingency planning and preparedness in the asylu...

Migration is a dynamic and complex phenomenon, which can change rapidly and unexpectedly. It has become evident that the asylum authorities in the EU Member States and the Schengen associated countries (EU+ countries)...

European results of the international civic and citizenship ed...

Education

The leaflet summarizes Summary some of the main findings from the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) conducted in 2022. The study indicates that 8th-grade students who have had enhanced opportu...

Be smarter than a hacker

European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM) 2023 took a different approach than in 2022. ENISA decided to take cybersecurity awareness to a different level, transforming the original ECSM campaign, which used to take place on...

Recent years have seen a wave of far-right populism gaining momentum in many countries. In this Statement, the EGE analyses how this puts democracy at risk. It formulates a substantive understanding of democracy that ...

Decision makers are faced with a world characterised by increasing turbulence, uncertainty, novelty, and ambiguity. These conditions make it more difficult to assess risks when making strategic decisions or planning f...

The political dimension of social cohesion in Europe

Research Paper

This report investigates the political dimensions of social cohesion in Europe, offering a 20-year perspective derived from 10 rounds of the European Social Survey. It scrutinises trends and regional variations in pol...

Water is perhaps the Mediterranean region’s most scarce commodity, with some 180 million people already suffering from water scarcity. The already water-scarce population is expected to increase to over 250 million ...

Towards sustainable transformation. Research priorities in cli...

By exploring key research gaps and challenges in climate change and biodiversity, this report offers insights into promoting transformative change through research and innovation. Developed through an open and partici...

Study in support of the evaluation of the amended Visa Code

Home Affairs

This study has been conducted by ICF in support of the European Commission’s evaluation of the amended Visa Code (Regulation (2019/1155)) by assessing the implementation, effectiveness, relevance, coherence and Euro...

Embracing Uncertainty: Harnessing Strategic Foresight for Regi...

Regions

Strategic foresight is a future-oriented discipline that seeks to understand, anticipate, and address emerging challenges and opportunities, through systematic and structured identification and analysis of long-term t...

EU Security UnionKey achievements : seventh progress report

Throughout its mandate, the Commission has stepped up efforts to prevent and respond to the EU’s internal and external security challenges. Four years after the adoption of the EU Security Union Strategy 2020-2025, ...

Green Deal in Figures: Understanding Europe’s Green Transiti...

This set of thematic factsheets, summarising information and data, also via maps, are reflecting the content of the study on

Study to support the monitoring of the Declaration on Digital ...

Digital

The European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles encapsulates the EU's vision for a digitally transformed world that upholds European values. With its principles and commitments, the Declaration serves as a c...

The aim of this brochure is to provide an overview of the work performed by the EFICA consortium between 2018 and 2023 in support of the EU’s contribution to the Joint Program of Scientific Research and Monitoring i...

The 2024 pension adequacy report

The 2024 pension adequacy report

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are one of the most disruptive general purpose applications at the service of research and innovation. It acts as a catalyst for scientific breakthroughs and is rapidly becomi...

European Union Agency for Railways 2023

Railways

The Consolidated Annual Activity Report (CAAR) 2023 of the EU Agency for Railways (ERA) is prepared in line with the provisions of the Agency Regulation (EU) No. 796/2016 and those of the Agency Financial Regulation (...

eGovernment Benchmark 2024 Factsheets

eGovernment Benchmark 2024 Factsheets

The European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) is every EU citizen’s right to get involved in EU policymaking and put the issues that matter most to them on the European agenda. It is a bottomup way of starting a politic...

Study on funding for EU rural areas

Regions

The study on funding for EU rural areas examines the contribution of the CAP 2014-2022 in addressing the needs and actions outlined under the Long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas (LTVRA).

The recognition of professional qualifications in the EU

Employment

While member states may set rules for access to professions, the TFEU guarantees the free movement of labour and services and freedom of establishment within the EU single market. In 2005, the European Parliament and ...

Exploring the role of museums in engaging citizens to address ...

Environment

The decline in numbers and diversity of wild pollinating insects has significant consequences for human societies and biodiversity in general due to the role of insects in plant reproduction. To successfully address t...

Emerging digital technologies in the public sector

This publication is an expert group report by the Innovation Friendly Regulations Advisory Group (IFRAG), a team of independent experts. It aims to provide expert advice on emerging digital technologies and suggestion...

Sustainability labelling in the EU food sector: current status...

Policy Paper

The creation of favourable food environments that make sustainable food choices easier to consumers is critical to the EU transition to a more sustainable food system. An important barrier to sustainable food choices ...

How to reduce the impact of disinformation on Europeans health

Health

This paper provides a broad overview of the emerging challenges connected with disinformation in the area of health, how it spreads and the damage it causes. The report highlights proposed or implemented measures at n...