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Environment
Transforming urban planning: selling the value of biodiversity...
Press Release
February 12, 2025
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Binding targets for governments and an overhaul of the spatial planning process are key to Europe’s mission to restore its degraded ecosystems. The EU stresses the value of biodiversity and claims that every euro in...
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Environment
RETIME Project Unveils New Video Highlighting Solutions for Ur...
Press Release
February 10, 2025
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As European cities face increasing threats from natural and human-made disasters, the EU-funded RETIME project is working to enhance urban resilience through innovative solutions. A newly released video illustrates th...
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Food
CLEVERFOOD project to publish factsheet on putting plant-based...
Press Release
February 10, 2025
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Food policy project – CLEVERFOOD – has produced a factsheet with insights and practical tips for promoting plant-based policies. The factsheet draws on the lessons learned in Denmark where effective strategies hav...
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Finance
Combatting harmful tax regimes and corporate tax avoidance
Report
February 8, 2025
op.europa.eu
This report examines the EU efforts to combat harmful tax regimes and corporate tax avoidance, which can lead to significant tax losses for member states and distortions in the internal market. Within its limited comp...
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Recycling
Life Biobest - Guiding The Mainstreaming Of Best Bio-waste Rec...
Publication
February 4, 2025
zerowasteeurope.eu
Life Biobest - Guiding The Mainstreaming Of Best Bio-waste Recycling Practices In Europe
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Renewable Energy
New Project ATENA+ Set to Transform Energy Storage
Press Release
February 6, 2025
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On January 22-23, 2025, the EU-funded project ATENA+ held the kick-off meeting at the Saft facilities in Bordeaux, France. This event marked the official start of a four-year initiative to revolutionise energy storage...
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Food
Discover the FOOD 2030 Science Education Toolkit: a learning r...
Press Release
February 5, 2025
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Food sustainability is becoming an increasingly central topic in our daily lives. But how can we integrate it effectively into education, awareness-raising, and practical activities?
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Recycling
New project designs biobased plastics value chain
Press Release
February 4, 2025
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The ANIPH project will replace single-use fossil-based plastics with biobased and biodegradable PHA materials in disaster and conflict zones
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Energy
Empowering citizens to shape the future of energy
Press Release
February 3, 2025
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The DEDALUS project places citizens at the core of sustainable energy management, empowering them to take control of their consumption through advanced technology and a user-centered approach. This synergy between peo...
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Economy
Saving for stability - Greece’s recovery and resilience plan...
Publication
February 1, 2025
op.europa.eu
For over two decades, Greece’s external position has been characterised by current account deficits and negative net foreign assets. The Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), supported by the EU’s Recovery and Resil...
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Renewable Energy
Technical assistance to generate synergies with Member States ...
Study
February 1, 2025
op.europa.eu
The “Technical Assistance to Generate Synergies with Members States and Regions” started at the beginning of 2023 to support the Clean Hydrogen (Clean H2) Partnership to identify National and Regional Managing Aut...
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Finance
EU and UK approaches to Greenwashing Enforcement in the Financ...
Publication
January 29, 2025
afme.eu
EU and UK approaches to Greenwashing Enforcement in the Financial Market: A Comparison
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Transport
Germany’s 9-Euro Ticket: Impact of a Cheap Public Transport ...
Policy Brief
January 23, 2025
econpol.eu
Germany’s 9-Euro Ticket: Impact of a Cheap Public Transport Ticket on Mobility Patterns and Infrastructure Quality
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Migration
Ukraine Refugees: From Temporary Protection to Encouraging Ret...
Policy Brief
January 23, 2025
econpol.eu
Ukraine Refugees: From Temporary Protection to Encouraging Return to Support the Ukrainian Economy
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Aviation
SESAR Innovation Pipeline : Air traffic management research an...
Publication
January 24, 2025
sesarju.eu
SESAR Innovation Pipeline : Air traffic management research and innovation : 2024 Highlights
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Science
Science, research and innovation performance of the EU, 2024
Report
January 29, 2025
op.europa.eu
The ‘Science, Research and Innovation Performance of the EU, 2024’ (SRIP) report offers a comprehensive and detailed overview of how Europe is performing today in terms of science, research and innovation and anal...
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Social
Towards an EU-wide right to politically strike
Study
January 28, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Digital
Futures of big tech in Europe
Policy Brief
January 28, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Economy
Exploring foresight scenarios for the EU bioeconomy
Publication
January 28, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Trade
Trademark management
Guide
January 28, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Energy
How we make energy green and fair : learning materials for mod...
Guide
January 28, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Ai
Artificial Intelligence - EU justice and home affairs in the a...
Publication
January 28, 2025
op.europa.eu
The Industry Roundtable, hosted by eu-LISA in Budapest, marked a decade of fostering collaboration between EU institutions, Member States, and the private sector. This year’s hybrid event spotlighted the transformat...
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Health
EUGLOH
Infographic
January 26, 2025
op.europa.eu
This factsheet provides an overview of the European Universities alliance, including on its partners, focus areas, vision and activities undertaken. It relates to the pioneering new learning opportunities across borde...
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Education
EC2U
Fact-sheet
January 26, 2025
op.europa.eu
This factsheet provides an overview of the European Universities alliance, including on its partners, focus areas, vision and activities undertaken. It relates to the pioneering new learning opportunities across borde...
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Education
UNIVERSEH
Fact-sheet
January 26, 2025
op.europa.eu
This factsheet provides an overview of the European Universities alliance, including on its partners, focus areas, vision and activities undertaken. It relates to the pioneering new learning opportunities across borde...
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Education
EPICUR
Fact-sheet
January 26, 2025
op.europa.eu
This factsheet provides an overview of the European Universities alliance, including on its partners, focus areas, vision and activities undertaken. It relates to the pioneering new learning opportunities across borde...
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Trade
Sprat in the EU - Price structure in the supply chain : focus ...
Study
January 25, 2025
op.europa.eu
This case study focuses on European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) for human consumption in Poland, Denmark and Sweden, which are the 3 main sprat producers in the EU in terms of catches and landings and have distinctive p...
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Energy
DEDALUS Discoveries | Hedonic Games reshape Peer-to-Peer Energ...
Press Release
January 24, 2025
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Hedonic games and blockchain are transforming decentralised energy systems, as shown by researchers at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, who developed a model optimising P2P trading through social integration a...
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Trade
Handbook for Due Diligence Implementation in the Textile Secto...
Report
January 22, 2025
amfori.org
Handbook for Due Diligence Implementation in the Textile Sector Existing Tools and Gap Assessment
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Science
Future Tech Week 2025: Connecting minds, creating futures
Press Release
January 23, 2025
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The 2025 edition of the Future Tech Week (FTW) is taking place from April 7th to 11th, 2025 – mark your calendars!
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Sports
Policy Brief 1: support to the implementation of inclusive Gen...
Policy Brief
January 22, 2025
SUPPORTER project
The policy brief focuses on three observations made during the first year of the SUPPORTER project at three different dimensions interlinked by the SUPPORTER context: institutionaldimension, sports education-dimension...
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Sports
Report on the design of the institutional roadmaps
Report
January 22, 2025
SUPPORTER project
This deliverable outlines the development and implementation of institutional roadmaps within the SUPPORTER project, strategically designed to advance gender equality in sports higher education and culminate in the de...
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Sports
SUPPORTER Capacity Building Scheme
Publication
January 22, 2025
SUPPORTER project
This deliverable outlines the capacity building scheme of the SUPPORTER project, a dynamic and comprehensive program strategically designed to equip Implementing Organisations (IOs) within sports institutions in Centr...
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Sports
Training materials and tools for institutional transformation
Publication
January 22, 2025
SUPPORTER project
This deliverable is a mapping of existing training materials and tools within the frame of EC-funded projects implementing systemic institutional transformation towards gender equality, with a specific focus on traini...
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Sports
SUPPORTER D2.1 Inclusive gender+ equality policy and practice ...
Publication
January 22, 2025
SUPPORTER project
The deliverable reviews the relevant state-of-the-art, including the theoretical background on gender+ equality and gender-based violence, and maps gender equality plans (GEPs) and their implementation in sports educa...
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Politics
Innovation for place-based transformations
Guide
January 21, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Politics
What are the 5 steps of hosting a Peer Parliament?
Guide
January 21, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Climate
Navigating climate change in defence
Publication
January 21, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Recycling
Agro2Circular project launches video to show its innovations i...
Press Release
January 21, 2025
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Revolutionising agrifood residue and plastic recycling for a sustainable future
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Politics
Efficiency of public expenditure in education and health
Publication
January 21, 2025
op.europa.eu
This paper measures the efficiency of public spending in the education and health sectors using Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). It covers all EU Member States from 2000 to 2022....
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Security
European Union terrorism situation and trend report (TE-SAT) 2024
Report
January 21, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Youth
Integrating youth into the just transition process
Publication
January 21, 2025
op.europa.eu
This case study highlights the importance and best practices of youth participation in Europe’s transition to a sustainable, climate-neutral economy by showcasing examples from the Just Transition Fund regions. Enga...
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Foreign-Affairs
The future of democracy - Lessons from the US fight against fo...
Policy Brief
January 21, 2025
op.europa.eu
The US’s three main strategic adversaries – Russia, China and Iran – actively sought to influence the outcome of the 2024 election. They deployed a variety of interference tactics, including the misuse of AI, di...
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Cooperation
World drought atlas
Report
January 19, 2025
op.europa.eu
Driven by changes in climate, land and water use and management, human population and consumption patterns, droughts worldwide are increasing in frequency, intensity, spatial extent and duration. The last decade has s...
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Finance
European Innovation Council - Guide for applicants
Guide
January 18, 2025
op.europa.eu
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.
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Research
European Charter for Access to Research Infrastructures
Publication
January 18, 2025
op.europa.eu
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. ...
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Fossil Energy
Fossil fuel subsidies in EU member states
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January 18, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Finance
The VAT gap in the EU 2024 Infographic
Infographic
January 18, 2025
op.europa.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...
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Finance
VAT compliance gap due to Missing Trader Intra-Community (MTIC...
Report
January 18, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Food
Smoked salmon in the EU
Study
January 18, 2025
op.europa.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 ...
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SMEs
Approaches for designing SME support schemes
Policy Recommendation
January 18, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Renewable Energy
Power to the people: unlocking the potential of renewable ene...
Press Release
January 17, 2025
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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...
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Food
Eat sustainable to change the world: the power is on your plate
Press Release
January 16, 2025
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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...
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Water
Wasseratlas 2025 Wasser Ressource Nachhaltigkeit Klimawandel G...
Report
December 5, 2024
bund.net
Wasseratlas 2025 Wasser Ressource Nachhaltigkeit Klimawandel Gewaesserschutz Wassernutzung Wasserkrise Bund
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Energy
DEDALUS Discoveries | New study shows how advanced technology ...
Press Release
January 14, 2025
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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.
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Trade
Safety Gate, 2023 resultsSafe products, safe consumers
Report
January 14, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Social
Social governance of the Recovery and Resilience Facility
Policy Brief
January 14, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Migration
Practical guide on quality assurance in asylum procedures. Exa...
Guide
January 14, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Railways
20 Years of ERA - Added value of the EU Agency for Railways to...
Report
January 14, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Migration
Guidance on vulnerability in asylum and reception
Guide
January 14, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Health
Cancer prevention, early detection, and screening. EU citizen ...
Publication
January 14, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Ai
Adopt AI study - Final study report
Study
January 14, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Migration
Applicants with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities...
Guide
January 14, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Security
European Union terrorism situation and trend report (TE-SAT) 2...
Report
January 14, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Fishery
Foresight study on fishers of the future
Report
January 14, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Renewable Energy
Green prescriptions: how a pharmaceutical company in the Itali...
Press Release
January 13, 2025
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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...
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Climate
Making Europe climate-neutral: together is better
Press Release
January 13, 2025
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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,...
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Agriculture
A Soil Deal for Europe
Policy Brief
January 12, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Ai
The impact of human oversight on discrimination in AI-supporte...
Study
January 12, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Water
The Benefits of a Digital and Holistic Approach based on a Wat...
Policy Brief
December 12, 2024
watereurope.eu
The Benefits of a Digital and Holistic Approach based on a Water-Smart Industrial Symbiosis for a Competitive Industry
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Banking
Small and medium-sized banks
Publication
January 11, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Finance
Double funding from the EU budget
Publication
January 11, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Agriculture
The role of commodity traders in shaping agricultural markets
Study
January 11, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Fishery
Workshop on the future of the EU fishing fleet
Publication
January 11, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Energy
DEDALUS and DigiBUILD unite to host a special session at IEEE ...
Press Release
January 10, 2025
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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.
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Science
Laboratories for the future
Publication
January 9, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Energy
DEDALUS Discoveries | Revolutionising Energy communities: bloc...
Press Release
January 8, 2025
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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.
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Food
Putting citizens at the forefront of food system transformation
Press Release
January 8, 2025
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The new EU-funded project SPOON engages citizens and food decision makers to transform the food systems for a sustainable future.
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Digital
Charting the digital and technological future of Europe. What ...
Publication
January 8, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Human Rights
Towards an EU-wide right to politically strike. A constitution...
Policy Brief
January 7, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Trade
Futures of big tech in Europe. Scenarios and policy implications
Publication
January 7, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Biology
Exploring foresight scenarios for the EU bioeconomy. Report fr...
Publication
January 7, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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Peace
The power and limits of data for peace
Policy Brief
January 7, 2025
op.europa.eu
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...
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