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. ...

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...

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...

Wherever and whenever crisis strikes, the European Union is there to help people in need. This is a core principle of the EU’s humanitarian actions around the world, funding humanitarian interventions to address the...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

Technology has a major impact on the nature of crime. Criminals quickly integrate new technologies into their modus operandi, or build brand-new business models around them. At the same time, emerging technologies cre...

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. ...

This volume is based on papers presented and discussed at the conference Closing the Gap 2023, Emerging and Disruptive Digital Technologies: Regional Perspectives, on 6 and 7 December 2023 at Glazen Zaal in The Hague,...

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),...

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...

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...

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...

Reboot Europe - Europe's Economic Success Everyones Business

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...

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...

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...