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Energy
DEDALUS unveils its Educational Kit to advance smart, flexible...
Press Release
Yesterday
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A practical learning guide to the concepts, technologies, and comfort-driven models that enable smart, flexible, and inclusive energy management.
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Sports
Redefining the game: Embedding gender+ in sports academic eco-...
Policy Brief
Yesterday
European Science Foundati...
This policy brief presents lessons from the SUPPORTER project, which helped sports universities and faculties design and implement the (4I-GEPs). It demonstrates that sustainable change in sport requires leadership co...
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Renewable Energy
European DC-Power Projects Hold Joint Coordination Meeting to ...
Press Release
December 1, 2025
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On 7 November 2025, seven European projects in DC and hybrid AC/DC grid technologies held a joint coordination meeting to strengthen cooperation and identify synergies. The participating projects included THEUS, DC-PO...
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Social
Supporting Civil Society Under Pressure - How Charity Lotterie...
Guide
October 21, 2025
civilsocietyeurope.eu
Supporting Civil Society Under Pressure - How Charity Lotteries Can Help Reshape The Funding Landscape In Europe
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Civil Society at the Heart of Europe. Delivering together a Un...
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October 13, 2025
eesc.europa.eu
Civil Society at the Heart of Europe. Delivering together a Union of opportunities, safety and resilience.
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Medicine
EU R&I policy as an enabler of MedTech innovation
Research Paper
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
The medical devices and in vitro diagnostics (IVD) sector underpin both Europe’s healthcare resilience and economic competitiveness. Despite its strong innovation base, the complexity of the EU Medical Devices and I...
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Economy
The bioeconomy - Innovative solutions for a sustainable future
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November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
The bioeconomy delivers sustainable solutions based on biological resources. These solutions benefit sectors ranging from primary production to value chains of food, health, materials and energy. The EU-funded bioecon...
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Social
Places of care = places of safety? Violence against persons wi...
Publication
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
This report looks at the breadth and depth of violence and neglect faced by people with disabilities living in institutions. It highlights the shortcomings by EU Member States in preventing violence and protecting tho...
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Social
Social protection and inclusion of older persons
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November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
Against the background of demographic change resulting in a rising proportion of older people in society as well as increased life expectancy, the Peer Review focused on improvements in social protection and inclusion...
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Politics
Country fiches for the study on Parliamentary budgetary control
Study
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
These country fiches show how parliaments in the EU-27 Member States as well as Canada, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, exercise the budgetary control function, as well as the structure ...
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Education
Fostering the digitalisation of education through Inter-school...
Publication
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
This technical report provides practical guidance on how to leverage school networks to drive digital education and training, highlighting the importance of building on previous inter-school collaborations, working wi...
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Agriculture
Rural vision magazine - Empowering rural Europe. #3
Magazine
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
Since its launch in 2021, the Rural Pact has grown into a vibrant and living movement. Its community, strong of over 3 500 members, represents all parts of society and governance levels, which work together towards th...
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Banking
ECB monetary policy after the disinflation
Study
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
After the surge in inflation in 2021-2023, the return to price stability and a more challenging global environment have altered the monetary picture and present the ECB with new questions. In this paper, we discuss th...
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Food
Horizontal criteria in sustainable public procurement for food...
Infographic
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
Here you can find a list of criteria, best practices and other tools. They can be used by contracting authorities and implemented by procurers in Europe. The goal is to help schools, hospitals, and other public instit...
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Education
Report on the accounts of the European Schools for the 2024
Report
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
In accordance with the European Schools’ financial regulation and the International Standard on Review Engagements 2400, we reviewed the European Schools’ consolidated accounts for the 2024 financial year. We also...
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Banking
Resilience of the banking union’s non-cash payment systems -...
Study
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
This paper analyses the external dependencies and vulnerabilities in European payments, notably on cloud services or data privacy. It acknowledges that regulatory solutions enhance resilience but have limitations, whi...
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Politics
Strengthening resilience - Towards the European democracy shield
Study
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
This study reviews the current framework to protect democracy in the EU in view of the forthcoming European Democracy Shield. It provides a comprehensive map of the existing instruments, while identifying and assessin...
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Internet
Breaking digital walls - Aligning online platform regulation a...
Report
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
Digital platforms have reshaped the way in which societies operate, from communications and commerce to the conduct of democratic processes. These powers have remained largely untamed, raising questions about responsi...
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Education
Fostering the digitalisation of education through Inter-school...
Publication
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
This technical report provides practical guidance on how to leverage school networks to drive digital education and training, highlighting the importance of building on previous inter-school collaborations, working wi...
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Economy
The EU bioeconomy towards 2040 - An exploratory baseline with ...
Research Paper
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
As the European Union (EU) seeks to transition towards a more sustainable and resilient future, the bioeconomy emerges as a pivotal driver, offering opportunities to advance simultaneously in sustainability and compet...
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Digital
Digital double standards?Meta, censorship, and the EU's ro...
Publication
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
In January 2025, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the halt of third-party fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, framing it as resistance to Europe’s alleged “laws institutionalizing censorship.” The Europea...
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Ai
Artificial intelligence for monitoring the application of EU law
Publication
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
This report, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Justice, Civil Liberties and Institutional Affairs at the request of the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI), examines the use of AI techniq...
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Energy
POTEn - CIA CETO 2025 scenario - Energy system modelling for c...
Publication
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
This report portrays the POTEnCIA CETO 2025 Scenario, a deep decarbonisation pathway for the EU’s energy system. The scenario follows an energy technology perspective in close alignment with the general objectives o...
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Energy
Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking - Programme review report 2025
Report
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
Hydrogen is positioned as a key element of the European Union’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 and to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (JU) builds ...
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Politics
Toward a just and fair energy transition in Europe - Strategie...
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November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
This report explores the core challenges of delivering a fair and just energy transition under the European Green Deal, with a focus on affordability, workforce transition, and citizen engagement. These challenges are...
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Energy
Assessment of the competitiveness of clean energy technologies
Report
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
This report contributes to the assessment of the competitiveness of clean energy technology by presenting the key results of an analytic study and model based on publicly available data sources. Since 2010, the clean ...
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Ai
Unpacking AI sovereignty
Policy Brief
November 27, 2025
op.europa.eu
This policy brief examines the emerging notion of AI sovereignty. In response to the ubiquity of AI systems and their increasing control by a few large tech companies, governments worldwide are asserting their soverei...
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Youth
What Good Child Health Equity Data Looks Like And How The Volu...
Publication
November 17, 2025
instituteofhealthequity.org
What Good Child Health Equity Data Looks Like And How The Voluntary Community And Social Enterprise Sector Can Contribute
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Space
GNSS and secure SATCOM - User technology report
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November 26, 2025
op.europa.eu
The first edition of the GNSS and Secure SATCOM User Technology Report provides insights into the technology features and trends of both GNSS and secure SATCOM domains and their possible synergies. As new GNSS frequen...
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Medicine
Green kidneys: solving nephrology's climate paradox
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November 26, 2025
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If the healthcare sector were a country, it would rank fifth among the world’s biggest emitters. Kidney disease, a silent threat affecting over 100 million Europeans, is treated through a highly polluting system now...
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Environment
DISTENDER presents the culmination of years of research delive...
Press Release
November 26, 2025
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The EU-funded DISTENDER project has released “Integrating Adaptation and Mitigation for Climate-Resilient Decision-Making”, an evidence-based synthesis of the project’s scientific achievements, methodologies, an...
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Energy
The DEDALUS project holds a workshop on its educational kit
Press Release
November 26, 2025
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This workshop will offer an in-depth preview of DEDALUS’ newly released educational kit on residential flexibility and human-centred energy management.
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Energy
Teaming up for autonomy: Europe’s race to build its own batt...
Blog article
November 26, 2025
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Gigafactories are key to Europe’s strategic autonomy, but years of outsourcing have left the continent reliant on foreign technology. This is why industry and research are now teaming up to regain control of the mac...
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Agriculture
Supporting women’s empowerment in the Short Food Supply Chain
Press Release
November 25, 2025
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To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, COREnet wishes to give visibility to the crucial role of women in rural communities and in local food systems
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Cities
From Crisis To Action A Call For An Integrated Eu Anti Poverty...
Publication
November 20, 2025
eurocities.eu
From Crisis To Action A Call For An Integrated Eu Anti Poverty Strategy Led By Cities
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Renewable Energy
From turbine reliability to CO₂ reduction: SUDOCO redefines ...
Press Release
November 21, 2025
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Two new scientific papers recently published within SUDOCO contribute to the project’s goal of developing a broader and more integrated approach to assessing the environmental and economic costs of offshore wind ene...
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Industry
Making clean energy count: how flexibility can power Europe’...
Press Release
November 20, 2025
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As Europe’s clean energy capacity grows, a new wave of tech is coming into industrial practice, addressing grid volatility and emissions while keeping the EU’s industrial base competitive. The real test ahead: tur...
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Raw materials
Strategic projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act
Infographic
November 20, 2025
op.europa.eu
The CRMA Strategic Projects: Increase EU capacity to extract, process, recycle or substitute Strategic Raw Materials and diversify EU supply from third countries. Are technically feasible, contribute to the EU 2030 be...
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Urban Transport
The road to climate neutrality: reshaping urban mobility
Press Release
November 20, 2025
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A new thematic episode dedicated to NEUTRALPATH is available for streaming. Tune in to ICONS Innovation Stories podcast!
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Pollution
Mapping the unseen: how Europe is fighting back against invisi...
Blog article
November 20, 2025
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Across Europe, scientists and citizens are uncovering a hidden legacy of contamination beneath their feet. From Denmark’s first PFAS crisis to a new generation of soil-mapping initiatives, a continent is learning to...
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Social
Social progress in cities and rural areas of the EU
Working Paper
November 20, 2025
op.europa.eu
This paper presents a novel approach to measuring sustainable and inclusive well- being in cities and rural areas of the European Union (EU). By introducing a measure of social progress in cities, towns and suburbs, a...
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Ai
Training compute thresholds - Key considerations for the EU AI...
Working Paper
November 20, 2025
op.europa.eu
This report provides an in-depth analysis of the concept of cumulative compute as a proxy for general-purpose AI (GPAI) model capabilities, with a focus on measuring and verifying training compute, defined as the comp...
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Energy
TwinBATT Cluster Boost to speak at Battery Innovation Days 202...
Press Release
November 20, 2025
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The TwinBATT Cluster Boost will share its latest insights on digital battery testing and AI-powered battery development
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Education
Education and training monitor 2025 Germany
Publication
November 20, 2025
op.europa.eu
Students in Germany show deteriorating levels of basic skills in reading, maths, and science. The share of top-performers is also declining, but remains above the EU average. Early school leaving is on the rise, in co...
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Foreign-Affairs
A journey in CITES - EU’s decade in international wildlife c...
Publication
November 20, 2025
op.europa.eu
A decade of the European Union’s membership in CITES marks a milestone in its commitment to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity by regulating the international trade of the world’s most vulnerable...
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Social
Independent living of persons with disabilities
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November 20, 2025
op.europa.eu
This report examines the implementation of Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which guarantees the right to live independently and be included in the community. Although...
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Justice
Digitalising justice - A fundamental-rights-based approach
Report
November 20, 2025
op.europa.eu
Countries across the EU are gradually digitalising their justice systems. They are increasingly using tools such as video conferencing and audio recordings for remote hearings, as well as AI-driven tools and systems. ...
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Climate
Climate action progress report 2025 - Strengthening competitiv...
Publication
November 20, 2025
op.europa.eu
Climate action progress report 2025 - Strengthening competitiveness on the road to climate neutrality
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Energy
Green Deal Projects Success Stories - Pioneering the future of...
Report
November 20, 2025
op.europa.eu
Green Deal Projects Success Stories - Pioneering the future of district energy storage
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EU funding
AI for border management and customs controls - Anthology of E...
Report
November 20, 2025
op.europa.eu
This report examines how artificial intelligence (AI) is being applied to border management and customs controls in EU-funded research projects. This report features a careful review of 75 projects funded between 2015...
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Shipping
Study to determine the advantages and drawbacks of a possible ...
Publication
November 19, 2025
op.europa.eu
The EU’s current system for recreational boating licences is fragmented and non-harmonized, creating significant challenges for boaters, businesses, and the overall waterborne sector. This lack of regulatory consist...
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Animal
Medicinal treatment of animals of the equine species - Study o...
Study
November 19, 2025
op.europa.eu
Under EU legislation, animals of the equine species are considered food-producing animals. To protect public health, animals of the equine species are irreversibly excluded from the food chain when they are treated wi...
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Renewable Energy
Europe’s race for inclusive and green housing
Press Release
November 13, 2025
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Over 41 million Europeans live in energy poverty, with housing costs swallowing up to 40% of household income. To face this dual emergency, an EU initiative is focusing on affordable, climate-efficient housing as a fo...
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Digital
Technical is political - When a cloud certification scheme div...
Policy Brief
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
The European cloud market is largely dominated by US providers, creating structural dependencies and posing risks to the confidentiality of European data. Conceived as a technical certification framework for cloud sec...
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Social
Advancing financial literacy in the EU - Challenges, opportuni...
Publication
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of financial literacy across the EU, focusing on the challenges and opportunities for fostering financial competences among students. While progress has been made in align...
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Ai
A framework to categorise modified general-purpose AI models a...
Publication
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
This report discusses an approach for measuring behavioural change in models following modification, which could be used as part of a broader assessment to determine when a modified General-Purpose AI (GPAI) model sho...
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Ai
A framework for general-purpose AI model categorisation
Publication
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
This report proposes a framework for categorising AI models as General-Purpose AI (GPAI) models as defined in the EU AI Act, based on their capabilities and generality. It breaks down the core components of the GPAI m...
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Ai
Training compute thresholds - Key considerations for the EU AI...
Publication
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
This report provides an in-depth analysis of the concept of cumulative compute as a proxy for general-purpose AI (GPAI) model capabilities, with a focus on measuring and verifying training compute, defined as the comp...
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Research
Future directions for quantum technology in Europe
Publication
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
Technologies exploiting phenomena specific to quantum physics are gaining more and more attention. Bold claims are made for their potential, some realistic, others less so. Risks are also perceived, for both informati...
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Agriculture
From broken bones to ice cream cones: a Belgian farmer’s sec...
Blog article
November 13, 2025
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After two life-changing accidents, Marc De Boey and his wife turned hardship into opportunity — reinventing their livestock farm as a thriving, visitor-friendly ice cream business. With the guidance of an advisor in...
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Transport
Fact-finding study on options for the possible further support...
Study
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
This Executive Summary presents the findings of a fact-finding study commissioned by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), aimed at assessing the current state of the hy...
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Education
Education and training monitor 2025 - France
Report
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
The Education and Training Monitor’s country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight i...
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Education
France - Education and training monitor 2025
Report
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
The Education and Training Monitor’s country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight i...
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Education
A Education and training monitor 2025 Germany
Report
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
The Education and Training Monitor’s country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight i...
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Trade
Risks and opportunities in evolving EU–US financial and econ...
Study
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
This paper examines EU–US economic relations, presenting evidence on trade and investment patterns and analysing transatlantic differences in short-term macroeconomic developments, productivity trends, economic stru...
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Education
Education and training monitor 2025 Spain
Publication
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
The Education and Training Monitor’s country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight i...
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Health
Feasibility study on integrated surveillance systems on AMR an...
Report
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
Council Recommendation on stepping up EU actions to combat antimicrobial resistance in a One Health approach (2023/C 220/01) encourages Member States to develop antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial consump...
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Forests
European climate law-aligned transition pathways - Forestry & ...
Publication
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
The objective of providing European Climate Law-aligned pathways and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) underpinning them is to offer a reference that companies can draw on to prepare their transition plans. By add...
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Energy
European climate law-aligned transition pathways - Bioenergy
Publication
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
The objective of providing European Climate Law-aligned pathways and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) underpinning them is to offer a reference that companies can draw on to prepare their transition plans. By add...
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Chemicals
European climate law-aligned transition pathways . Chemicals
Publication
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
The objective of providing European Climate Law-aligned pathways and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) underpinning them is to offer a reference that companies can draw on to prepare their transition plans. By add...
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Raw materials
European climate law-aligned transition pathways . Non-metalli...
Publication
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
The objective of providing European Climate Law-aligned pathways and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) underpinning them is to offer a reference that companies can draw on to prepare their transition plans. By add...
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Raw materials
European climate law-aligned transition pathways . Metals : steel
Publication
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
The objective of providing European Climate Law-aligned pathways and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) underpinning them is to offer a reference that companies can draw on to prepare their transition plans. By add...
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Chemicals
European climate law-aligned transition pathways . Chemicals :...
Publication
November 13, 2025
op.europa.eu
The objective of providing European Climate Law-aligned pathways and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) underpinning them is to offer a reference that companies can draw on to prepare their transition plans. By add...
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Shipping
Sea carriers scenarios - Detailed examples and visualisations ...
Publication
November 12, 2025
op.europa.eu
The target audience of the guidelines in this document are registered sea carriers and their duly authorised staff, who transport passengers to European countries that use the Entry/Exit System (EES) or require ETIAS ...
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Energy
Study on hydrogen quality in dedicated infrastructure and stan...
Study
November 12, 2025
op.europa.eu
The study provides a technical analysis as support for further standardization activities on the gas quality in Europe’s future hydrogen infrastructure. It synthesizes key literature on the influence of different su...
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Aviation
European climate law-aligned transition pathways . Transport -...
Publication
November 12, 2025
op.europa.eu
The objective of providing European Climate Law-aligned pathways and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) underpinning them is to offer a reference that companies can draw on to prepare their transition plans. By add...
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Road Transport
European climate law-aligned transition pathways . Sectoral fi...
Publication
November 12, 2025
op.europa.eu
The objective of providing European Climate Law-aligned pathways and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) underpinning them is to offer a reference that companies can draw on to prepare their transition plans. By add...
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Road Transport
European climate law-aligned transition pathways . Road freight
Publication
November 12, 2025
op.europa.eu
The objective of providing European Climate Law-aligned pathways and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) underpinning them is to offer a reference that companies can draw on to prepare their transition plans. By add...
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Railways
European climate law-aligned transition pathways - Transport -...
Publication
November 12, 2025
op.europa.eu
The objective of providing European Climate Law-aligned pathways and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) underpinning them is to offer a reference that companies can draw on to prepare their transition plans. By add...
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Economics
Beyond efficiency: putting the social factor at the heart of E...
Press Release
November 11, 2025
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Energy poverty is not just about cold homes; it’s about social exclusion and wasted potential. By blending beauty, participation and innovative finance, a new approach to housing renovation is taking shape. One that...
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