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Politics
The EU’s advisory bodies - Processes to produce opinions are...
Report
April 9, 2026
op.europa.eu
Within the EU institutional framework, the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Committee of the Regions provide opinions on proposed EU legislation. The former represents employers, workers and civ...
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EU funding
CORDIS results pack on disaster resilience
Report
April 8, 2026
op.europa.eu
Europe faces increasing threats from natural hazards, climate extremes and complex emergencies that pose significant risks to lives, infrastructure and societal stability. This CORDIS results pack showcases 10 EU-fund...
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Politics
ETools for regulatory simplification and consistency
Study
April 2, 2026
op.europa.eu
This final report presents a comprehensive analysis of digital tools, particularly those leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), that support regulatory simplification and consistency across the EU legislative cycle....
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EU funding
CORDIS Results Pack on WEFE integration
Report
April 2, 2026
op.europa.eu
Across Europe and beyond, pressures on water, energy, food systems and ecosystems (WEFE) are intensifying, exposing the limitations of siloed governance. This CORDIS results pack highlights five cutting edge EU-funded...
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Migration
Irregular migrants in Europe - How institutions shape the inte...
Research Paper
April 2, 2026
op.europa.eu
European countries face comparable challenges related to irregular migrants, yet national policy responses diverge significantly in how they address objectives of immigration control and the protection of fundamental ...
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Foreign-Affairs
Pragmatic convergence under pressure - The fragile stability o...
Policy Brief
April 2, 2026
op.europa.eu
Observers of Japan-South Korea relations can, for the moment, breathe easier. Early anxieties about the trajectory of bilateral ties have not materialised – at least not yet. In Tokyo, concern mounted over the prosp...
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Security
The Union, the star and the eagle - EU-NATO cooperation under ...
Policy Brief
March 26, 2026
op.europa.eu
The EU and NATO are the leading organisa¬tions responsible for Europe’s security and defence. Their cooperation, which began in the 1990s, has deepened since 2022 in light of growing security threats to Europe. Mos...
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Politics
Pathways to school success - Local governance for inclusion
Publication
March 26, 2026
op.europa.eu
Local authorities are a crucial link between national education policy and what happens in schools, thanks to their proximity to communities and their understanding of local needs and inequalities. When empowered with...
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Politics
Management and control structures for ERDF programmes in Membe...
Study
March 26, 2026
op.europa.eu
To support the CONT Committee’s work with evidence-based insights, this study assesses the extent to which institutional design, management and control structures, and administrative capacity shape the implementatio...
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Politics
CoR Annual impact report - Achievements 2025 2026
Report
March 26, 2026
op.europa.eu
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) remains at the heart of the process bringing local voices into EU decision-making. The 2025 Annual Impact Report reflects this mission, offering a clear overview of our work...
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Politics
Strategic foresight in regions & cities - What foresight is, w...
Publication
March 26, 2026
op.europa.eu
Strategic foresight in regions & cities - What foresight is, why it matters, and how local and regional authorities use it
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Politics
EU support for natural disasters - Budgetary mapping and compa...
Publication
March 26, 2026
op.europa.eu
The original full study maps EU allocations and instruments supporting natural disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery under the 2021–2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and compares them wit...
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Politics
Europe better together!
Publication
March 26, 2026
op.europa.eu
A tool to raise awareness about Europe for pupils over the age of 10. Europe — Better together! will help you to talk about Europe in class. The teaching kit contains three brochures and a map of the European Union.
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Security
Addressing the nature and impact of organised crime on the int...
Publication
March 26, 2026
op.europa.eu
The purpose of this study is to enhance the evidence base on how organised crime groups (OCGs) have evolved into transnational geopolitical actors, to evaluate the suitability of international legal frameworks for hol...
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Security
Communication on EU’s Eastern regions bordering Russia, Bela...
Publication
March 25, 2026
op.europa.eu
With this Communication, the European Commission sets out a plan to make Europe’s regions bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine more secure, resilient and attractive places to live and work. This concerns 9 Member S...
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Security
Protect what matters, European security - New rules to combat ...
Policy Brief
March 19, 2026
op.europa.eu
Illicit firearms pose a serious threat to public security, enabling terrorism organised crime, gang violence and other serious offences. This risk is amplified by technological developments such as 3D printing and by ...
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Foreign-Affairs
Beyond summits - The Africa-EU partnership as a priority
Policy Brief
March 19, 2026
op.europa.eu
This Brief inaugurates the Africa Next series, dedicated to examining forward-looking themes and policies crucial for the Africa-EU partnership. Africa and the European Union are bound by deep economic, political and ...
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Politics
Mapping and remedying vulnerabilities in the EU's critical...
Policy Brief
March 19, 2026
op.europa.eu
This briefing provides background information for the members of the Special committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS) on election infrastructure vulnerabilities to foreign interference and on corresponding co...
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EU funding
CORDIS results pack on plant genetic resources and breeding
Report
March 12, 2026
op.europa.eu
This CORDIS Results Pack highlights projects that support the plant breeding sector from multiple perspectives, from enhancing the collection and use of PGRs to researching and developing innovative plant-breeding tec...
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Migration
Frequently asked questions on access to the asylum procedure
Publication
March 7, 2026
op.europa.eu
People in need of international protection do not have basic human rights and physical security guaranteed in their home countries. They have been forced to escape from the risk of persecution, inhuman or degrading tr...
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Migration
Nordic countries and the EU's external dimension of migrat...
Publication
March 3, 2026
fiia.fi
Nordic countries and the EU's external dimension of migration: Aligning on externalisation, differing on funding
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Foreign-Affairs
China's ancient statecraft and the future of the global or...
Policy Paper
February 24, 2026
fiia.fi
China's ancient statecraft and the future of the global order: Does China pursue hegemony or harmony?
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Politics
Handbook for European Union election observation
Guide
February 19, 2026
op.europa.eu
The fourth edition of the Handbook for European Union Election Observation provides a comprehensive overview of the approach to international election observation by the EU, including the rationale for its methodology...
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Politics
2025 annual report on the implementation of the European Union...
Publication
January 29, 2026
op.europa.eu
This report outlines key aspects of the EU’s financial support in 2024 for international partnerships, humanitarian aid, foreign policy and enlargement. It reflects the important support provided by the EU to addres...
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Politics
Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial y...
Publication
January 22, 2026
op.europa.eu
Budgetary Guarantees and Contingent Liabilities Working Document X1 presents the implementation of Budgetary Guarantees, and the assessment of the sustainability of the contingent liabilities arising from budgetary gu...
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Security
EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security annual report
Publication
January 22, 2026
op.europa.eu
This report provides a review of the progress achieved by the EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security in 2024. The report was prepared by the Innovation Hub Team and is addressed to the Council’s Standing Committee ...
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Security
EU-LISA Annual Report
Report
January 15, 2026
op.europa.eu
In 2024, we ensured the seamless operational management of our existing systems, maintaining their high availability and responsiveness, and thus supporting millions of transactions underpinning operational decisions ...
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Migration
The role of EU development cooperation in addressing irregular...
Study
January 8, 2026
op.europa.eu
This paper examines how European Union (EU) development cooperation is used to address irregular migration in Africa. It focuses on the implementation of the ‘root causes approach’ and increasing use of developmen...
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Security
Tackling barriers to the single market for defence
Study
December 25, 2025
op.europa.eu
This study examines the political, economic, and regulatory barriers hindering the creation of a European single market for defence. Despite growing recognition within EU institutions of the need for integration to en...
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Politics
The new Clean Industrial Deal - How can new EU industrial poli...
Publication
December 25, 2025
op.europa.eu
This paper examines the new industrial policy of the European Commission – the Clean Industrial Deal (CID) – based on a historical context of industrial policy development in the European Union (EU) and perspectiv...
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Migration
Practical guide on the registration and lodging of application...
Publication
December 25, 2025
op.europa.eu
Registration and lodging are key phases of the procedure in many regards. First and foremost, registration ensures the protection against refoulement for individuals who have expressed the wish to apply for internatio...
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Politics
EIB global impact report 2024/2025
Publication
December 18, 2025
op.europa.eu
Discover how the EIB is shaping a more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive world through its support to countries outside the European Union. The EIB Group Global Impact Report 2024/2025 offers a compelling look int...
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Foreign-Affairs
The European Committee of the Regions' 10-point Support Pa...
Report
December 18, 2025
op.europa.eu
Launched in February 2023 and updated in September 2024, the CoR's 10-Point Support Package for Ukraine represents a comprehensive set of measures that expressed political support to a nation at war and its people, wh...
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Politics
EU bodies fighting fraud - Clear mandates but exchange of info...
Publication
December 18, 2025
op.europa.eu
Fighting fraud against the EU financial interests is a joint responsibility of the EU and its member states. We assessed the key institutions involved in the EU anti-fraud architecture, including EPPO and OLAF, and ho...
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Security
Entry/exit system - Fundamental rights guidance for border guards
Publication
December 18, 2025
op.europa.eu
The entry/exit system (EES) is a large-scale information system of the European Union (EU) to register the entry and exit of short-stay non-EU nationals coming to the Schengen area. The EES Regulation (Regulation (EU)...
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Migration
Capability roadmap of the European Border and Coast Guard - fu...
Report
December 11, 2025
op.europa.eu
The adoption of the first Capability Roadmap of the European Border and Coast Guard marks a milestone in the way the European Union prepares to protect its external borders and manage return. This document embodies a ...
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Justice
Case-law by the Court of Justice of the European Union on the ...
Publication
December 11, 2025
op.europa.eu
This document provides an overview of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concerning the application of Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014 regarding the European Investigation Order in ...
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Migration
Eurodac annual statistics 2024 Factsheet
Infographic
December 11, 2025
op.europa.eu
Operational since 2003, Eurodac is the EU database of digitalised fingerprints for the management of asylum applications under the Dublin Regulation. The adoption of the new Eurodac regulation (and Screening Regulatio...
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Migration
Eurodac 2024 statistics
Report
December 11, 2025
op.europa.eu
Operational since 2003, the European Asylum Dactyloscopy Database (Eurodac) is the EU database for the storage and comparison of digitalised fingerprints of third-country nationals and stateless persons applying for i...
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Security
Assessment of regional law enforcement training needs - Stay a...
Report
December 11, 2025
op.europa.eu
The EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) Regulation 2015/2219 foresees support to Member States (MS), upon their request, in the development of regional and bilateral cooperation through training. CEPOL’s ...
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EU funding
Navigating the green transition - Unveiling the impact of Euro...
Publication
December 11, 2025
op.europa.eu
The working paper is an outcome of Evaluation study on the European Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation for addressing Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness – Focus on activities related to t...
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Politics
ScaleDem project launches open calls to boost the scaling of d...
Press Release
December 10, 2025
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Funding and support now available for organisations ready to expand their democratic solution
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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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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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Politics
Toward a just and fair energy transition in Europe - Strategie...
Publication
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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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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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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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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Security
Environment-related risks in comprehensive security: A framewo...
Policy Brief
November 4, 2025
fiia.fi
Environment-related risks in comprehensive security: A framework for foresight and preparedness
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Security
Feasibility study on reducing the security risks posed by the ...
Study
November 6, 2025
op.europa.eu
Feasibility study on reducing the security risks posed by the criminal misuse of pyrotechnics
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Politics
Green Budgeting in the EU How to Align the Various Green Works...
Publication
November 6, 2025
op.europa.eu
Numerous workstreams have been developed to foster more climate- and environmentally friendly public and private financial management systems. They include green budgeting at national level, meaning using the tools of...
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Politics
Strategic public procurement for policymakers
Guide
November 6, 2025
op.europa.eu
A new generation of policymakers is urgently needed — one that is capable of embracing strategic public procurement as a key market-based policy tool that goes beyond cost saving to deliver the best value for money....
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Institutions
Coherence in the EU public procurement directives
Publication
October 30, 2025
op.europa.eu
In the framework of the evaluation of the 2014 public procurement and concessions directives, this Study examines two aspects: whether the provisions of the directives are coherent and consistent with the objectives s...
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Migration
Feasibility study to generate statistics on climate-induced mi...
Report
October 30, 2025
op.europa.eu
This study sought to gather and review existing data on climate-induced migration, focussing on five Member States (IT,EL,FR,DE,ES) and one candidate country (Türkiye), to inform an effective EU response. There is no...
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EU funding
Outcomes of the Mediterranean Initiative I - Horizon Europe wo...
Infographic
October 30, 2025
op.europa.eu
Horizon Europe is open to researchers and innovators from all over the world. It also features specific initiatives aimed at enhancing cooperation with key strategic regions.
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Security
Frontex Handbook on contingency planning for border management...
Guide
October 30, 2025
op.europa.eu
This second edition of the Handbook provides guidance for practitioners working in the field of contingency planning for border management and return, particularly in relation to high migratory influxes and other cris...
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Security
Technical developments in counter-drone technology - C-UAS det...
Report
October 30, 2025
op.europa.eu
A commonly used term in the context of counter unmanned aircraft systems (C‑UAS) is detection, tracking and identification (DTI). DTI includes detection, localisation, tracking, classification and identification. Th...
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Foreign-Affairs
China's technological development: Security implications i...
Policy Brief
October 22, 2025
fiia.fi
China's technological development: Security implications in an era of great power rivalry
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Foreign-Affairs
Casework report on Regulation 2018/1805 on the mutual recognit...
Publication
October 23, 2025
op.europa.eu
This is the first Eurojust casework report on the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders. Over the years, Eurojust has developed practical knowled...
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Justice
European Judicial Organised Crime Network (EJOCN)
Publication
October 23, 2025
op.europa.eu
The fight against organised crime is a priority for the EU and its Member States. In October 2023, the European Commission presented a Communication on an EU Roadmap to fight drug trafficking and organised crime, incl...
Open
Security
FRONTEX Results of research and innovation activities 2024
Report
October 23, 2025
op.europa.eu
In accordance with Article 66 of Regulation 2019/1896, Frontex disseminates its research results to the European Parliament, the Member States and the Commission. The Agency also makes public information on its resear...
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EU funding
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Green Charter - Guidance mater...
Publication
October 23, 2025
op.europa.eu
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) fund bottomup research in all fields of science and across disciplines, based on scientific excellence and competitive funding. The programme supports the careers, skills dev...
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Security
FRONTEX Annual risk analysis 2025/2026
Report
October 23, 2025
op.europa.eu
The Frontex Annual Risk Analysis (ARA) 2025/2026 is a publicly available strategic risk analysis report that identifies the key risks to the external borders of the EU, based on a regional approach. Risks for European...
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Home Affairs
The European Competitiveness Fund: will it fulfill Europes c...
Policy Paper
October 16, 2025
iddri.org
The European Competitiveness Fund: will it fulfill Europes clean transition ambitions?
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Migration
Practical guide on free legal counselling - Organisation of th...
Guide
October 16, 2025
op.europa.eu
The Practical Guide on Free Legal Counselling – Organisation of the provision of free legal counselling, developed by the EUAA, aims to support EU Member States in implementing the Common European Asylum System (CEA...
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Migration
Practical guide on free legal counselling - Organisation of th...
Publication
October 16, 2025
op.europa.eu
The Practical Guide on Free Legal Counselling – Organisation of the provision of free legal counselling, developed by the EUAA, aims to support EU Member States in implementing the Common European Asylum System (CEA...
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Politics
EU strategy to face narratives against democracy - With a focu...
Study
October 16, 2025
op.europa.eu
A surge in autocratic governance has become increasingly threatening to global politics, having gathered momentum over the past two decades. This autocratic wave continues to evolve, becoming ever more complex and div...
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EU funding
Implementation of the Just Transition Mechanism and synergies ...
Publication
October 16, 2025
op.europa.eu
This study explores the implementation of the Just Transition Mechanism (JTM) within the European Union and its synergies with other related EU policies, funding instruments and tools. As the transition accelerates, i...
Open
Migration
Modalities to request conformity assessment facilities and ser...
Study
October 15, 2025
op.europa.eu
The purpose of this project is to develop a comprehensive Study on Conformity Assessment for Border Management Equipment (hereafter ‘the Study’). This Study aims to establish a systematic approach to verify that t...
Open
Migration
Study on conformity assessment for border management equipment...
Guide
October 15, 2025
op.europa.eu
The purpose of this project is to develop a comprehensive Study on Conformity Assessment for Border Management Equipment (hereafter ‘the Study’). This Study aims to establish a systematic approach to verify that t...
Open
Migration
Practical Guide on Free Legal Counselling - Organisation of th...
Guide
October 10, 2025
euaa.europa.eu
Practical Guide on Free Legal Counselling - Organisation of the provision of free legal counselling
Open
Politics
EU audit in brief, 2024 - Introducing the 2024 annual reports ...
Publication
October 9, 2025
op.europa.eu
The ‘2024 EU audit in brief’ provides an overview of our 2024 annual reports on the EU’s general budget and the European Development Fund, in which we present our statement of assurance as to the reliability of ...
Open
Security
BraveTech EU
Infographic
October 9, 2025
op.europa.eu
BraveTech EU is aimed at accelerating defence innovation through closer cooperation. Building on battlefield-tested innovations from Ukraine, BraveTech EU will strengthen the EU’s and Ukraine’s defence capabilitie...
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Security
Smoke and mirrors - Building EU resilience against manipulatio...
Policy Brief
October 9, 2025
op.europa.eu
Smoke and mirrors - Building EU resilience against manipulation through cognitive security
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Migration
FRONTEX - Modalities to request conformity assessment faciliti...
Guide
October 8, 2025
op.europa.eu
The purpose of this project is to develop a comprehensive Study on Conformity Assessment for Border Management Equipment (hereafter ‘the Study’). This Study aims to establish a systematic approach to verify that t...
Open