February 27, 2022 – As the war in Ukraine rages on, and Ukrainians fight bravely for their country, the European Union steps up once more its support for Ukraine and the sanctions against the aggressor – Putin’s Russia. For the first time ever, the European Union will finance the purchase and delivery of weapons and […]
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Europe fit for the Digital Age: Commission proposes new rules for digital platforms
Brussels, December 15, 2020 – The Commission has proposed today an ambitious reform of the digital space, a comprehensive set of new rules for all digital services, including social media, online market places, and other online platforms that operate in the European Union: the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. European values are at the heart […]
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Reducing methane emissions can play a key-role in reducing ozone worldwide
Oct. 30, 2018 – A new JRC report points to inexpensive and profitable solutions to reduce methane emissions in the energy, waste, wastewater and agriculture sectors. Methane is a climate pollutant that leads to the production of ozone with serious health and environmental impacts 60% of all methane emissions originate from the energy, waste and […]
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European Research Council Joins Effort for Full Open Access to Scientific Publications
Sept. 5, 2018 – A new initiative to accelerate the transition to full and immediate open access to scientific publications has been announced by Science Europe under the name of ‘Plan S’. Launched by the Open Access Envoy of the European Commission, it was further developed by the President of Science Europe. Endorsed by a […]
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EU: The digital transformation of news media and the rise of online disinformation
April 27, 2018 – On 26 April 2018 the European Commission took steps to tackle the spread and impact of online disinformation in Europe and ensure the protection of European values and democracies. The Commission proposed an EU-wide Code of Practice on Disinformation, support to an independent network of fact-checkers, and concrete tools to stimulate […]
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World’s biggest city database shines light on our increasingly urbanized planet
Feb. 13, 2018 – The JRC has launched a new tool with data on all 10,000 urban centres scattered across the globe. It is the largest and most comprehensive database on cities ever published. With data derived from the JRC’s Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL), researchers have discovered that the world has become even more […]
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European Commission’s JRC at COP23: A cleaner, greener planet is both possible and affordable
Nov. 8, 2017 – Limiting global warming below the critical 2C level set out in the Paris Agreement is both feasible and consistent with economic growth – and the knock-on improvements to air quality could already cover the costs of mitigation measures and save more than 300,000 lives annually by 2030. That’s one message that […]
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Wide support for Commission’s state aid verdict on Ireland’s illegal tax deal with Apple
Aug. 14, 2016 – Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager won wide support from MEPs, in a Wednesday afternoon debate, for the Commission’s state aid verdict that the tax benefits that Ireland granted to Apple Inc., enabling it to pay substantially less tax than other businesses over many years, were illegal. Some MEPs criticised Apple and Irelands’ […]
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Historically robust natural ecosystems could collapse due to climate change and human activity
Aug. 11, 2016 – Global change will strike the oldest and most complex ecosystems of the world hardest, regardless of their past stability. This alarming finding is reported in a JRC-led article published in Nature Communications today. The authors hypothesised that invasive species, the warming climate and environmental degradation have altered natural habitats so deeply […]