In this paper we provide estimates of financial constraints in all EU sectors. Our empirical strategy consists in using the Orbis firm-level dataset to construct financial constraint measures for each of the firms in our sample, and then aggregate the results either by NACE code, or by business ...
This methodological report details the work done in the Prospective Insights on R&D in ICT (PREDICT) project to produce the PREDICT Dataset. PREDICT provides updated indicators for the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector and for its Research and Development (R&D) in the Europ...
A Digital Twin is a virtual replica of a living or non-living physical entity, leveraging loT (Inter-net of Things) and Al (Artificial Intelligence) technologies to create living simulation models that update and change themselves as their physical counterparts change. A Personal Digital Twin (P...
This report describes the re-certification of the IRMM-183-187 series of uranium nitrate solution reference materials with isotope amount fractions n(235U)/n(U) ranging from 0.3 % - 4.5 %, certified for the uranium isotopic composition. The certified values and their uncertainties were assigned ...
Regulation (EU) No 2017/1938 on the Security of Gas Supply introduces the concept of critical gas-fired power plants which can be designated by Member States of the European Union to be prioritised over certain categories of protected customers during gas supply crises when curtailment of gas cu...
As the COVID-19 pandemic erupted in late Winter 2020, support for national governments rose in several European countries. While many analyses of such surge have so far been limited to immediate aftermath of the pandemic breakout, we study if the political unifying effect of the pandemic survive...
North Macedonia launched the Smart Specialisation process in 2018 with the main goal of identifying priority areas in terms of economic, innovation and scientific potential for implementing targeted action for further economic development. By enforcing its innovation policy with the Smart Specia...
This document presents the latest of four rounds of the EQI data on regional governance in EU countries. While this round of data largely builds on the work of previous rounds, there are several alterations based on suggestions from a Rasch analysis of the 2010, and 2013 rounds of the EQI data, ...
Delayed payment in commercial transactions, is an important concern for businesses. Excessively delayed payments determine higher cost and liquidity risks for the supplier and are a main cause for insolvency and bankruptcy. Such concerns have led the European Commission to adopt the Late Payment...
The Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) is one of the regional chapters of the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM). Under the CoM SSA local authorities are invited to make a voluntary political commitment to implement climate and energy actions in their communi...