This paper focuses on the dynamics of innovation diffusion by analysing the impact of the regulatory framework on the gap between top firms and the followers. It expands on the existing literature by explicitly investigating the relationship between the regulatory frameworks in the labour, goods...
New psychoactive substances can cause serious cross-border threats to health. In Europe, a three-step legal framework of early warning, risk assessment, and control measures allows the European Union to rapidly detect, assess, and respond to the public health and social threats caused by new psy...
The European Parliament welcomes visitors of all ages. In this leaflet, you will find information about services and resources that are available for educators that support the standard offer for visitors in Brussels and Strasbourg. In Brussels the standard offer features three facilities: the H...
In a world in flux, Europe has become the standardbearer for global cooperation, multilateralism and democracy. This is because working together in a spirit of solution and compromise lies at the heart of the European project. While ‘giving in’ is now often portrayed as a weakness, finding – and...
Patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) are at high risk of acquiring infections because of their underlying illness and frequent exposure to invasive devices. Targeted surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in ICUs is an essential component of hospital infection preven...
European Union (EU) water policies encourage Member States to implement better water demand management practices. This is a response to the pressures on water resources that are continuously increasing. Management practices on water demand are being revised to improve the existing supplydemand b...
Lobbying can provide policy makers with important sector-specific information and thereby facilitating informed decisions. If going far beyond this, in particular if successfully influencing policy makers to unnecessarily tighten regulation or not opening already excessively regulated markets, i...
