This Brief analyses reactive responses and proposes proactive solutions to the challenge of Russian aggression, with a focus on spatial planning and the physical security of undersea infrastructure. It calls for a holistic rethinking of how the energy system is planned, constructed and managed, ...

This literature review is part of the FUTURINNOV project—a collaboration between the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency—, which aims at spotting signals of emerging technologies and some breakthrough innovations. This literat...

The primary aim of this guide is to support a diverse audience, including researchers, activists, policymakers and others working to advance gender equality. It seeks to connect the worlds of academic futures studies, corporate strategic foresight and a more critical tradition, feminist-informed...

The GovTech Connect project, “Fostering digitisation of the public sector and green transition in Europe through an innovative European GovTech platform”, supports public bodies across the EU in adopting cost-effective digital solutions by fostering the European GovTech ecosystem. The project wa...

The EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Regulation’, ‘this Regulation’, or ‘EUDR’) introduces obligations to operators and traders relating to the placing or making available on the Union market, and exporting from the Union of...

This Brief focuses on Europe’s dependencies in liquid fuels and electricity. It aims to offer practical solutions that can be put in place in the short to medium term in response to evolving threats....

The European Climate Law mandates the European Union’s climate neutrality objectives by 2050, aligning with the European Green Deal and interim greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets. The Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sectors play a crucial role due to their dual fun...

This study explores the design of future Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation (R&I) in the European Union. Employing a foresight methodology – comprising a literature review, case studies, scenarios and foresight workshops with stakeholders – the study examines prevailing discourses ...

The EU's public procurement rules are currently spread over a vast number of directives and regulations. Central are the so called 2014 Directives. Over the years, various other directives, and regulations, have entered into force which also contain a number of specific rules on public procureme...