The European Commission has been working since June to secure the most promising Covid-19 future vaccines. Now that we have one of the most comprehensive vaccine portfolios in the world, we need to get ready for rapidly granting marketing authorisation to those vaccines. At the same time, the va...
This paper summarises the economic analyses of the potential impact of Brexit on the United Kingdom, European Union (EU) and euro area performed by members of and contributors to the Brexit Task Force, a group reporting to the International Relations Committee of the European System of Central B...
The open sale of cannabis products in Europe has raised concerns among policymakers, both with regard to the legal status of these products and their potential for harm. The products are marketed for their low THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) content, which sellers claim exempt them from control by dr...
All medicines, including vaccines, are closely monitored in the EU after they are authorised and put on the market. Statistically, side effects are rare or very rare. The safety and effectiveness of authorised COVID-19 vaccines will be rigorously monitored, as for all medicines, through the EU’s...
Vaccines are our best chance to put an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Commission is building one of the broadest portfolios of different vaccines that are safe, effective and affordable....
To reduce emissions by at least 55% in 2030 and build the foundations for a climate neutral Europe by 2050, the Renovation Wave aims to renovate 35 million inefficient buildings by 2030. 85-95% of buildings in the EU are expected to still be standing in 2050. Renovating them is essential to redu...
In this update from the EU Early Warning System, the EMCDDA aims to provide insights into what is happening with new psychoactive substances in Europe, based on data from the agency’s early warning and risk-assessment activities. This report covers the period until October 2020....
With thousands of old European steel and composite bridges, there is a need of rational methods to strengthen existing bridges to compensate not only for their age, but also for higher and more frequent loads. This report is based on three distinctive ideas which each has the potential to reduce...
Vaccines protect people and communities against deadly diseases. They have eradicated smallpox, and virtually eliminated other diseases like polio....
