Forced migration and shelter and settlements assistance: When individuals are displaced, shelter and settlements support are crucial as they fulfil a range of human needs, including physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Humanitarian responders, including shelter and settlements coordinators...
Rail transport and inland waterways are crucial to achieve the objectives outlined in the Green Deal agenda. These aims include a 55% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030 and attaining climate neutrality by 2050. The Railway Guidelines play a fundamental role in this context, enabling support f...
On 28 June 2021, a ceremony celebrating the unveiling of the first Toyota car assembled in Ghana took place. The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, arrived in his official car with the Ghanaian flag. Ghanaian kente-clad musicians and dancers provided the outdoor ambiance at the entrance to the...
On 21 February 2024 the European Commission Directorate General for Mobility and Transport in cooperation with the Florence School of Regulation hosted an academic conference to explore opportunities and challenges in mobility and transport policy in the next five years. This policy brief summar...
After the Russian military assault on Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Poland became an entry point into the EU for millions of refugees fleeing the conflict zone, both Ukrainian and other non-EU citizens. According to Polish Border Guard data, by 4 September 2023, 15,271,000 people from Ukraine had...
The EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) signed in 2018 is often portrayed as a milestone in the bilateral relationship. Five years after its conclusion, it is time to look at the progress in pushing forward this partnership to a next, more strategically significant, level. This policy...
After years of record announcements, frantic policy development and the establishment of substantial public support mechanisms, the clean hydrogen12 sector is nearing an inflexion point. Many clean hydrogen projects have reached the technical feasibility stage, with a global pipeline of clean hy...
Germany’s policy on Japan has changed significantly under Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The importance of Japan was enshrined in the manifesto of the three-party coalition and it has manifested in increased visits by dignitaries and political exchanges. Further increasing the importance of Japan are R...
On November 28th, 2023, in the context of an international conference to announce the launch of a Global Alliance to counter Migrant Smuggling, the European Commission released its Proposal for a Directive to Prevent and Counter the Facilitation of Unauthorised Entry, Transit and Stay. It propos...
The Performance Review Commission (PRC) is an independent body supported by EUROCONTROL with a remit to review and report on European air traffic management (ATM) performance. While performance has improved over time, this has not always been consistent and the PRC believes that future improveme...
