The transition to a climate neutral energy system relies on an increasing share of renewable energy sources in European electricity grids. As the production of renewable energy sources is inherently variable, flexibility requirements to balance supply and demand are expected to grow in the years...

In order for the European Union to achieve the ambitious targets it has set for the energy and digital transitions and its defence and space agenda, it needs undisrupted access to critical raw materials and to many products which contain them. This foresight study presents a systematic and detai...

The SELFIEforTEACHERS toolkit is a guide for the SELFIEforTEACHERS self-reflection tool. It aims at providing guidance to teachers, teacher educators and trainers, as well as education authorities and other interested parties, who want to use the SELFIEforTEACHERS self-reflection tool in profess...

For the validation of a number of in vitro methods specific to the thyroid hormone system solubility of 40 selected chemicals was determined systematically by nephelometry, measuring relative turbidity (Tyndall effect light scatter signal) as an indicator of insoluble suspension or precipitation...

A severe lack of precipitation affects both the Maghreb and Türkiye with impacts on soil moisture and rivers flow. In mid-December 2022 a prolonged warm-spell affected the Maghreb and partially Türkiye. As of February 2023, winter has been warm and dry over most of the Mediterranean. In the Magh...

The European Commission’s long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas identifies several areas of action towards stronger, connected, resilient and prosperous rural areas and communities by 2040. A flagship action on research and innovation aims to help tackle the challenges towards fulfilling rur...

Quarterly average values of radioactivity levels in airborne particulates, surface water, drinking water, milk and mixed diet are reported for the twenty-eight countries of the European Union (sparse and dense network) for the years 2012-2014....

The new Gas Storage Regulation (EU) 2022/1032 enhances the security of supply of the European Union (EU) and provides amendments to the previous Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 on conditions for access to the n...

Policy monitoring frameworks allow decision makers to assess the performance and progress towards specific strategic objectives that reflect an overall vision. The bioeconomy consists of complex social, economic, and environmental systems. The EU Bioeconomy Monitoring System was developed by the...

This report presents an overview of how data collected under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy and in particular due to the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) (Sagris et al., 2013). This system can contribute to a better detection of LD drivers. LD is an umbrella term consider...