This factsheet presents key findings from the EC policy report “Gendered Innovations 2: How inclusive analysis contributes to research and innovation” developed by the Expert Group on Gendered Innovations put in place by the European Commission to provide methodological tools for integrating sex...
This report reflects upon the concept of social innovation and the way it is used in the energy sector. It does so by bringing together theoretical investigations and empirical knowledge. We aim to clarify the concept of social innovation in the energy sector by reviewing the literature and refl...
This factsheet presents the Commission proposals for stronger and more operational EU agencies as a way to respond effectively to future health crises....
The present report provides an analysis of European Social Fund (ESF) and Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) monitoring information as reported by Managing Authorities in their Annual Implementation Reports delivered until September 6, 2019. This reporting cycle covers the year 2018 and aggregate...
In its communication on Short-term EU health preparedness for COVID-19 outbreaks (COM(2020) 318 final) the Commission calls for “targeted and localised non-medical countermeasures, informed by research and evidence” to avoid major social and economic consequences from large-scale lockdown measur...
Due to the urgency of the pandemic, COVID-19 vaccines are being developed and authorised faster than usual. But they will meet the same high standards as all other vaccines....
Citizen Science evolved from a long tradition in fields, such as biodiversity and meteorology, into almost all scientific fields. Simultaneously, regional and global communities became well organised and interconnected, and we arrived at a situation in which Citizen Science is not only prominent...
Public equity markets provide substantial social benefits. This study contributes to the evidence base needed to further advance the equity markets in Europe. To assess the functioning of primary and secondary equity markets in the EU, the analysis uses a combination of different research method...
This report provides an update of 36 of the EU’s major trade agreements with 65 trading partners. The agreements cover 91% of EU trade with preferential partners and account for 30.4% of EU total external trade. The report highlights the implementation of EU agreements in Asia, the Americas, the...