The European Union aims to be sustainable, fair, and competitive. To keep the planet liveable and seize economic opportunities, the European Union is engaging in a swift and inclusive transition towards environmentally sustainable lifestyles and economies. The green transition aims to achieve su...

The quality of drinking water in the European Union is verified by measuring parameters established in the recast of the Drinking Water Directive (DWD) 2020/2184. Compared to the former Directive 98/93/EC, microbiological parameters have been extended to additionally cover somatic coliphages as ...

This report presents a list of emerging technological solutions relevant for European Integrated Border Management. The main objective is to contribute to Frontex’ efforts to assess challenges and opportunities in emerging technology and science that may address operational needs of the EBCG and...

This document describes a vision for a European terrestrial fibre and satellite infrastructure for quantum communications. It will initially provide quantum-secured distribution of encryption keys to ensure communications confidentiality; other security-linked applications will be progressively ...

Accurate and complete environmental information is at the basis of any effective sustainable development policy. This report summarises for the first time the status of air, climate, water and soil in the Western Balkans (WB), describing current knowledge as of 2021 and gaps with respect to the ...

This report describes the production of ERM®-BF446, composed of five maize seed powder materials certified for their mass fraction of MIR162 (unique identifier SYN-IR162-4). These materials were produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034:2016 and ISO Guide 35:2017. ERM BF446 was produce...

Building safe and resilient logistics systems is currently a key research trend in economic and technical sciences. For this reason, the 59th ESReDA Seminar was an opportunity to present the research results in these areas and discuss the areas of necessary cooperation between industry, policy a...

CO2 emissions reduction targets for 2025 and 2030 have been introduced for new heavy lorries sold in the EU. The targets currently apply to the lorry groups that account for around 65 % to 70 % of all heavy-duty vehicles’ CO2 emissions in the EU. The reference against which the reduction is calc...

FAIRMODE is the Forum for Air Quality Modeling created for exchanging experience and results from air quality modeling in the context of the Air Quality Directives (AQD) and for promoting the use of modeling for air quality assessment and management. FAIRMODE is organized in different activities...

This AI Watch report analyses AI uptake in manufacturing. It recognizes that AI can empower a variety of applications in the manufacturing sector and it can impact all stages of production; in particular a major role for AI lies in blending data from different processes, factory floors or produc...