Are you seeking consultation with a physician abroad? Do you wish to obtain surgery in a foreign hospital? Are you planning to travel cross-border in order to receive specialised treatment? Under Directive 2011/24/EU every EU/EEA citizen has the right to receive both public or private health ser...
On the afternoon of August 4th 2020, two massive explosions devastated the port of Beirut and the surrounding area. DG ECHO immediately activated Copernicus Rapid and Risk & Recovery Mapping services, whose first product, based on Earth Observation (EO) data, was made available about 30h after t...
The chemical industry is a cyclical, trade intensive industry with highly globalised supply chains. The chemical industry plays a particularly important strategical role for the economy, as it provides products and materials or solutions to virtually all its segments. At the same time, its globa...
Over the past decade, the social issues and working conditions of Air Traffic Controller (ATCO) and Engineering Staff (ATSEP) in the Air Traffic Management industry (ATM) have been affected by growing air traffic. This study provides a clear landscape of current and future social issues and work...
This document is the second of two volumes that constitute the publication ‘Promoting employment and decent work in development cooperation’. While complementary, the volumes can be used independently of each other. Indeed, the publication is not intended to be read from beginning to end; instea...
The objectives of this study, as set out in the Terms of Reference, were twofold. The study aimed to analyse the achievements and impacts of the European Vocational Skills Week in terms of outreach to national/regional/local level stakeholders and citizens, and the impact on them, the contributi...
Learning lessons from accidents is a fundamental principle in preventing technological accidents and mitigating their effects. In 1982, recognising the paramount importance of this principle, the first EU Seveso Directive created a mechanism for sharing of lessons learned from chemical accidents...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will radically change our lives and transform our societies. This shift, which has already started, will most probably be the deepest and the fastest humanity has ever experienced. While most of the ongoing discussions on AI limit themselves to the short and medium-t...
Belgian SME BEA manufactures sensors for automatic doors. Before they wereactive in China they had the foresight to file for an international patent that included the PRC as a designated state. Christian Nowak, Science & Technology advisor at BEA, shares the company’s experiences with patent inf...
Every company, no matter how big or small, has some intellectual property. The most common type of intellectual property right (IPR) is a trade mark. A trade mark is essential to all kinds of companies, whether you are a producer, distributor or service provider, as it allows clients to distingu...