EU and its Arctic partners agree to prevent unregulated fishing in the Arctic Ocean.
The European Union and nine nations have reached an international agreement to prevent unregulated commercial fishing in the Arctic high seas. Read more…
Higher than global average: European companies jack up investment into research and development.
European Union firms have significantly increased their investments in research and development (R&D), rising above the world’s average growth rate. Read more…
Analysing prospects for immigrants on EU labour markets.
This study analyses immigrants’ employment trends in Member States to help build a knowledge base for policies designed to maximise integration in the EU’s labour markets. Read more…
Science for the AU-EU partnership.
Over 30 years of JRC scientific collaboration with Africa have been compiled in one publication, “Science for the AU-EU Partnership – Building knowledge for sustainable development”. Read more…
New scientific yardstick to help early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
The JRC released a new scientific yardstick, in the form of a certified reference material, to help early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. Read more…
How much soil goes down the drain – new data on soil lost due to water.
According to a new study, almost 36 billion tons of soil is lost every year due to water, and deforestation and other changes in land use make the problem worse. The study also offers ideas on how agriculture can change to become a part of the solution from being part of the problem. Read more…
Pooling data to combat rare diseases.
The Commission has defined a uniform standard for the collection of data on rare diseases in Europe. This is a first step towards ensuring that the data collected by European registries is comparable and the data registries are interoperable – both preconditions for improving the treatment and outcomes for patients suffering from rare diseases. Read more…
Science for an evolved Common Agricultural Policy.
A positive future for food and farming with a strong EU agri-food sector also depends on an effective Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Read more…
