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This study examines the socio-economic situation of three lignite regions in the process of transitioning out of coal mining: Lusatia in Germany, Wielkopolska in Poland, and Upper Nitra in Slovakia. It assesses the effectiveness of various instruments, factors and approaches in creating quality jobs, employment, and economic growth. The research results suggest that a successful energy transition requires the involvement of all stakeholders, the development of tailored strategies, and the addressing of miners’ identity issues. The study provides general recommendations for a just energy transition, such as aligning strategies across scales of government, investing in skills and training, and providing adequate funding.

Control de la adquisicion y posesion de armas

Este informe ofrece un detallado estado de la cuestión de las aplicaciones actuales y futuras de la Inteligencia Artificial (IA) en la medicina, la sanidad y el bienestar, centrándose especialmente en su impacto en la salud física y mental de las personas, así como en el bienestar social y medioambiental, incluidas las generaciones futuras.

Este análisis en profundidad para la Comisión de Control Presupuestario se refiere al sistema utilizado para la asignación gratuita de derechos de emisión dentro del EU ETS.

El Colegio de Eurojust adoptó el Documento Único de Programación 2023-2025 el 8 de noviembre de 2022 (Decisión del Colegio 2022-09).

This study assesses the EU Global Gateway strategy in terms of its strategic governance and implementation in its first year. To this end, the Global Gateway’s policy context, financial architecture and initial flagship projects were examined by means of a desk review and multi-stakeholder consultations. At the same time, a preliminary assessment was conducted using the criteria laid down by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The assessment results provide a mixed picture, especially regarding the implementation of the Global Gateway. Finally, a set of recommendations was compiled for the EU institutions, particularly the European Parliament, and the EU Member States with a view to enhancing the effectiveness, efficiency and impact of the Global Gateway and improving its democratic and budgetary oversight.

A severe drought is affecting the western Mediterranean, due to a persistent lack of precipitation and positive temperature anomalies for more than one year, and following exceptionally dry and warm late winter and spring conditions. Substantial negative anomalies of soil moisture, river flow and vegetation biomass have triggered extensive warning and alert conditions as signalled by the EDO’s Combined Drought Indicator.

Hydrophobicity is a physico-chemical property that may influence the fate of nanomaterials in the environment and biological matrices. A method to characterise the hydrophobicity of nanomaterials was developed at the JRC and proposed as an OECD Test Guideline. In this context, the JRC led an Inter-laboratory comparison (ILC) aiming to assess the transferability of the standard operating procedure. The method is based on the measurement of the affinity of nanomaterials to engineered collectors. Nine laboratories participated to this ILC. The variability of the measurements and the reproducibility of the calculation of the Hydrophobicity Index were assessed according to the International Standard ISO 5725-2. Accordingly, with ˜Z-scoresœ < 2 for all the participants, the determination of the Hydrophobicity Index was considered satisfactory. The method was adopted by the OECD Working Party of the National Coordinators of the Test Guidelines Programme in April 2023 as Test Guideline 126.

This report presents the results of our annual audit of the EU agencies and other EU bodies (collectively referred to as ‘the agencies’) for the 2022 financial year.

This report sets out the results of our annual audit of the EU agencies and other Union bodies (together referred to as ‘the agencies’) for the financial year 2022. The report is structured as follows: Chapter 1 describes the agencies and the nature of our audits. Chapter 2 presents the overall results of our annual audit and mentions other audit findings and opinions related to the agencies. Chapter 3 contains the statement of assurance for each of the 43 agencies, together with our opinions and observations on the reliability of their accounts and on the legality and regularity of the underlying receipts and payments, as well as the matters and observations which do not call these opinions into question.