Rye bread or porridge oats may not be everyone’s first choice of breakfast, but scientists say Europeans need to broaden their taste in cereals both to boost their own health and to protect the future of Europe’s farming. Wheat makes up nearly half of all cereals grown in the EU. The rest is mainly maize and barley. Although […]
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Fun, inventive and dynamic: new approaches to digital skills and making technologies
We know digital technology is radically changing the way people work and many of tomorrow’s jobs can’t even be imagined today. But education systems are struggling to interpret what this imperative means for their pupils. Teachers and education authorities are doing their best to try and make their students digitally literate. Safety online, forays into […]
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Defining Europe’s role in a complex international order
The last decade has certainly not lacked for foreign policy challenges for the EU. On a global scale, these have included a more assertive Russia, a rising China that is becoming evermore confident in pursuing its interests, a United States that has begun a series of trade conflicts that many argue threaten the world’s economic […]
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ENISA is setting the ground for Industry 4.0 Cybersecurity
The EU Agency for Cybersecurity ENISA is stepping up its efforts to foster cybersecurity for Industry 4.0 by publishing a new paper on ‘Challenges and Recommendations for Industry 4.0 Cybersecurity’ . This work is following up on the recently published seminal study on ‘Good Practices for Security of IoT in the context of Smart Manufacturing‘. […]
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Bringing down the barriers to the uptake of clean energy solutions in Europe
Wind, sun, hydro, tidal, geothermal and biomass are all renewable energy sources (RESs). By using still more renewables to meet energy needs, the EU can reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels while increasing energy production sustainability. Accelerating the uptake of renewable energies represents a key solution to decarbonisation and climate change mitigation. Consistent achievements […]
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The Council calls for favorable measures for a more competitive tourism sector in the EU
The Council adopted Conclusions on the competitiveness of the tourism sector as an engine of sustainable growth, employment and social cohesion in the EU for the next decade. These Conclusions provide guidance to the Member States and the Commission in addressing the challenges currently faced by the EU tourism industry, such as digitization, sustainability and […]
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Quinolizidine alkaloids in food and feed opinion – have your say on draft
EFSA is publicly consulting on its scientific opinion on the risks for animal and human health related to the presence of quinolizidine alkaloids in food and feed. Quinolizidine alkaloids are naturally occurring compounds that can be present in lupin seeds. If these alkaloids are not properly removed in a “debittering process”, they can trigger poisoning […]
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Conference of President’s statement
The Conference of Presidents held a meeting on 28 May ahead of the informal dinner of the EU heads of State and Government, scheduled today, and it committed to the following: The May 2019 European Parliament elections open a new chapter for Europe’s political and democratic cycle. The significantly increased turnout across Europe proves that European […]
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New ACP-EU Partnership: assessment of the progress made and move to the next stage
Following the recent consultations at regional level with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, Chief Negotiators Commissioner Mimica and Togolese Minister Robert Dussey met in Brussels recently to discuss the outline for the future ACP-EU agreement. Next steps While talks on the specific regional partnerships progress, the EU and ACP negotiating teams will continue their […]
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