The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions imposed to fight the spread of the disease have provided some short-term positive impacts on Europe’s environment, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing published. These include temporary improvements in air quality, lower greenhouse gas emissions and lower levels of noise pollution. However, the assessment also stresses that […]
COVID-19 causes an upward trend in cybercrime
Europol’s 2020 cybercrime report updates on the latest trends and the current impact of cybercrime within the EU and beyond. So much has changed since Europol published last year’s Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA). It is in this new normal that Europol publishes its 7th annual IOCTA. The IOCTA seeks to map the cybercrime […]
New plan to support green and digital transition and EU recovery
The European Commission adopted a Communication on a new European Research Area for Research and Innovation. Based on excellence, competitive, open and talent-driven, the new European Research Area will improve Europe’s research and innovation landscape, accelerate the EU’s transition towards climate neutrality and digital leadership, support its recovery from the societal and economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, and […]