The Commission outlines the contribution of competition policy and its review to the green and digital transition and the resilience of the single market. The European Commission has adopted a Communication on a competition policy adapted to new challenges, which underlines the important role of competition policy for Europe’s progress towards recovery, the green and […]
Spain and its Digital Economy and Society Index 2021
On November 12, the Commission published the results of the 2021 edition of the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), which tracks the progress made by EU Member States in digital competitiveness in the areas of human capital, broadband connectivity, the integration of digital technologies by businesses and digital public services. Spain ranks ninth among […]
Commission relaunches the review of EU economic governance
The European Commission has today adopted a Communication that takes stock of the changed circumstances for economic governance in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis and relaunches the public debate on the review of the EU’s economic governance framework. The Communication follows President von der Leyen‘s commitment in the State of the Union address to build a consensus […]
Europeans consider climate change to be the most serious problem facing the world
Eurobarometer Survey: Europeans consider climate change to be the most serious problem facing the world A new Eurobarometer survey published on July 5, 2021, shows that European citizens believe climate change is the single most serious problem facing the world. More than nine out of ten people surveyed consider climate change to be a serious […]
Particle physics milestone achieved at CERN
After 50 years of research, physicists have found evidence that the elusive subatomic quasiparticle called odderon actually exists. For most of us, physics terms like odderon are (and always will be) part of science fiction. However, this is not the view of the scientific community, whose determined members spent almost half a century searching (without […]
New Education Law in Spain
On January 19, 2021, the LOMLOE (Organic Law Amending the Organic Law of Education) came into force. The new legislation repeals the LOMCE (Organic Law for the Improvement of Educational Quality, 2013), modifies and updates the LOE (Organic Law of Education, 2006). This new text seeks to achieve better educational performance, following the guidelines of […]
Unravelling the secrets hidden inside the TRAPPIST-1 planets
EU-backed researchers have calculated the seven TRAPPIST-1 planets’ densities more precisely than ever before, providing better insight into their composition. Forty light years away from the Sun lies the star we call TRAPPIST-1 and the seven Earth-size planets that orbit it. Since the star’s discovery in 1999 and the subsequent discoveries of its rocky planets, […]
Melting Greenland ice sheet will lead to higher sea level rise than previously predicted
New research has shown that the Greenland ice sheet will melt 60 % more by 2100 than scientists had thought, pushing rising sea levels from 10 cm to 18 cm. Spanning an area of about 1.8 million km2, the Greenland ice sheet is the largest body of ice in the northern hemisphere, and the second […]
HERA Incubator to anticipate the threat of COVID-19 variants
Von der Leyen announces the start of HERA Incubator to anticipate the threat of coronavirus variants To prepare Europe for an increased threat of coronavirus variants, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced the start of European bio-defence preparedness plan called “HERA Incubator”. The Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) Incubator will […]