The EURES report on European labour 2024 shows that persistent labour shortages, as well as surplus occupations in in European key sectors continue to rise. The seventh edition of this report, which gathers data from across 31 EURES countries, provides crucial insights into the nature of employment trends and needs to tackle shortages and surpluses. All 31 EURES countries […]
Adding solar energy to the public transport equation
EU-backed researchers explore how to transform public transport depots into renewable energy hubs. A new study carried out by an international research team investigates the technical, economic and environmental implications of changing public transport depots to renewable energy hubs. Supported in part by the EU-funded STORM and NAVIGATE projects, the study provides a model that […]
EU high-speed rail lines grew to 8 556 km in 2023
In 2023, the EU railway network had 200 947 km of railway lines, with the highest densities being found in and around main cities and other population hubs. The highest railway network density was registered in Czechia, with 123.2 metres of railway lines per km². Other EU countries with high densities included Belgium (119.2 m/km²), Germany (109.5 m/km²) and Luxembourg […]
HORIZON EUROPE: New space transportation solutions and services
Expected Outcome Projects are expected to contribute to all of the following outcomes: Contribute to EU Green Deal objective through the reduction of the environmental impact of space transportation and to be prepared for the upcoming REACH regulations, especially with respect to the use of hydrazine and its derivatives, focussing on commercial market as a […]