Day: November 9, 2018

Events – Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Stakeholder Forum 2018 – 16 November 2018, Brussels, Belgium

Since its first edition of 2008, the Stakeholder forum has brought together the European Fuel Cell and Hydrogen community. More than 10 years after, it continues to create a unique environment for making new connections or renewing old ones and serves as a forum to discuss the role of fuel

Events – Designing future energy policies: Social sciences and humanities to accelerate the energy transition – 22 January 2019, Brussels, Belgium

Energy policies cannot fulfil their maximum potential if the knowledge stemming from social sciences and humanities research is not factored into the decision-making process. Citizens should be at the core of all policies, including those to do with energy. This conference will underline how crucial social knowledge is to accelerating

Research Headlines – Saving lives with speedier responses to extreme weather

An EU-funded project aims to save lives by enabling civil protection agencies and society as a whole to respond more rapidly to extreme weather events, as well as better cope with related social, environmental and economic effects. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Using social media to strengthen public security

An EU-funded project is improving understanding of the opportunities, challenges and legal and ethical considerations arising from the use of social media in policing. The project aims to provide a roadmap, including recommendations, to help policymakers better target ways to fight crime and improve public safety. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Tools to counter violent radicalisation

The phenomenon of radicalisation has become a source of grave concern for law-enforcement and security agencies, as well as for the general public. An EU-funded research project is developing an IT-based tool kit to help prevent and counter violent radicalisation and extremism. Powered by WPeMatico

EU Raw Materials Week 2018 – closing the loop on critical raw materials

Three projects funded by LIFE are forging new ways to recycle everyday products that contain critical raw materials (CRM). Recovering more critical raw materials is central to the EU’s move towards a more circular economy. Powered by WPeMatico

Making key products and services accessible across the EU: Statement by Commissioner Thyssen following the provisional agreement between the EU institutions

European Commission – Statement Brussels, 8 November 2018 Today, the European Parliament and the Council came to a provisional agreement on the Commission’s proposal for a European Accessibility Act, which will make many everyday products and services accessible to persons with disabilities. Powered by WPeMatico