Day: November 23, 2019

Research Headlines – Power-hungry data centres to go on permanent diet

EU-funded researchers are on the verge of slashing the energy used by internet data centres to help cut CO2 emissions. By developing a model to optimise energy in real time, they aim to make the centres more efficient without affecting performance. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Pancreatic cancer test to offer life-saving early diagnosis

An innovative Swedish SME will soon launch a life-saving test for one of the most lethal and hard-to-detect forms of cancer. Clinically validated in an EU-funded project, the test could revolutionise the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, providing early detection with unprecedented accuracy, boosting patient survival rates and enabling widespread screening

Towards COP25 and European Green Deal: EU cities and regions are on board

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is looking forward to the COP25 climate summit in Madrid as an opportunity to formally acknowledge the key role of the EU’s cities and regions in strategic climate governance and ensure their adequate engagement in reducing greenhouse emissions. First Vice-President Markku Markkula will

Lousada wins 2019 Transformative Action Award

Lousada was announced today as the winner of the 2019 Transformative Action Award at a ceremony held at the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) in Brussels. Its initiative ‘Integrated education for sustainability’ was selected by a jury of experts for its potential to bring about the socio-cultural, socio-economic and

Changing the way the EU works: Regional parliaments launch initiative to strengthen their role in EU law-making

The European Committee of the Regions ( CoR ) and the Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies ( CALRE ) launched a pilot project today to strengthen the involvement of regional parliaments with legislative competences in the EU legislative process. Powered by WPeMatico