How Earth Observation can help us fight deforestation
20 Jul Tech & Research

How Earth Observation can help us fight deforestation

Accurate, efficient and accessible monitoring can help the EU take the right course of action, down to the individual tree.
by Agnieszka Lukaszczyk
40 years of HIV pandemic: key learnings for the future of global health
17 Dec International & Trade
40 years of HIV pandemic: key learnings for the future of global health
Should Belgium go its own way to protect its supply chains?
17 Dec International & Trade
Should Belgium go its own way to protect its supply chains?
EU Regulation on Deforestation: The Case for National Certification Programs
16 Dec Agriculture & Food
EU Regulation on Deforestation: The Case for National Certification Programs
Polystyrene: supporting the EU’s plastic recycling targets PM+
24 Sep Tech & Research
Polystyrene: supporting the EU’s plastic recycling targets
How this highly recyclable polymer can contribute towards the EU’s 2025 recycling targets.
Is global climate action reaching a tipping point? PM+
23 Sep Tech & Research
Is global climate action reaching a tipping point?
Can connected lighting be the key to combatting climate change?
It's time for bold, decisive action from the EU to phase out testing on animals PM+
13 Sep Health
It's time for bold, decisive action from the EU to phase out testing on animals
We need an action plan, with high-level ownership within the Commission, to provide a much-needed impetus and help modernise medical research
Saving the bees: the next step PM+
06 Sep Agriculture & Food
Saving the bees: the next step
EFSA is stepping up its efforts to protect all insect pollinators and the ecosystem services they provide from harmful chemicals and pesticides.
Are MEPs inadvertently causing animal suffering by going beyond scientific advice? PM+
31 Aug Agriculture & Food
Are MEPs inadvertently causing animal suffering by going beyond scientific advice?
The European Parliament’s vote in favour of a wider ban on antibiotics will do little to address antimicrobial resistance and undermines veterinary care across Europe.
Why the WHO is wrong about vaping PM+
06 Aug Health
Why the WHO is wrong about vaping
The health institution’s anti-vaping approach set out in its latest report on the global tobacco pandemic is scientifically unjustified and will cost lives.
Can the Gulf diversify from oil? PM+
03 Aug Energy & Climate
Can the Gulf diversify from oil?
With oil prices plummeting amid global lockdowns, the need to transition to knowledge-based industries is fast becoming an economic necessity rather than a welcome add-on for the region.
Europe’s soft drinks industry is committed to making the healthier choice, the easy choice PM+
06 Jul Agriculture & Food
Europe’s soft drinks industry is committed to making the healthier choice, the easy choice
The sector is playing its part in creating a healthier and more sustainable food system in Europe but urgent action by all food sectors is required to achieve wider positive health impacts.
The EU must deploy all available solutions in its attempt to decarbonise PM+
06 Jul Agriculture & Food
The EU must deploy all available solutions in its attempt to decarbonise
With the EU deeply divided over its new ‘green fuel law’, biofuels produced from sustainable palm oil can offer a solution, explains Robert Hii.
Bringing the EU and Turkey back together PM+
06 Jul International & Trade
Bringing the EU and Turkey back together
Civil society groups have called for a new impetus for EU-Turkey cooperation in the area of migration and security.
Farming 2.0: How new technology is changing farming PM+
24 Jun Agriculture & Food
Farming 2.0: How new technology is changing farming
New technological advances in animal health are transforming livestock farming for the better, writes Roxane Feller.
Why we cannot leave the personal and household sector behind PM+
10 Jun Jobs & Social Rights
Why we cannot leave the personal and household sector behind
The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder of the need for a European framework for the sector and why we must include it in the European Pillar of Social Rights.
How a complex web of Russian money could be compromising the EU’s youngest member PM+
10 Jun International & Trade
How a complex web of Russian money could be compromising the EU’s youngest member
Dr Stephen Blank investigates the dark web of money flowing into Europe from Moscow.
Why the Dutch vaping flavour ban won’t drive down underage smoking rates PM+
07 Jun Health
Why the Dutch vaping flavour ban won’t drive down underage smoking rates
Although noble in intent, the ban would have the opposite effect, argue the Consumer Choice Center’s Maria Chaplia and World Vapers Alliance’s Michael Landl.
How LED and smart school lighting can transform learning PM+
07 Jun Tech & Research
How LED and smart school lighting can transform learning
As students return to school, there is a strong case for all educational buildings in the EU to switch to LED lighting by 2030. The move will save energy, create jobs, and further Europe’s digital future, say Signify.
Leaving no child behind in the fight against cancer PM+
01 Jun Health
Leaving no child behind in the fight against cancer
The European childhood cancer community has unveiled 6 Key Recommendations to improve access to innovation and medicines for children and adolescents with cancer in Europe.
Connected lighting could help Europe meet its green recovery goals PM+
25 May Tech & Research
Connected lighting could help Europe meet its green recovery goals
Signify argues EU targets can be realised through the widespread adoption of connected lighting.
Equitable access to COVID vaccines worldwide PM+
14 May Health
Equitable access to COVID vaccines worldwide
The European Union can drive global efforts to end the pandemic, writes AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Zoya Shabarova.
The future of the Airbus-Boeing dispute PM+
11 May Industry & Finance
The future of the Airbus-Boeing dispute
The EU and US need to come together and reach an agreement on the future of not only the aviation sector but of their trade relationship altogether.
How Ultraviolet-C lighting can support Europe’s recovery PM+
10 May Energy & Climate
How Ultraviolet-C lighting can support Europe’s recovery
The potential of UV-C lighting to rapidly destroy traces of Coronavirus and other viruses from surfaces can be crucial in building a post-pandemic world, argues Signify’s Neil Pattie.
Air pollution is a public health and climate emergency the EU can no longer ignore PM+
07 May Energy & Climate
Air pollution is a public health and climate emergency the EU can no longer ignore
In an open letter, European health industry leaders call on the European Commission to urgently develop the Green Pillar of the European Health Union for a healthy recovery from the pandemic.
Europe’s SME’s need Economies of Scale PM+
06 May
Europe’s SME’s need Economies of Scale
In emerging from the pandemic, the EU must do all it can to help small to medium-sized businesses exploit the comparative advantages of the Single Market, writes Dr Cyril Widdershoven.
Mapping Europe’s greener, post-Covid future PM+
03 May Tech & Research
Mapping Europe’s greener, post-Covid future
As European economies emerge from the coronavirus crisis, the next challenge is building climate resilience throughout the continent. ECMWF can provide the climate data, tools, and analysis to make sure these efforts are a success, says Dr Carlo Buontempo, Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service at ECMWF.
The European Parliament must protect the animal testing ban on cosmetics PM+
03 May Agriculture & Food
The European Parliament must protect the animal testing ban on cosmetics
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) must stop requesting animal testing on cosmetics ingredients and uphold the ban adopted by the European Union, writes Jeanne Laperrouze.