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How to meet Europe’s growing gas import demand
As Europe’s domestic production of natural gas is steadily declining and demand is projected to remain stable, import requirements will rise in the coming decades. There are only two options to meet the increasing demand for gas imports – pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Lifecourse vaccination in Europe: Influenza prevention
Adult vaccination has been given less prominence than other health priorities. But given our ageing population, the problem of vaccine-preventable diseases and related complications in adults and elderly is likely to grow. Vaccinating these groups would allow them to stay...Promoted content
The challenges of the petroleum sector
How can the refining sector contribute to the reduction of transport greenhouse gas emissions and the improvement of air quality?
10 years of CAP simplification
After ten years of efforts, the European Commission and the member states are still trying to find ways to make the complex framework of the European Common Agricultural Policy simple and effective.Promoted content
Why Europe Matters: Youth Speak Up
Why Europe Matters is a joint initiative by JA Europe and ERT, based on a combination of innovation workshops and a survey, exploring young Europeans’ views about Europe and the EU.
25 years of EU-Kazakhstan relations
On 2 February 2018, EU and Kazakhstan celebrated the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations, an anchoring point for their close and mutually beneficial cooperation. This infographic highlights the main achievements of these 25 years.Promoted content
No sugar-sweetened soft drinks in secondary schools by end of 2018
The European soft drinks industry has committed to stop offering sugar-sweetened drinks for sale in secondary schools across Europe and to provide only no-calorie and low-calorie options by the end of 2018.Promoted content
European People’s Party: What role for the regions and cities in EU 2019 elections?
The European People's Party local dialogues are a central part of the grassroots engagement for the 2019 European elections, an initiative to be launched in Sofia, Bulgaria on 9 March 2018.
The EU-Kazakhstan agreement in an nutshell
The Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Kazakhstan and the EU (EPCA) is unique. The European Commission says that the EU’s relationship with Central Asia in general and Kazakhstan in particular “has never been any stronger or any better”.Promoted content
Listed real estate: a large contributor to the EU economy
Real estate plays a crucial role in all aspects of our everyday lives. The new report by EPRA demonstrates that European listed real estate is a key sector for the EU economy, providing and securing a significant amount of jobs and investments.
Ecosystem services of EU forests
Forests cover 40% of Europe’s territory and provide a multitude of ecosystem services that contribute to the health of the environment and human wellbeing.Promoted content
Mastercard: Core values in a changing payments landscape
With PSD2 now in force and an ever changing payments landscape encapsulated by changing consumer expectations and technological advances now is an exciting time for payments.
How can the CAP combat rural poverty and land abandonment?
Agriculture is a vital pillar of Europe’s rural economies, providing jobs and supporting rural communities.
How important is a healthy breakfast in our lives?
The World Health Organisation says that more than 60% of children who are overweight before puberty will be overweight in early adulthood.Promoted content
FEDIOL perspective – Hydrogenation in the context of the debate on Trans Fatty Acids (TFA)
FEDIOL supports the introduction of an EU-wide 2% non-ruminant TFA legal limit on fat basis in products intended to the final consumers together with the deletion of the existing full/partial hydrogenation labelling as prescribed by Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
Beyond the CAP: Complementarity in EU rural development funding
Many rural areas suffer from high levels of unemployment and lack vital infrastructure like high-speed internet and transport connections: the EU’s rural residents are up to twice as likely as city-dwellers to experience poverty or social exclusion.Promoted content
Place your bets: FTI Consulting’s EMA relocation game
The EU vote on 20 November will decide the new location of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), one of the big Brexit prizes.
Offshore drilling and environmental protection
In early offshore oil and gas activity, drilling wastes were generally discharged from the platforms directly to the sea. Until several decades ago, the seas and oceans were considered as limitless dumping grounds. Today apart from regulatory control, companies adopt voluntary measures to minimise the industry's impact on environment.Promoted content
The engineering industry is critical to EU and UK
Brexit poses three important challenges for the engineering industry: customs handling, differing standards, and restrictions for posted workers.Promoted content
Increasing access to medicines: Better care for more patients
Due to austerity measures and weak growth, our ageing populations and rising healthcare costs driven by new, expensive treatments, European healthcare faces unprecedented and growing pressures.Promoted content
Mineral wool can play a significant role in designing sustainable buildings
The positive contribution of mineral wool insulation to the different pillars of sustainability is shown in the infographic.Promoted content
Renewable energy is too valuable to be wasted – we must preserve Energy Efficiency First
Renewables have an essential role to play in meeting our greenhouse gas emissions reduction target but their use needs to be built upon tapping the full energy efficiency potential of buildings. #EPBD #energyefficiencyfirstPromoted content
We need an Indoor Air Quality Performance Certificate
Poor indoor air quality causes respiratory distress and leads to chronic illness such as asthma, allergy and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).