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ESMH selection: sources of information about Coronavirus
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the need for reliable sources of information on the virus and ensuing crisis is more important than ever. To this end, the European Science-Media Hub has compiled a list of such sources, ranging from recognised official international webpages providing daily updates,... -
European responses to the corona crisis - Part 1 (12 March - 27 March)
During the Corona virus crises, the European Science-Media Hub is collecting and publishing a regular update of the most relevant releases provided by EU institutions and other European and global actors. (12 March - 27 March)
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The new coronavirus - the opinion of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
In the last days, an increasing number of the new coronavirus COVID-19 cases has been confirmed in various countries around the world, e.g. South Korea and Iran. In the EU extraordinary measures are being taken to limit the outbreak. On 23 February, the ECDC issued a statement on the rapid increase of... -
Workshop in Milan : Techno-Scientific expertise and disinformation
Last Friday 14th February, the European Science-Media Hub was presented at the workshop of STS Italia. It was made in cooperation with the interdisciplinary network of Social Sciences and Humanities of Milano Politecnico (META). The workshop dealt with the intersection between techno-scientific expertise,... -
The new coronavirus – reactions of leading European researchers
At a time of dramatic news of widespread infections in China from the new corona virus, COVID-19, virologists in the top European institutes are intensively working to understand more about the novel disease.
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Positive narratives to beat disinformation
A rich debate on the “disinformation phenomenon” took place 9 and Tuesday 10 Dec. It was in Varese, where the Joint Research Centre (JRC) organised a workshop on the topic.
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Participatory and direct democracy in the European Union
In recent years, the increasing citizens' distrust and disaffection towards representative institutions, coupled with the worrisome falling electoral turnout trend in many EU Member States, appear to signal a major crisis of the representation system as a whole.
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The challenges of Precision Agriculture in Europe
The STOA foresight study on 'Precision Agriculture and the future of farming in Europe’ provided input for the European Parliament's activities of in the area of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP).
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