• PERITIA: Research Insights for European Policymaking

    Past Events
    Closing Conference   The PERITIA project will conclude with a final event at the European Parliament Info Hub in Brussels on 4–5 May 2023, with a focus on ‘Research Insights for European Policymaking‘. Co-hosted by the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) and the...
    on April 13, 2023

  • Towards a European climate label?

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    Climate labels on consumer products provide information so people can compare their impact on global warming. The idea is to help consumers to shop more sustainably. But for various reasons, existing climate labels have had a limited effect on consumer behaviour. Some believe that a pan-European label...
    on April 12, 2023

  • Open strategic autonomy - STOA event

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    At its event on 7 March 2023 gathering MEPs and researchers, the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) focused on the concept of ‘Open strategic autonomy’. This strategy tries to address the European Union’s dilemma of how to reduce its dependency on external actors while remaining open...
    on April 05, 2023

  • 'Splinternets' and their challenges for the EU

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    The European Union is concerned about so called 'splinternets': loss of the united, global and decentralised internet, fragmented into separate non-interoperable and disconnected networks controlled by governments or corporations.   Behind the term 'splinternet' (a combination of 'to splinter' and 'the...
    on March 29, 2023

  • Interview with Prof. Francesco Imperi on new strategies to fight antimicrobial resistance

    Articles, Health, Research
    When bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to medicines: this is set to become one of the major health threats of the 21st century. Francesco Imperi, Associate Professor of Microbiology at Roma Tre University (Italy), is working on novel strategies to tackle this antimicrobial resistance...
    on March 22, 2023

  • The challenges of a European climate label

    Articles, Environment
    Trying to shop sustainably? Climate labels aim to assist consumers to choose the products that cause the lowest amount of global warming. But are they really effective? And would a general, standardised European climate label help?   We asked Prof. Bo Weidema, an expert at the Danish Centre for Environmental...
    on March 15, 2023

  • Technological vulnerabilities that threaten the European Union's 'Open Strategic Autonomy' and the EU’s response

    Articles, New Technologies, Policy
    According to expert Dr Alice Pannier, 'Strategic Autonomy' is also referred to as 'sovereignty', but it's 'open' in order to not undermine the openness of the EU economy: "If the EU has technological sovereignty, it will be able to act autonomously on the international stage rather than have to rely...
    on March 06, 2023

  • Renewable energy for urban areas: biogas - its possibilities and limitations

    Articles, Energy
    When talking about renewable energy, most people think about solar or wind power. However, other forms of energy are also renewable. Bioenergy for instance is energy extracted from biomass, and it includes both energy coming from direct combustion of biomass and liquid biofuels, as well as biogas from...
    on March 01, 2023

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