Thomas Nowak, known as “Mr. Heat Pump,” is a crucial figure at Qvantum, promoting the concept of heat pumps in Europe. Read this interview to learn more about the company’s unique system approach.
Teppo Säkkinen, EESC member, Rapporteur for the EESC opinion on EU climate target for 2040, explains how the EU looks towards 2040 concerning climate policy.
Ursula von der Leyen secures second five-year term as president of the European Commission following a European Parliament vote and promises a more circular and resilient economy.
Émilie Prouzet, Rapporteur for the EESC opinion on the Long-term competitiveness strategy, states the case to relaunch the European internal market and improve the EU’s long-term competitiveness.
Miguel Ángel Cabra de Luna, EESC member from Civil Society Organisations’ Group, explains what must happen towards a European strategy for older persons.
Sonia Nawrocka, researcher in health, safety, and working conditions at the European Trade Union Institute, reflects on the mental health crisis among European workers and the measures needed to address this crisis.
On 25 January 2024, the Sustainable Solutions Development Network (SDNS), alongside the EESC, presented the Europe Sustainable Development Report 2023/24 (ESDR) and announced that when concerning the sustainability transition we can leave no one behind.
With the growing burden of brain disorders, it is more important than ever to ensure the necessary approaches are available; the European Brain Council discusses the priorities for supporting brain health and research in Europe and beyond.
Baiba Miltoviča, President of the Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society at EESC, lifts the lid on rare diseases, charting a European mission to help 36 million people in the EU.
Ebba Busch, Minister for Energy, Business and Industry and Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, charts the energy policy priorities for Europe, including those of her own Government in Sweden.
Potential research commissioner, Iliana Ivanova, has outlined her European Parliament priorities before a vote on her appointment later this month, placing the protection of Horizon Europe at the top of her list.
Civil society is calling for a bold new European water strategy, according to Pietro Francesco De Lotto, President of the Consultative Commission on Industrial Change and EESC Member.
Ursula von der Leyen, the powerful President of the European Commission, is facing internal turmoil as several senior commissioners have announced their departures.
Baiba Miltoviča, President of the Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society (TEN), European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), argues that the EU must take tangible steps to fight energy poverty in the EU and safeguard vulnerable people’s right to access energy.
![Figure 1 - The figure illustrates the diversity and multi-scale nature of the structures in the Galaxy. The first two lines are real astronomical images, which go from the galactic disk itself and down to the planet-forming disks. The last two lines are generated from numerical simulations and aim to understand and interpret the observations. [adapted from Facchini et al. 2025, Göller et al. 2025, Hennebelle et al. 2022, Lebreuilly et al. 2024, Molinari et al. 2016, 2025, Reissl et al. 2016]](https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/figure.png)
