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Denmark: Moving towards personalised medicine
Magnus Heunicke, Minister for Health at the Danish Ministry of Health, argues that one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to Denmark moving towards personalised medicine.
Energy efficiency & investment in urban Europe
Open Access Government explores the stance of Eurocities on energy efficiency & investment priorities in cities throughout Europe
The Roma community in Europe
Jo & Toby Gorniak from Street Factory CIC, with Rosa Cisneros (C-DaRE), shed light on the Roma community in Europe, including its diversity
Transition to carbon neutrality cannot happen without nuclear and coal
Marcin Nowacki, Member of the EESC, Employers’ Group (Group I), charts the energy transition to carbon neutrality that cannot happen without nuclear & coal.
The Africa connection
Finding sustainable battery materials to keep Europe’s electrification clean, its conscience clear and its energy transition on track.
Nanoplastics in snow: The extensive impact of plastic pollution
Plastic has been found everywhere, from plastic pollution in the oceans, to microplastics in food – researchers have now located nanoplastic particles in the snow.
The collapse of populist support during the pandemic
A new mega-dataset finds that during the pandemic, support for populist parties and politicians has minimised since 2020.
Caring for those who care for us
Claudia Marinetti, Director of Mental Health Europe, calls for action to curb the prevalence of mental distress amongst frontline health workers.
2022: The European year of youth
Themis Christophidou, Director-General of Education, Youth, Sport and Culture at the European Commission, shares plans for the European Year of Youth 2022.
We need a solar revolution in European cities
European cities are in need of a solar revolution, says Peder Vejsig Pedersen, Chairman of the board and partner, MSc at European Green Cities.
Democracy & demography working together
Open Access Government charts some of the key policies tasked with Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President and European Commissioner for Democracy and Demography.
Europe’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum
Gary McIndoe, Managing Director of Latitude Law, examines Europe’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum that faces testing times.
Norway versus Sweden: A case study in COVID-19 response
Nordic countries are typically associated with high standards of living, high investment in the public health sector and low population density. Here, Biljana Stangeland PhD, analyses the drastic disparity in COVID-19 casualties between Norway and Sweden
Nordic countries experienced their first cases of COVID-19 late in February 2020. (1) The...
Land surface temperatures heavily influenced by urban trees
A recent sudy in the Nature Communications Journal has shown the influential way urban trees continue to affect the surface temperature of European cities.
The debate on the future of the EU’s fiscal rules needs more pragmatism!
Reform of the fiscal rules is currently being discussed in a highly ideological fashion in the EU.
New genetic risk factors found in polycystic ovary syndrome
Researchers at the Institute of Genomics of the University of Tartu find new links between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and genetics.
EU must gain global leadership to avoid the perfect energy storm
Alena Mastantuono, EESC Member, and Petr Zahradník, Economist, argue that the EU must gain global leadership to avoid the perfect energy storm
Early detection of pancreatic cancer – The EUROPAC Research Trial
Dr Deborah Lee, Dr Fox Online Pharmacy, tells us all about the European pancreatic cancer early detection trial (EUROPAC).
Why Europe’s energy price crisis calls for a rapid ‘demand-side’ response
Simon Bushell, CEO, Sympower, ponders why the energy price crisis in Europe calls for a rapid response.
Outlook for consumption & environment in Europe
Thierry Libaert from the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), charts the outlook for consumption and the environment in Europe.