Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 aims at strengthening the protection of public interests, through reducing the number of non-compliant products on the EU Internal Market, and at ensuring a level playing field among economic operators, providing a framework for market surveillance and controls of...

The Background Report provides an overview of the Bulgarian science, research and innovation system in the context of the Specific Support to Bulgaria within the Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility. The report begins by elaborating on the country's socio-economic context and addresses, in a...

A 'Policy Support Facility' (PSF) has been set up by the Directorate-General for Research & Innovation (DG RTD) of the European Commission under the European Framework Programme for Research & Innovation 'Horizon 2020', in order to support Member States and associated countries in reforming...

The Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (PSF) has been set up by the Directorate-General for Research & Innovation (DG RTD) of the European Commission under the EU Framework Programme for Research & Innovation 'Horizon 2020'. It supports Member States and countries associated to Horizon 2020 in...

The focus of the evaluation is the Transfers Directive and its implementation over the period since its application in 2012, covering all key provisions of the Directive, as well as all categories of products within its scope. All EU Member States and EEA countries were covered by the study, and...

The aim of this study is to analyse the cumulative costs of the most relevant EU legislation with a bearing on the chemical industry in the 28 EU Member States during the period 2004-2014. Specifically, the study objectives are to: - provide for quantification of the cumulative costs related to...

The study had two overarching objectives, which were: (i) to evaluate the relevance, effectiveness, coherence, efficiency, sustainability and European added value (EAV) of the GMES programme (the PAs, GIO and FP7 space component); and (ii) to outline the overall societal value of the three...

The aim of this evaluation is to assess the effectiveness, efficiency, and utility of operations of the EACI between the years 2011-2013. In particular, this evaluation considers the extent to which the creation of this Agency yielded the expected positive results (as per the ex-ante CBA of...

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) stands for intelligent robotics systems, linked with the Internet of Things. The project 'Ethical aspects of CPS' aims to provide insights into the likely ethical concerns and related unintended impacts of the possible evolution of CPS technology by 2050. This report...

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) stands for intelligent robotics systems, linked with the Internet of Things. The project 'Ethical aspects of CPS' aims to provide insights into the likely ethical concerns and related unintended impacts of the possible evolution of CPS technology by 2050. This report...