ln recent years the spread and dynamic of information and communications technologies (ICT) across Europe have been steadily increasing. Today the high importance of ICT for the EU economy and business, services, domestic and leisure activities is obvious. ICT developments have created an...

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy and Transport develops and implements policy in these closely linked areas. The 2001 White Paper, "European transport policy for 2010 : time to decide ", sets out 60 practical measures designed to bring about significant improvements in...

This brochure explains the EU directive on the promotion of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport. The current types of biofuels are summarised and the directive is set in the wider context of European and international commitments and objectives on security of energy supply,...

The study aims to give an overview of commitments of science organisations that promote awareness of researchers. The study describes different types of codes and the arguments why ethical standards should be issued. Some criteria on how to measure excellence are proposed and two examples of...

This report provides an overview and analysis of the air pollution situation in Europe in the year 2000 and the preceding decade. It is based on indicators for underlying driving forces, emissions, air quality, deposition of pollutants and the effectiveness of policies and measures. The report...