Although the effects of regulatory barriers on the economy through the generation of incentives have been widely discussed, the impact of complying with regulations and the effects on innovation are less well documented. Due to the lack of statistical data on regulatory costs across the EU and...

Based on volume, Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) is the largest waste stream by volume in the EU - it represents about one third of all waste produced. Proper management of CDW and recycled materials - including the correct handling of hazardous waste - can have major benefits in terms...

The Copernicus programme launched in 1998 under the name GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) is the European flagship Earth observation programme, created with the objective of collecting Earth observation data to support, mainly, policy making. The management of the Copernicus...

This is the final report of the Interim Evaluation of Space Research and Innovation under Horizon 2020. Technopolis and VVA carried out this Interim Evaluation for DG GROW using the Commission's standard evaluation methodology, as recommended in the Regulation No 1291/2013. The evaluation was...

This brochure outlines the key EU funding opportunities available to dual use SMEs, explains how this funding works and provides some eye-catching examples of how the EU has helped dual use SMEs fully capitalise on their potential.

This 8th edition of the Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS) provides a comparative assessment of performance of innovation systems across 220 regions of 22 EU Member States, Norway, Serbia, and Switzerland. In addition, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, and Malta are included at...

Industry matters - one in five jobs is in industry. New technologies bring rapid changes and are breaking down the barriers between supply chains, customers and business. Europe must continually innovate to remain competitive in a global market place. The EU must cultivate its talent base, just...

This report presents the mid-term evaluation of the Innovation in SMEs Actions of Horizon 2020, which supports SMEs by providing both direct financial support to individual enterprises and indirectly through supporting SME and innovation agencies with the creation of a favourable ecosystem for...

Industry matters - one in five jobs is in industry. New technologies bring rapid changes and are breaking down the barriers between supply chains, customers and business. Europe must continually innovate to remain competitive in a global market place. The EU must cultivate its talent base, just...

Industry matters - one in five jobs is in industry. New technologies bring rapid changes and are breaking down the barriers between supply chains, customers and business. Europe must continually innovate to remain competitive in a global market place. The EU must cultivate its talent base, just...