Virtual currencies are a contemporary form of private money. Thanks to their technological properties, their global transaction networks are relatively safe, transparent, and fast. This gives them good prospects for further development. However, they remain unlikely to challenge the dominant...

The review of existing evidence reveals a range of shortcomings in the EU financing framework for biodiversity. These shortcomings limit the ecological effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and legitimacy of the framework, which risks jeopardising the successful delivery of EU's biodiversity...

This is the evaluation of DG ECHO's partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) (2018-2022). The evaluation used evidence from document review, project data, social media analysis, an online survey, interviews, and remote field missions. In terms of coherence, DG ECHO and...

Maritime security is a shared need for the welfare and prosperity of the EU and the world. The seas nurture growth and render key environmental services. Their security is part of the foundation on which our society is built. The EU has developed a forward-looking Maritime Security Strategy to...