Artificial Intelligence (AI) is developing fast and the benefits of adopting AI are widely recognized. AI applications can contribute to better public services, e.g. by improving citizen-government interaction, enabling smarter analytical capabilities or improving efficiency across public-sector...

The InvestEU Programme is a strategic initiative designed to support investment across the European Union (EU) through a policy-driven and market-based approach. It has three components: the InvestEU Fund, the InvestEU Advisory Hub, and the InvestEU Portal. The InvestEU Fund leverages an EU...

This report details a recommendation for a much-needed Blue Economy Investment Platform (BEIP) to address major market failures to supply capital to high potential innovative young businesses. It recommends establishing an umbrella fund to channel additional funds into fund managers wholly or...

The Blue Economy businesses consulted in gathering Lessons Learned have had some success - with varying experiences - in attracting external funding and offer valuable fundraising lessons that can inform the development and implementation of the investment platform. For businesses consulted,...

The Peer Review allowed to share experiences and information on the different legislative and enforcement approaches to address psychosocial risks at work implemented by Member States. The event was hosted by the Belgian Federal Public Service Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue and organised...

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 84 million people in the EU were affected by mental health problems, a number that has increased since the pandemic. An Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Pulse survey (2022) revealed high levels of work-related stress, with many workers reporting...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a driving force for the digitalisation and competitiveness of the EU economy. This Study aims to identify IoT-related deficiencies in various IoT-related EU regulatory areas, such as the functioning of IoT/M2M roaming provisions, numbering, security, spectrum and...

Starting with an overview of AI practices in European PES, this report analyses their impact and reviews the contextual factors which are influencing implementation and PES' experiences with AI. It also outlines the opportunities that AI offers within PES processes and services.Through...

This report presents the key findings from the 'Mutual learning workshop on long-term care workforce', which took place on 23-24 April 2024 in Brussels. The workshop was the third of its kind, previous events focused on quality in long-term care (June 2023), and adequate social protection in...

This report summarises findings from the 'Mutual learning workshop on adequate social protection in long-term care', which was held from 23 to 24 of November 2023 in Brussels. The event followed a meeting of the national long-term care coordinators for the implementation of the Council...