The European tourism indicator system is specifically intended for tourism destinations. It is designed as a locally owned and led process for monitoring, managing, and enhancing the sustainability of a tourism destination. It has been developed as a result of lessons learned from previously...

Following the Europe 2020 Innovation Union flagship initiative, the European Commission launched a pilot European Public Sector Innovation Scoreboard (EPSIS) with a view to improving our ability to benchmark the innovation performance of the public sector in Europe. The ultimate ambition is to...

The annual Innovation Union Scoreboard (IUS) provides a comparative assessment of the research and innovation performance of the EU Member States and the relative strengths and weaknesses of their research and innovation systems. It helps Member States assess areas in which they need to...

With a population of over 500 million the European Union is one of the largest markets worldwide. Particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), there are many opportunities to offer their goods and services not only in their own countries but also in the other 27 EU Member States....

The European Destinations of ExcelleNce (EDEN) seeks to promote sustainable tourism development models across Europe. The initiative, which was launched in 2006, is based on national competitions that take place every year and result in the selection of a tourist 'destination of excellence' for...

Although the weight of manufacturing in the EU economy is decreasing in favour of services, manufacturing is increasingly seen as a pivotal sector. However, critical mass in the form of a minimum production base is needed. Industrial policy supporting innovation and external competitiveness can...

The European code of good conduct for microcredit provision provides a set of standards in terms of management, governance, risk management, reporting, and consumer and investor relations that are common to the microcredit sector in the European Union. These standards are for the benefit of...

This version of the "EGNOS SoL Service Definition Document" (EGNOS SoL SDD) is intended to give information on the EGNOS SoL Service. The document describes the EGNOS system architecture and Signal-In-Space (SIS) characteristics, the SoL service performance achieved, and provides information on...

The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) provides an augmentation signal to the Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Positioning Service (SPS). Presently, EGNOS augments GPS using the L1 (1,575.42 MHz) Coarse/ Acquisition (C/A) civilian signal function by providing...