An economy driven by innovation that addresses the most pressing societal challenges has become a defining part of EU policy. The strategic role that innovation can play gained prominence under the Lisbon agenda given its positive contribution to both growth and jobs and has since been placed at...

Few would dispute that our society is safer and more secure than in the days of our grandparents but, as first-responders everywhere know, we should never take that for granted. Europe's security is constantly being tested by new threats and problems. To keep these at bay, we must remain...

The following introduction to the compilation of papers describes the objectives and first results from projects selected under the first calls for proposals under the FP7 Space Research Programme. It provides a short overview of EU funded space research and the benefits for our society. These...

The European Union remains the leading investor and trading partner in the Mediterranean region and its resolve has not been weakened despite the global crisis. This is even more striking in the case of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), whose level of investment has been less affected...

This version of the "EGNOS SoL Service Definition Document" (EGNOS SoL SDD) is intended to give information on the EGNOS SoL Service, which is mainly designed for aviation users. The document describes the EGNOS system architecture and Signal-In-Space (SIS) characteristics, the SoL service...

This is the first edition of the Innovation Union Scoreboard (IUS). Based on the previous European Innovation Scoreboard, this revised tool is meant to help monitor the implementation of the Europe 2020 Innovation Union flagship by providing a comparative assessment of the innovation performance...