Recovery plan: a bittersweet deal
On 21 July, at dawn on the fifth summit day, the European Council reached an agreement on the overall €1824 bn Recovery Plan, marking the...
Is the EU betting on hydrogen? The Commission’s strategy
Hydrogen is experiencing an unprecedented political momentum in Europe. As part of the EU comprehensive ambition to achieve Climate Neutrality by 2050, the number of initiatives promoting renewable based hydrogen are increasing. The recently...
The European Commission's Skills Agenda supporting post-lockdown recovery
The green transition and digital revolution are the pillars of the strategy of the new Commission led by Ursula Von der Leyen. However, that is...
NIS Directive, the European Commission's consultation under way
In a historical period like the current one, in which we are becoming increasingly dependent on digital, cybersecurity acquires a crucial importance in the lives...
I-Com published its factsheet on Cancer Prevention and provides a first analysis of the...
On 9 July, I-Com published a factsheet on “Cancer Prevention Better Lifestyle Policies – A priority for the European Union”, calling for public authorities and national governments to urgently define cross-sectoral strategies and take...
How social media can help understand the world. The case of the Middle East
It is no mystery that the advent of social media has shaped a new way in which we access a variety of information, and most notably the way we consume news in order to...
Innovation Scoreboard, Italy lags behind in Europe (but there is some good news)
On 23 June, the European Commission published the Innovation Scoreboard for 2020, the ranking of EU countries’ research and innovation performance. Results are broadly in...
GDPR, the European Commission's evaluation two years after its entry into force
On the second anniversary of the GDPR, the European Commission has published a report to verify and evaluate the results achieved since the entry into...
Coronavirus, the European strategy on vaccines announced by the Commission
Almost six months after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Commission communication on a common strategy for research, development and marketing of a...
How the European Commission is strengthening its action against fake news
The joint communication from the European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Policy on combating disinformation due to the fake news on Covid-19 that...
