European Commission — Joint Research Centre
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European Union body; safety publications from its own official source.
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Publications 24
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European agriculture hit hard by exceptionally hot and dry summer
Expected summer crop yields fell sharply and grasslands deteriorated across several European regions.
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Fair summer crop yields expected in Ukraine
Fair summer crop yields expected , except in the west
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Food crises across the globe: acute food insecurity remains alarmingly high
The Middle East conflicts, El Niño and funding cuts deepen risks, threatening to exacerbate the impact on vulnerable communities in the coming months.
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The European Water Academy for a water-resilient Europe
New initiative will enhance knowledge-sharing in the water management sector.
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JRC launches Security Research and Innovation Campus
The Campus brings together Europe's security community to test technologies and deploy them swiftly.
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A novel data-driven approach to identify EU areas under housing stress
Local authorities can use a new common method to improve local affordability.
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New rules for bringing innovations to the EU market could generate up to EUR 452 billion
Smarter rules, bigger returns: JRC assesses the economic impact of the European Innovation Act.
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How emerging privacy technologies could reshape law enforcement
JRC and Europol assess opportunities and challenges of technologies like AI and encrypted computing.
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Six of the 16 major emitters reduced their emissions in 2025
Nevertheless, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reached a record high.
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El Niño drives crop failure in Central America and East Africa and threatens the next season in Southern Africa, East Africa, Western South America, and Southeast Asia
The August edition of the JRC's Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production (ASAP) assessment is now available.
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AI can improve disease surveillance in Europe, but human oversight remains essential
Exploratory research shows AI can help synthesise scattered disease outbreak information faster than by manual review — but human oversight remains essential before such tools are used in real-worl...
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Heatwaves impact summer and winter crops
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Biological AI models: new paradigms to leverage the languages of life
Drawing on a dataset of 480 biological AI models, new research examines their capabilities, infrastructure requirements, and real-world readiness, while identifying key policy considerations for th...
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River salinisation is widespread across Europe
A first pan-European assessment reveals the extent of freshwater salinisation across European rivers, identifying widespread salinisation and hotspots where management action is needed.
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EU calls for global action to make land and water more resilient as drought and desertification intensify
As Europe faces another summer of extreme heat, water scarcity and drought, the European Union is calling for stronger global action to restore degraded land, strengthen drought resilience and prot...
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Worsening drought and record heat grip Europe, fuelling extraordinary wildfires and extremely low river flows
Drought affects large parts of Europe since spring, with forecast reporting warmer and drier weather into September, with continued risk of heatwaves.
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Climate risks in East Africa and Latin America; bumper crops in Southern Africa and Asia
The July edition of the JRC's Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production (ASAP) assessment is now available.
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Climate vulnerability of buildings is shifting from colder to hotter regions
New research maps building energy vulnerability globally, showing where the risk of living in hard-to-climatise buildings can be higher.
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Demographic transformation in the EU: challenges and opportunities
The report provides up-to-date evidence on population trends across the EU
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War in the Middle East: the economic impact hits low-income households the hardest
Effects are expected to be up to 2.5 times more severe for the poorest households, compared to the richest ones.
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Packaging materials in the EU: quantities stay significant, plastic grew by 11%
Between 2011 and 2025, plastic was the only packaging category that was on the rise.
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Fuel shortages and El Niño related droughts likely to reduce crop output in East Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean
The June edition of the JRC's Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production (ASAP) assessment is now available.
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Harnessing the clean transition will be key to building a more competitive EU
The JRC sets out how to harness the clean transition, boosting jobs, enhancing security and protecting our environment.
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Citizen engagement improves policymaking and trust in government
Effective integration of citizen engagement processes into governance, economic and societal processes is key to achieve lasting public-sector capability and trust.
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