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The number of EU firms in advanced manufacturing more than doubled between 2009 and 2023, but China still holds a leading position in the sector.
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JRC methodologies underpin State of the Digital Decade report and help monitor progress towards 2030 targets
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The JRC’s report assesses key technologies with strong potential to decarbonise energy-intensive industry.
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Harvesting of winter cereals has started in the south
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New report shows lights and shadows of the innovation output performance of the EU and its Member States
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Difficult start to summer lowers EU crop yield prospects
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JRC leads initiative to assess innovative technologies for a greener and more competitive industry
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Official national control labs in the EU will now prepare to carry out tests to detect trace levels of antibiotics in feed.
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'Open Access', a joint project between the European Commission’s JRC and the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), is allowing the next generation of scientists to develop technologies that could reduce nuclear waste or improve the efficiency of nuclear energy production.
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Adverse weather, including a rain deficit in May and a June heatwave, has compromised winter crop yields in Ukraine, with reductions in forecast production levels compared with 2023, albeit close to the five-year average.