The JRC structure in Seville was established in 1994 with a small group of researchers, and is today the second largest site of the JRC. The JRC in Seville works closely with sister services of the European Commission to provide socio-economic and techno-economic support for the conception, development, implementation, and monitoring of EU policies.
Economists, engineers, computer and social scientists are the most frequent profiles among the staff of about 400 people specialised in the following areas:
- Fiscal policy analysis
- Territorial development
- Circular economy and sustainable industry
- Industrial strategy, skills and technology transfer
- Innovation policies and economic impact
- Economics of climate change, energy and transport
- Economics of the food system
- Digital economy
- Algorithmic transparency