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RSS![New European Bauhaus: Horizon Europe EU Mission in the pipeline](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-07/new_european_bauhaus.png?itok=G6u4Jdjv)
The proposed 6th Mission will aim at transforming neighbourhoods for the better, making them beautiful, sustainable and inclusive.
![Image of low stream gauge of river Rhine in Düsseldorf, Germany.](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-07/drought_europe_july23_AdobeStock_523000990.png?itok=LLxybUbS)
Seasonal weather forecasts point to a warmer-than-average summer, higher-than-average precipitation levels in the Mediterranean, but lower than usual for central and northern Europe, particularly for the regions around the Baltic Sea.
![a car wreck, lifted by a machine from a scrapyard, ready to be stored on a pile of vehicules](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-07/valuable_parts_materials_end-of-life_vehicles_recycled.jpeg?itok=gppyxEga)
New vehicles make up around 10% of plastic demand in the EU and the automotive sector consumes around half of the overall EU use share of some critical raw materials.
![A visual illustrtain the EU and Japan flags](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-07/%C2%A9Copyright%20Andrew%20Linscott%20via%20Canva.png?itok=QR4xbWvt)
The signature of a Research Framework Arrangement is an important step as anticipatory governance is crucial in times of increasingly rapid change, growing complexity and uncertainty.
![a graphic representation of the globe including the biosphere, buildings and people](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-07/sustainable_europe_foresight.png?itok=Wi-lASpH)
EU's sustainability targets by 2050 require strategic interventions. The JRC envisioned 4 scenarios and planning backward to identify necessary actions.
![collection of bags of food waste in a street](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-07/collecting_food_waste.jpg?itok=10cNSsPB)
The JRC estimated the potential impacts of decreasing food waste in the EU to inform new policies.
![An image of a wheat field](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-07/AdobeStock_215045235.jpeg?itok=_M31tdyF)
From crop disease resistance to allergen-free foods, new genomic techniques have the potential to facilitate the sustainability transition of our food systems.
![Next generation virtual worlds: opportunities, challenges, and policy implications](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-07/Next%20gen%20virtual%20worlds.jpg?itok=9lN_jJyM)
New virtual environments are expected to bring transformative shifts in technology, society, and the economy.
![Image of offsore windmills](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/P051395-456974.jpg?itok=9mWiliEP)
More renewables feeding into the EU’s electricity system will put power system operations under pressure and may cause prices to fluctuate heavily. Flexibility solutions are the answer.
![Image of a heat pump on the external wall of a brick house](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/napa74_AdobeStock_517550111.jpeg?itok=6pBihdQZ)
Replacing about a third of EU’s 86 million residential fossil fuel boilers with heat pumps could cut those households’ final energy consumption by 36% and their CO2 emissions by 28%.
![Landscape of dry earth ground and viaduct, extreme drought in Entrepenas reservoir, in Guadalajara, Spain.](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/AdobeStock_181886198_withcopyrights.png?itok=U3s-FAsJ)
A severe drought has reduced soil moisture and river flows, and stunting plants and crops during their crucial growing season
![Meteorological mapping - A new study addresses the climate-energy-defence nexus](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/recommendation_climate_proofing_greening_eu_defence20230608.png?itok=2K5Zrund)
Climate change threatens military assets, capabilities, and operations. EU defence needs to adapt.
![A lone person waiting on a metro platform](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/loneliness_monitoring_AdobeStock_254442080_BOOCYS.jpeg?itok=xjqoRXGU)
Loneliness has been identified as a serious public health concern and linked to a number of factors, including poor health and low social connectedness.
![illustration of the impact of demographics on climate change](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/Demography_and_climate_change.png?itok=rvML3zv_)
A new JRC study explores the connections, opportunities and challenges of demographic and climate change, and how these can be considered in EU climate policymaking.
![Image of electric vehicles fast charging in a lab](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-05/2023%2005%2031%20JRC%20webnews_%20EV%20vehicle%20fast%20charging.jpg?itok=RRvzZihM)
A set of transatlantic technical recommendations for the upgrade and expansion of charging infrastructure will help set harmonised standards, remove trade barriers, and green road transport.
![Alien species in Europe, Eriocheir Sinensis (Chinese mitten crab)](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-05/eriocheir_sinensis_02.jpg_%C2%A9-Kim_Hyun-tae_All_Rights_Reserved.jpg?itok=zJoUoHwY)
Invasive alien species are a major threat to native biodiversity and ecosystems functioning, and can affect negatively human health and the economy.
![EC scientist observes a test tube in close-up](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/JRC_detection_method_SARS-CoV.jpg?itok=CyV_TbsD)
How the JRC contributed to developing the EU common list of COVID-19 antigen tests that has allowed millions to safely travel during the pandemic. A great example of how the JRC’s science benefits everyone in Europe!
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The number of people battling acute hunger and suffering from malnutrition is the highest in the last seven years.
![Map of the EU spoting Natura 2000 protected sites affected by fires.](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-05/overall_fires_perimeters_v2_0.jpg?itok=mK3SFSc0)
Last year, wildfires in 45 observed countries burnt an area about the size of Montenegro.
![Nanomaterials: an image depicting work in a lab](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-05/2023-05_1500x1000px_ScienceHub_Nano%20%28002%29.png?itok=G-r4JRpM)
A new report will guide regulatory sectors and the industry to align with the Commission's definition on nanomaterials.