The Directorate provides scientific and technical support for the protection of European citizens in the areas of food, consumer products, chemicals and public health.
Improved understanding of disaster risk helps to build resilience and informed approaches to policymaking, thereby contributing to sustainable, smart and inclusive growth.
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Foresight studies bring together practitioners, academics & policymakers interested in how future issues can be better reflected upon for more effective longterm policies.
The gaps between the employment rates of EU nationals and immigrants from third countries vary widely across Member States. What are the reasons behind these differences?
Our knowledge of the current extent of human settlements is incomplete. Luckily, we can now count on some help from above.
Satellite imagery helps assess and monitor the state of global land use over time. By comparing past and present images, we can get an overview of the evolution of land pressures.
Policies are generally based on the assumption that people are perfectly rational, but they are not. What happens when policymaking takes into account our real behaviour?
EU scientists compared the cultural vibrancy, creative economy and enabling environment of 168 European cities and they found some surprising results.
Discover how EU scientists develop test methods and guidelines to protect our food from chemicals that could be transferred from the materials they come in contact with.
About JRC Digital Media Hub
JRC Digital Media Hub helps you easily discover how the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) scientific research and advice are linked to our daily lives in the European Union.
You can explore our vast collection of animations, infographics, games, videos, virtual tours and other media by any science topic or Commission Priority according to your interests.
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