This study examines the application and impact of the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) in supporting social enterprises (SEs) and the recruitment of disadvantaged workers across European Union (EU) Member States (MS). Findings reveal that national authorities often prefer alternative...

The joint EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook (1), the 'Guidebook', supports the 'Guidelines for Reporting Emissions and Projections Data' under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long‑range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP Convention)...

Three years after the adoption of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), this report reviews the quality of the social partners' involvement in 2023 in the ongoing implementation of reforms and investments funded by that initiative. It also examines the quality of their involvement in the...

Recent economic shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic and the energy crisis in Europe following Russia's invasion of Ukraine have brought energy poverty to the forefront of social and political debate. While EU policies increasingly address energy poverty, gender considerations remain overlooked....