Responsibilities
- create, manage and make sense of knowledge to support European policies with independent evidence
- develop innovative tools and make them available to policy makers
- anticipate emerging issues that need to be addressed at EU level and understand policy environments
- share know-how with EU countries, the scientific community and international partners
- contributes to the overall objective of Horizon 2020
- conduct Euratom-funded research on nuclear safety and security to contribute to the transition to a carbon-free economy
Of the Commission's 10 political priorities, the JRC contributes to:
Plans and reports
Commission work programme – overview of institution-wide deliverables for current year
Strategic plan – department strategy, objectives for 2016-2020
Management plan – department forecasted outputs, activities, resources for current year
Annual activity report – department achievements, resources used during previous year
