Past Events

Unconventional hydrocarbon extraction, especially the development of shale gas resources and its related impacts have been subject to significant debates at national, European and international level. Apart from political aspects a considerable amount of research has been performed or is underway in areas such as technology, environment, geology and social issues.

The workshop aims at providing a comprehensive overview of the dynamical aspects of nuclear fission and their consequences on the fission fragment properties. Contributions should highlight the advancement of nuclear fission theory and in particular of the emission of prompt neutrons and gamma rays.

In today's political climate, when policy decisions are questioned and confidence in public institutions, expertise and evidence is under threat, it is vital to understand better the impact of knowledge and science on policymaking.

The EU Sustainable Energy Week is back for its 12th edition. It takes place in Brussels from 19 to 25 June 2017 to promote energy-saving and renewables and is complemented by a two-month series of events around Europe.

As part of the bilateral cooperation between the European Commission and China, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) and the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES) are organising a workshop on Air Quality.

The European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE) is a world class annual event which, since 1980, is held at different venues throughout Europe. The EUBCE covers the entire value chain of biomass to conduct business, network, and to present and discuss the latest developments and innovations, the vision is to educate the biomass community and to accelerate growth.

The “Food Fraud” congress, hosted by the BVL and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), will centre around the revision of the EU Control Regulation, which came into force in spring 2017. The new legal situation provides the framework for dealing in more depth with the implications of the new Regulation on the subject of food fraud. The event is addressed to all actors and stakeholders in this field.

This Workshop will bring together scientists, engineers and managers from academia and industry representing different energy technologies to promote such integration as well as rep-resentatives from the European Commission and national gov-ernment organizations.

The JRC will participate in the 11^th edition of the European Development Days (EDDs 2017)

In the context of this important event, the JRC will organize two debate sessions, the launch of a new project and will be represented with a cluster stand in the EDDs Global Village.

JRC sessions:

Lab debate on Africa-EU cooperation on Territorial Innovation Policies & Smart Specialisation