LINGUAGGIO MACCHINA

The EU sustainable development strategy, launched by the European Council in Gothenburg in 2001 and renewed in June 2006, aims for the continuous improvement of quality of life for current and future generations. The Eurostat monitoring report (Sustainable development in the European Union) , to be published every two years, underpins the European Commission's progress report on the implementation of the strategy. It provides an objective, statistical picture of progress, based on the EU set of sustainable development indicators. Quantitative rules applied consistently across indicators, and visualised through weather symbols, provide a relative assessment of whether Europe is moving in the right direction, and with sufficient haste, given the objectives and targets defined in the strategy. The data presented cover the period from 1990 to 2010 (or the latest year available). The statistics covered illustrate the range of issues relevant for sustainable development, and should cont...

As part of a study on communicating energy research, the European Commission's Research & Innovation DG is carrying out a survey analysing how communication on European energy research is perceived by you, which communication channels you find most useful and in what areas you would like to see more communication. The on-line consultation is a fundamental tool for this study and we would be grateful if you could spare some time to complete it. Your answers will be confidential and the Commission will not have access to any individual responses. All results of this survey will be treated anonymously and will not be used for purposes other than this study. Now 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire .