UK launches Urban Connected Communities project to trial 5G technologies
The UK government has launched the Urban Connected Communities project, which will develop a large-scale, city-wide test bed for wireless and 5G internet infrastructure. The...
Women in Transport – an EU platform for change
Government Europa highlights the launch of a new EU initiative to boost the number of women in transport in Europe. The European Union has made...
RFG warns UK’s HS2 high-speed rail project could cost double initial estimates
The Rail Freight Group has warned that the UK’s ambitious high-speed rail project could cost double the estimates given by the secretary of state...
EEB criticises ‘secrecy’ of EU government air pollution plans
The European Environmental Bureau has criticised secrecy in EU government air pollution plans, and described many as ‘completely inadequate’ for reaching climate change targets. Following...
Preventing machine malfunction with predictive maintenance
Government Europa Quarterly explores the impact of machine malfunction on the safety of workers and the future of predictive maintenance. In line with the vision...
Smart initiatives for the smartPORT of Hamburg
Government Europa speaks to Dr Sebastian Saxe, CIO and CDO of the Hamburg Port Authority, about the smartPORT project, enhancing mobility and infrastructure within the...
Hogan previews revisions to the common agricultural policy
European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan offered a preview of the commission’s priorities for revisions to the common agricultural policy at the Forum for...
UK to introduce plastic bottle deposit return scheme to combat waste
The UK government has announced plans to introduce a plastic bottle deposit return scheme to encourage recycling and reduce the volumes of plastic waste...
Information security and privacy protection aspects of CCTV systems
Professor Dr. Milan Marković of Paneuropean University Apeiron, Republic Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, discusses the impact of CCTV systems on information security and privacy. Closed-circuit...
German offshore energy surcharge reductions meet state aid rules
The European Commission has approved under state aid rules a German proposal to offer reductions on an offshore energy surcharge to electro-intensive users and...
