Revised dietary exposure assessment of the food enzyme thrombin from cattle (bovines) and pig's blood by EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Daniele Cavanna, Giulio Di Piazza, Yi Liu

“…Due to the implementation of a new methodology to estimate the dietary exposure to food enzymes in 2016, the European Commission requested EFSA to revise the exposure assessment of this food enzyme by using this new methodology. …”
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Modification of the terms of authorisation of the feed additive consisting of a preparation of canthaxanthin (CAROPHYLL® Red 10%) for breeder hens to include canthaxanthin produced... by EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Roberto Edoardo Villa, Giovanna Azimonti, Eleftherios Bonos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Ronette Gehring, Boet Glandorf, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Francesca Marcon, Carlo Nebbia, Alena Pechová, Miguel Prieto‐Maradona, Ilen Röhe, Katerina Theodoridou, Maria Bastos, Georges Bories, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Fernando Ramos, Jaume Galobart, Orsolya Holczknecht, Paola Manini, Alberto Navarro Villa, Fabiola Pizzo, Anna Dioni, Maria Vittoria Vettori

“…Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the proposed modification of the terms of the authorisation of the feed additive consisting of a preparation of canthaxanthin (CAROPHYLL® Red 10%), regarding the addition of a new production route, by the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica CBS 146148 and to modify the additive specifications by substituting ethoxyquin by 4.4% butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and increasing the limit for dichloromethane to 80 mg/kg. …”
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Short-term warming supports mineral-associated carbon accrual in abandoned croplands by Zhenrui Zhang, Hui Gao, Xiaoxia Gao, Shurui Huang, Shuli Niu, Emanuele Lugato, Xinghui Xia

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Differentiated Regional (Dis)Integration Post Brexit by M. V. Strezhneva

“…Meanwhile, the supranational institutions, and the European Commission most notably, remain oriented towards uniform integration as their priority. …”
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Gazprom on the European Market: In Search of the Balance between the Principles of Competition and Energy Security by V. I. Salygin, N. Y. Kaveshnikov

“…Possible reasons underlying the investigation initiated by the European Commission against Gazprom in connection with a possible violation ofEU competition rules are examined. …”
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Maximizing Research on Long COVID using FHIR and OMOP by Eugenia RINALDI, Lorenzo CANZIANI, Salvatore CAUTADELLA, Chiara DELLACASA, Anna GORSKA, Juan Mata NARANJO, Thomas OSMO, Miroslav PUSKARIC, Elisa ROSSI, Sylvia THUN

“… In 2020 The European commission funded the ORCHESTRA project with the aim to join the efforts of several European research centers in the research around the COVID-19 disease. …”
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Evaluating the Progress of the EU Countries Towards Implementation of the European Green Deal: A Multiple Criteria Approach by Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano, Lucia Rocchi, Lorenzo Negri, Lea Piscitelli

“…The European Green Deal (EGD) is a package of policy initiatives launched by the European Commission in December 2019, which aims to set the European Union (EU) on the path to a green transition with the final goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050. …”
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L’Union européenne : un champion en trompe l’œil de l’aide publique au développement by Yann Richard

“…The domination of the European Union comes from the artificial addition of the assistance provided by the European Commission (multilateral) and the assistance disbursed by the member states of the former UE 15 (bilateral). …”
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Pest categorisation of Morganella longispina by EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Antonio Vicent Civera, Paula Baptista, Anna Berlin, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Jaime Cubero, Nik Cunniffe, Eduardo de laPeña, Nicolas Desneux, Francesco Di Serio, Anna Filipiak, Paolo Gonthier, Beata Hasiów‐Jaroszewska, Hervé Jactel, Blanca B. Landa, Lara Maistrello, David Makowski, Panagiotis Milonas, Nikos Papadopoulos, Roel Potting, Hanna Susi, Dirk Jan van derGaag, Alex Gobbi, Virag Kertesz, Andrea Maiorano, Spyridon Antonatos, Dimitrios Papachristos, Oresteia Sfyra

“…Abstract Following the commodity risk assessment of Acer palmatum plants grafted on Acer davidii from China, in which Morganella longispina (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) was identified as a pest of possible concern, the European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to conduct a pest categorisation of M. longispina for the territory of the European Union (EU). …”
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Russia–EU energy dialogue in 2000–2014: Key priorities, stages, contradictions, and outcomes by O. N. Yudina

“…Nevertheless, the Dialogue provided Russia with extensive experience in interacting with the European Commission as a supranational body of the EU, and this experience might be in demand in the future.…”
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Engagement of the Mannose Receptor by Tumoral Mucins Activates an Immune Suppressive Phenotype in Human Tumor-Associated Macrophages by P. Allavena, M. Chieppa, G. Bianchi, G. Solinas, M. Fabbri, G. Laskarin, A. Mantovani

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Strategic foresight framework for addressing agency in sustainability transitions: a co-creation approach by Cristian Matti, Laurent Bontoux, Kathrine Jensen

“…This work was performed in the context of the preparation of the European Commission’s Annual Strategic Foresight Report 2023. …”
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Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum NCIMB 41028 for all animal species (Genus Breeding Ltd.) by EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Roberto Edoardo Villa, Giovanna Azimonti, Eleftherios Bonos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Ronette Gehring, Boet Glandorf, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Francesca Marcon, Carlo Nebbia, Alena Pechová, Miguel Prieto‐Maradona, Ilen Röhe, Katerina Theodoridou, Natalia Alija‐Novo, Montserrat Anguita, Nicole Bozzi Cionci, Matteo L. Innocenti, Fabiola Pizzo, Jordi Tarrés‐Call, Piera Valeri, Yolanda García‐Cazorla

“…Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum NCIMB 41028 as a technological additive to improve ensiling of fresh plant material. …”
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Mutual trust as a backbone of EU Antitrust Law by Małgorzata Kozak

“…Aranyosi and Căldăraru the trust in institutional cooperation such as provided by Regulation 1/2003 and Directive 2019/1 should not be blind so as not to allow the non-noticing of irregularities occurred in other Member States or before the European Commission. We will begin by framing what the concept of trust englobes and showing how it is normatively framed in EU law. …”
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Bridging silos through governance innovations: the role of the EU cities mission by Alexandra Buylova, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Jennifer Bergman, Lisa Sanderink, Björn Wickenberg, Cesar Casiano Flores, Kes McCormick, Kes McCormick

“…To help cities in their climate actions, the European Commission (EC) has established the EU Cities Mission, which aims for climate neutrality by 2030 for participating cities. …”
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Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum NCIMB 30148 for all animal species (Genus Breeding Ltd.) by EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Roberto Edoardo Villa, Giovanna Azimonti, Eleftherios Bonos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Ronette Gehring, Boet Glandorf, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Francesca Marcon, Carlo Nebbia, Alena Pechová, Miguel Prieto‐Maradona, Ilen Röhe, Katerina Theodoridou, Natalia Alija‐Novo, Montserrat Anguita, Nicole Bozzi Cionci, Matteo L. Innocenti, Fabiola Pizzo, Jordi Tarrés‐Call, Piera Valeri, Yolanda García‐Cazorla

“…Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum NCIMB 30148 as a technological additive to improve ensiling of fresh plant material. …”
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Analysis of COVID-19 Lockdown to Understand Air Pollution Processes and Their Impacts on Health: A Case Study in the Western Balkans by Claudio A. Belis, Djordje Djatkov, Martina Toceva, Jasmina Knezevic, Gordana Djukanovic, Aneta Stefanovska, Nikola Golubov, Biljana Jovic, Andreas Gavros

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A Time-motion Comparison of Itemized Treatment Costs in First and Second In Vitro Fertilization Attempts: A United Kingdom Fertility Centre Experience by Christopher A. Jones, Olivia J. Carpinello, Dev Kumar, Louis G. Keith, Renju S. Raj, E. Scott Sills

“…While these observations were registered in 2003, an inflation adjustment using recent European Commission Eurostat data for healthcare finds the difference between initial and subsequent fresh IVF cycles in present currency to be approximately £579.14 per cycle. …”
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A new strategy for constructing alternative consumer confidence indexes to explain household consumption: A fuzzy DEMATEL approach by Özge Var, Alptekin Durmuşoğlu, Türkay Dereli

“…However, efforts to find best set of questions continue, such as the European Commission swapping two questions in 2019. Literature studies employ different combinations of questions; however all-alternative combinations take too much time and computational power. …”
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Avian influenza annual report 2023 by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), José Cortiñas Abrahantes, Inma Aznar, Iancu Catalin, Lisa Kohnle, Kenneth Fergus Mulligan, Lina Mur, Anca Stoicescu, Aniek vanHoutum, Gabriele Zancanaro

“…EFSA, upon mandate of the European Commission, compiles and analyses this data in an annual report. …”
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