Press Releases

EASAC Policy report: "Multi-functionality and sustainability in the European Union's forests"

In this report, "Genome Editing: Scientific opportunities, public interests, and policy options in the EU", EASAC emphasises that…

The development of a circular economy remains a critical issue in the European Union.

Invitation to the 15th anniversary of the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council at The Norwegian Academy of Science and…

Press release for EASAC statement on taking into account the “Greenhouse gas footprints of different oil feedstocks” for transport…

Oceans and seas play a crucial role in regulating our climate, nurturing biodiversity, and providing income and food to people…

The circular economy has been a controversial issue since the new Commission cancelled the previous 2014 proposals and undertook…

In Gain of function studies, genes in viruses are experimentally modified to study the mechanism of virus spread. In a new…

The Senior Advisory Group (SAG) of EASAC, the association of the National Science Academies of the EU member states, Norway and…

The seas and oceans are under pressure from a widening array of human activities, pollution and growing coastal populations. These…

We very much welcome the proposal of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to more strongly involve the academies in…

Helsinki is hosting a meeting of experts from the Energy programme of the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC)…

A focus on honey bees has distorted the debate around neonicotinoids. But there is more and more evidence that widespread use of…

On 26 March 2015, the Presidents of five European academy organisations met in Berlin to sign a Memorandum of Understanding…

In a statement published today, the EU's National Science Academies conclude that there are no scientific or technical grounds…

New scientific approaches and EU-wide support essential for success claims van der Meer In a comment published today in Nature…

New EASAC-JRC report provides framework for long term sustainable nuclear spent fuel management in Europe An important and…

New EASAC report launched in Paris urges a strategic rethink in Europe's options for the continued exploration of the solar…

Budapest meeting points to impact of recent reports on issues such as extreme weather, GMOs and DTC genetic testing The…

Budapest meeting points to impact of recent reports on issues such as extreme weather, GMOs and DTC genetic testing The…