Each year in the European Union, 167,000 deaths are attributable to work-related accidents or illnesses, and the number of occupational accidents which result in over three days off work is estimated at 7 million.
Small and medium businesses feature prominently here, as they alone represent 82% of the total number of occupational accidents and 90% of the total number of fatal accidents. The construction, farming, transportation and health industries are among the sectors most affected.
Apart from the sometimes tragic individual consequences, the loss of earnings to ... continua

The Mediterranean is Europe's biggest sea. There are 22 countries that border it, and millions of citizens from Europe, North Africa or the Middle East call it "our sea".  Their quality of life depends largely on the state of the Mediterraneanand its shores. But in certain areas, the sea is suffocating under industrial and domestic pollution, maritime traffic and galloping urbanization.
Therefore, countries bordering the Mediterranean set up partnerships in order to implement actions that would tackle the problem of pollution on Mediterranean shores.
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The sun has been shining for several billion years and will shine for several more. It provides earth with solar power and makes life possible.
In the upcoming decades scientists are hoping to copy the energy source of the sun here on earth, in so-called fusion reactors.
Interviews:Akko Maas,ITER Team/IPP Rijnhuizen, Netherlands
Michel Chatelier, CEA Caderache, France
Gianfranco Federici, ITER Garching
Joachim Roth, MPI/IPP Garching, Germany
Ursel Fantz, MPI/IPP Garching, Germany
Vladimir Barabash, ITER Team/NIIEFA St. Petersburg, Russia
Kaname Ikedia, ITER ... continua

Tito Mora has been a successful singer in Spain for many years.His most precious souvenir: probably this golden disc. The very first to be awarded in Spain When we listen to the old songs it's always with a little bit of nostalgia for the past. A time before one of the most difficult periods of this life. Interviews:Tito Mora, patient Tapani Piha, European Commission Dr Rafael Matesanz, National Transplant Organisation Dr Andres Varela, Puerta de Hierro Hospital Dr Arie Ossterlee, Eurotransplant International Foundation Visit the site: www.mostra.com

Magnificent views over the lake and mountains inhabited by bears and moss.. A panorama typical of Jamtland Country - a large and extremely sparsely populated area in the centre of Sweden. For centuries this faraway and mysterious region has fascinated scientists and local people alike.
The Great Lake Storsjhon is seemingly calm and peaceful, but according to hundreds of eye-witnesses a huge snake-like monster lives in its blue and black dephts.
Interviews:Andris Pielbalgs, European Commissioner for Energy
Jimmy Anjevall, Energy Agency Ostersund
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Labour law is an important tool, not only in dealing with the management of the workforce, but also in providing a sense of security to workers and citizens in a world of rapid change and high mobility of capital and technology.
The Commission is not aiming for a "one-size-fits-all" approach as a miracle recipe across the EU. Taking as examples the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain, the video shows how three EU member states adapt their national employment models according to the changing needs of the labour market and how they apply the concept of flexicurity.
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Did you know that, every year, more than 400 million animals, yes 400 000 000 animals, just like these, are killed by the tanning industry? Did you know that the major part of these animals is bred and kept in captivity in terrible conditions? And others are brutally closed waiting for a slow and horrible death? Did you know that the main systems of death are by asphyxiation, electroshock to genitals, breakage of their neck and injections of poison? And did you also know that many of these animals are skinned when still conscious?

Global warming is happening. Temperatures have already risen by 0.76 degrees since the industrial revolution and are projected to rise further by 1.8 - 4 degrees by the end of the century. The last time climate change happened at this pace was 125,000 years ago and led to a 4-6 metre sea level rise.
Global warming at the upper end of the scale predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change would have catastrophic consequences for Europe. Up to 30% of plant, animal and bird species would be wiped out and the threat of natural disasters such as landslides, ... continua

Micro and Nanotechnologies promise to be key applications in medicine and the environment in the future, but their development is still only at the beginning. Treatingdiseases at molecular level is still some way down the road, but researchers in Europe are developing the tools to make it possible one day, while also assessing the possiblerisks of these promising new technologies.
Interviews:
Guillermo Villanueva,IMB-CSIC Bellaterra, SpainJoan Bausells, IMB-CSIC Bellaterra, Spain Robert Lemor, IBMT St. Ingbert Thomas Velten, IMBT St. Ingbert
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