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How can ontologies and knowledge graphs solve real data challenges across sectors?  Join us on 8 October at #ENDORSE2025 for Innovative Tools and Use Cases for Linked Data and Ontologies. See how teams across Europe are:  🔹Designing knowledge graphs with model-driven tools   🔹Building collaborative platforms for industry-specific ontologies   🔹Creating shared vocabularies to integrate complex telecoms data  These real-world projects show how semantic tools are evolving from theory to scalable, practical solutions.  📅 Make sure to join this deep dive into the future of linked data and interoperability with Thomas Francart, Mark Vanin, Arnold R. Kürsteiner and Oliver Johnson. Register now: europa.eu/!DQHkhV   

🏖️ Do you want to make the most of your European summer? Here are three top tips, powered by trustworthy open data. 🔹Tip 1: Find clean beaches Looking for the perfect swimming spot? EU bathing water quality data shows that 89% of coastal sites in the EU were rated ‘excellent’ in 2024. 👉 Use the EEA interactive map to find your nearest clean beach: https://europa.eu/!Fwdwgg 🔹Tip 2: Plan eco-friendly travel Want to reduce your carbon footprint while exploring Europe? EU mobility and emissions data help you choose greener transport - from trains to bike-sharing. 👉 Explore sustainable travel datasets: https://europa.eu/!cHrWyB 🔹Tip 3: Discover hidden cultural gems Skip the crowds and explore Europe’s rich heritage. 👉 EU open data from Europeana lets you uncover lesser-known cultural sites and stories across the continent: https://europa.eu/!CW6v9f Find even more open datasets and useful content to help you make the most of your summer on data.europa.eu! #EUOpenData #OpenDataSummer

Our TED website ted.europa.eu brings together buyers and suppliers for business opportunities in #PublicProcurement all over Europe and beyond. See how you can expand your business, find partners, and more. ➡️ https://europa.eu/!rYcR6h 🤝

We’re delighted to hear our colleague Sofia Zapounidou in the podcast Enterprise Wide Search. Sofia’s team, responsible for metadata and identifiers at the Publications Office of the European Union, is rethinking how we catalogue non-legal publications. Their aim is to move from their current traditional way of working with stand-alone bibliographical records to a rich, interoperable linked data model serving both human and machine users alike, opening up a whole range of new possibilities. It requires a real shift in mindset. We know very well that information only becomes useful when it's structured with the user in mind. Among Sofia’s points in the podcast is the fact that library and information science professionals have long worked with clarity, structure and user-centred principles. Indeed, the core mission of libraries has always been to serve user needs, making information usable, navigable and relevant. But now there is a need to catalogue with the needs of both humans and machines in mind. Listen to the podcast to see how they have been quietly helping to solve the problems the data world is now facing!

📊 Latvia’s national open data portal, data.gov.lv, is helping citizens, researchers, and public institutions get more value from open data in a faster and smarter way. With a strong focus on usability and reuse, the portal features advanced filtering tools, real-world use cases, and community-driven dataset suggestions. Whether you're searching by category, license, or popularity, finding the right dataset is easier than ever. Explore how Latvia is turning open data into impact, and how it connects to the broader European data community through shared tools and initiatives. Read more 👉 https://europa.eu/!7kkr4t #EUOpenData

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The EU is working toward becoming carbon neutral by 2050. 🌱 That means moving away from fossil fuels and embracing clean energy like wind, solar, and more sustainable batteries. As part of the European Green Deal and REPowerEU, the EU is committed to recycle, reuse, and rely less on raw materials from other countries. To learn more, search 'Deep dive on critical raw materials' on op.europa.eu!

☀️ Summer is here – the perfect opportunity to explore Europe and discover how sustainable it is! Whether you are a traveler or policymaker, the EU Tourism Dashboard is your essential guide to navigate the evolving tourism landscapes across Europe. Developed by the European Commission using data from Eurostat, the dashboard offers interactive visualisations of tourism indications, insights into the green and digital transitions, and country-level comparisons and monthly trends. Covering all EU countries, the dashboard supports informed decision-making and policy development for a more sustainable, resilient, and digitally advanced European tourism ecosystem. Read more 👉 https://europa.eu/!w3VgkX #EUOpenData

⚖️ World Day for International Justice On 17 July, we mark the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a day to recognise the global pursuit of justice and the fight against impunity. The ICC, based in The Hague, was the first permanent international criminal court, created to prosecute the gravest crimes that affect the international community as a whole: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. While the ICC operates independently and outside the #EU framework, its mission resonates with our shared commitment to the rule of law, accountability, and human dignity. At the heart of the #EU, the #CJEU works every day to uphold #EUlaw, ensuring that justice knows no borders. Today, we reaffirm this mission and stand alongside all institutions working to deliver justice, across EU and around the world. #WorldDayforInternationalJustice #CJEU #ICC ---- ⚖️ Journée mondiale de la justice internationale Le 17 juillet marque l’anniversaire de l’adoption du statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI), une date symbolique pour réaffirmer l’importance de la lutte contre l’impunité à l’échelle mondiale. Basée à La Haye, la CPI est la première juridiction pénale internationale permanente. Elle a pour mission de juger les auteurs de crimes qui touchent l’humanité dans son ensemble : génocides, crimes contre l’humanité, crimes de guerre et d’agression. Bien que la CPI opère de manière indépendante et en dehors du cadre de l’#UE, sa mission fait écho à notre engagement commun en faveur de l’État de droit, de la responsabilité et de la dignité humaine. Au sein de l’#UE, la #CJUE veille chaque jour à l’application uniforme du #DroitUE, afin que la justice ne connaisse pas de frontières. En cette Journée mondiale de la justice internationale, nous saluons le travail de toutes les institutions engagées dans la défense du droit – dans l’#UE et au-delà. #JournéeMondialeDeLaJusticeInternationale #CJUE #CPI