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European Data Protection Board

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is an independent EU body, working since 2018 to ensure consistent application of the GDPR across the European Economic Area.

European Data Relay System

The European Data Relay System (EDRS, Space Data Highway) is a pair of geostationary relay satellites operated by Airbus and ESA that carries Earth-observation data by laser link.

European driving licence

The European driving license, or European Union driving license, is a driving license issued under common EU rules and valid in every EU country since 2013.

European Electronic Communications Code

The European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) is a 2018 EU directive that replaced the four 2002 telecoms directives, extending some consumer rules to messaging apps and VoIP.

European Energy (company)

European Energy A/S is a Danish renewable energy company founded in 2004 and headquartered in Søborg, developing solar, wind, battery, and Power-to-X projects across Europe, Brazil, the United States, and Australia.

European Energy Exchange

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) is a Leipzig-based commodity exchange for power, natural gas, and emission allowances, formed by a 2002 merger and owned by Deutsche Börse.

European Engineer

European Engineer (EUR ING) is a professional title awarded since 1987 by ENGINEERS EUROPE, formerly FEANI, to experienced engineers who meet a common standard of competence across Europe.

European exploration of Africa

European exploration of Africa, also called the Exploration of Africa, is the record of European voyages into the continent, from the Portuguese voyages of the 1400s onward.

European Fusion Development Agreement

The European Fusion Development Agreement (EFDA) coordinated European fusion research from 1999 to 2013, governing the JET facilities and the ITER contribution before the EUROfusion consortium replaced it.

European Gas Pipeline Link (EUGAL)

European Gas Pipeline Link (EUGAL) is a German natural gas pipeline running from Lubmin on the Baltic Sea to the Czech border, commissioned in 2020.

European Hydrogen Backbone

The European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB) is a proposed pan-European network of dedicated hydrogen pipelines planned by over thirty European transmission system operators, targeting about 40,000 km by 2040.

European Marine Energy Centre

The European Marine Energy Centre, established in Orkney, Scotland in 2003, is a grid-connected test center where developers trial wave and tidal energy devices in real sea conditions.

European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities

The European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities (ENCASIA) is the network of EU Member States' civil aviation safety investigation authorities, created by Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 in 2011.

European Parliament resolution on Civil Law Rules on Robotics

The European Parliament resolution on Civil Law Rules on Robotics, adopted 16 February 2017 on rapporteur Mady Delvaux's report, urged the Commission to propose EU civil law rules for robotics and AI.

European Processor Initiative

The European Processor Initiative (EPI) is a European Union project begun in 2018 that develops European processor and accelerator technology for high-performance computing, aiming at strategic autonomy in chip design.

European Rail Infrastructure Managers

European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM) is a Brussels-based nonprofit association, founded in 2002, that represents rail infrastructure managers before the European institutions; its members manage 53% of EU railway lines.

European Road Assessment Programme

The European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP) rates the risk faced by road users on major European roads, using crash statistics and road inspections to produce star ratings.

European Robotic Arm

The European Robotic Arm is an ESA-built robotic arm on the Russian segment of the International Space Station, launched in 2021 and able to walk hand-over-hand.

European Robotics Forum

The European Robotics Forum (ERF) is the annual meeting of the European robotics community, organized by euRobotics aisbl and held in a different European city each year since 2010.

European route E18

European route E18 is an international E-road running from Craigavon in Northern Ireland via Belfast, Stranraer, and Newcastle to Scandinavia, linking Oslo and Stockholm and continuing to the Russian border in Finland.

European route E30

European route E30 is a west–east road of the international E-road network, running from Cork in Ireland through London, Berlin, Warsaw, and Minsk to Moscow.

European route E4

European route E4, or Europaväg 4, is a 1,590 km road through Sweden from Helsingborg via Stockholm to Haparanda and Tornio on the Finnish border, often called Sweden's lifeline.

European route E6

European route E6 is a 3,120 km north–south road from Trelleborg in southern Sweden to Kirkenes in northeastern Norway, linking the Oslo and Gothenburg regions.

European Rover Challenge

The European Rover Challenge is an annual international space and robotics competition held in Poland, first held in 2014, where student teams operate Mars rovers on simulated Martian terrain.

European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) GmbH

European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) GmbH is a joint venture of TSMC (70 percent), Bosch, Infineon, and NXP building a Dresden semiconductor fab, with production targeted for 2028.

European Service Module

The European Service Module (ESM) is the ESA-built service component of NASA's Orion spacecraft, supplying propulsion, power, and life support as Europe's principal contribution to the Artemis program.

European Space Agency

The European Space Agency, also known as Agence spatiale européenne, is an intergovernmental organization of 23 European states that coordinates Europe's civilian space program; it was founded in 1975.

European Space Operations Centre

The European Space Operations Centre, ESOC, is the European Space Agency's mission control center in Darmstadt, Germany, which has flown more than 90 missions since opening in 1967.

European Trade Union Confederation

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), founded in Brussels in 1973, is an umbrella organization representing 45 million workers through 94 national confederations and federations across 42 countries.

European Train Control System

The European Train Control System (ETCS) is the standard cab-signaling and automatic train protection component of ERTMS, replacing national signaling to let trains cross borders.