State of Research and Knowledge Report

capture ICT knowledge | assess ICT knowledge | capture IT knowledge

Assessment Report | Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | AR [Abbr.]

Assesses knowledge regarding wound care

Second Language Evaluation [ SLE | Language Knowledge Examination ]

environmental impact report | environmental impact statement | impact analysis | impact study

M.A.D.R.I.D report | main assessment and description report for internal debate

assess an environmental plan against financial costs | check environmental plans against financial costs | appraise environmental plans against financial costs | assess environmental plans against financial costs

creating risk reports | make risk reports | create risk reports | write risk reports

The presence of data gaps in Member States' reports is inevitable, as there are still significant gaps in knowledge on marine issues, and the scope of the assessment required by article 8 of the MSFD is very comprehensive.

The knowledge and evidence base for EU biodiversity policy has been improved through streamlined reporting under the nature directives, and the mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services, recognised internationally as the most advanced regional assessment scheme under the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.

Yet, the initial assessment reports often give only a fragmented overview of the state of the marine environment, not always reflecting the available knowledge in its entirety.

In view of the analysis, the Commission asked Member States to report on "Existing national law establishing as a criminal offence the use of services which are the objects of exploitation of trafficking in human beings; who is precisely criminalised; if criminalisation for all forms of exploitation is envisaged; if legislation requires proving the element of knowledge that the person is a victim of trafficking and how it impacts the applicability of the legislation; what measures were taken to ensure that the public is aware of the law to ensure better implementation; available statistical data on prosecutions and convictions and h ...[+++]urdles faced; if there is no existing national law, what are the reasons and what alternatives are in place to fulfil the obligation of considering criminalisation; how they assess the impact of such laws and if they have relevant suggestions; what consultation processes are in place and; if they have commissioned any evaluation and research of such laws".