The recommendations adopted by the Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance (TAX3) range from overhauling the system for dealing with financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance, notably by thoroughly improving cooperation in all areas between the multitude of authorities involved, to setting up new bodies at the EU and global […]
The Commission reports on its actions to promote the equality of LGBTI people
The European Commission publishes the annual report on its action plan to advance the equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI), which was launched in 2015. The first vice president, Frans Timmermans, said: “All people should be treated equally, regardless of where they come from, their creed, their sex, their age or their […]
€2 billion to fast forward the creation of the European Innovation Council
Ahead of the 21-22 March European Council discussion on innovation, industry and competitiveness, the Commission takes decisive steps to set up a European Innovation Council. Global competition is intensifying and Europe needs to deepen its innovation and risk-taking capability to compete on a market increasingly defined by new technologies. That is why the Juncker […]
2019 European Social Innovation Competition: Challenging Plastic Waste
Título: 2019 European Social Innovation Competition: Challenging Plastic Waste Autor: Crecimiento de la UE Duración: 01:33 Resumen: El concurso europeo de innovación social 2019 está organizado por la Comisión Europea. Bajo el tema Desafío a los residuos plásticos, la edición de este año busca ideas y proyectos que reduzcan los residuos plásticos al enfocarse en el […]
European Media Literacy Week
The European Media Literacy Week is a new initiative by the European Commission to underline the societal importance of media literacy and promote media literacy initiatives and projects across the EU. From 18 to 22 March 2019, various events around the topic of media literacy will take place in Brussels and in Member States. A […]
NGOs saving lives in the Mediterranean: MEPs to assess the situation
2018 Sakharov Prize finalist NGOs, which carried out rescue operations in the Mediterranean and are now prevented from operating, discussed their work with MEPs. Yesterday, MEPs of the Civil Liberties Committee and Human Rights Subcommittee debated the legal framework of search and rescue operations as well as the challenges faced by people working in the […]
€2 billion to fast forward the creation of the European Innovation Council
Global competition is intensifying and Europe needs to deepen its innovation and risk-taking capability to compete on a market increasingly defined by new technologies. That is why the Juncker Commission is introducing a European Innovation Council (EIC) to turn Europe’s scientific discoveries into businesses that can scale up faster. Currently in its pilot phase, the European Innovation […]
European Media Literacy Week 2019
Título: European Media Literacy Week 2019 Autor: Mercado Único Digital Duración: 02:01 Resumen: La primera semana de alfabetización mediática de la UE tendrá lugar del 18 al 22 de marzo. Esta iniciativa de la Comisión tiene como objetivo promover la alfabetización mediática, dotar a los ciudadanos con habilidades de pensamiento crítico y apoyar la lucha contra […]
The EU wants to reinforce its partnership with China
Título: The EU wants to reinforce its partnership with China Autor: Consejo de la Unión Europea Duración: 00:49 Resumen: La UE quiere reforzar su asociación con China en áreas de interés mutuo, como la lucha contra el cambio climático, el apoyo al multilateralismo, la paz y la seguridad y la no proliferación. La UE también quiere […]