The EIB has provided Banca March with a €70m Investment Plan for Europe guarantee to support mid-caps and €100m in financing for SMEs. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Banca March are joining forces to provide financing on favourable terms for Spanish SMEs and mid-caps. EIB Vice-President Emma Navarro and Banca March CEO José Luis […]
10 years of the Eastern Partnership: celebrations take place in Brussels
Today Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 May, to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Eastern Partnership (#EaP10), the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, are hosting a series of high-level […]
State aid: Commission approves new commitments package for National Bank of Greece
The European Commission has concluded that Greek support, approved by the Commission in 2014 and 2015, for National Bank of Greece (NBG) remains compatible with EU State aid rules based on a new commitments package submitted by the Greek authorities. Background Since 2015, NBG has successfully executed a significant rationalisation of its operations and sold a substantial part […]
Traineeships at the European Railway Agency
The European Railway Agency (ERA) traineeship scheme is addressed mainly to young university graduates, without excluding those who, in the framework of lifelong learning, have recently obtained a university diploma and are at the beginning of a new professional career. It addresses also seconded trainees, students preparing a thesis and students having an obligation due to […]
Volunteering, International Civil Service and European Solidarity Corps
As the summer season begins and young people start to organize their free time, we would like to share the information about volunteer camps and European Solidarity Corps, in case it could be of your interest. International Civil Service International Civil Service has more than 1,000 projects in more than 60 countries. The duration of […]
Informal meeting of Heads of State or Government – Highlights
Título: Informal meeting of Heads of State or Government – Highlights Autor: consejo de la Unión Europea Duración: 01:40 Resumen: Aspectos destacados de la reunión informal de Jefes de Estado o de Gobierno, que se celebró el 9 de mayo de 2019 en Sibiu, rumanía. Fecha de Publicación: 09-05-2019
Behind the scenes of Russia’s foreign policy-making
There is much we don’t know about how foreign policy is being shaped in Russia. Is Vladimir Putin as almighty as some believe him to be? Do international relations academics have an influence on government decisions? The RuKNOW project tried to find out. Relations between the EU and Russia are at one of their lowest […]
WestMED Hackathons: “Blue Economy contribution to the Summit of the Two Shores”
The first WestMED Hackathons will take place on Tuesday 14 May 2019 in Palermo, Italy. The event, organised by the European Commission and the Co-Presidency of the Initiative for the sustainable development of the blue economy in the western Mediterranean, will showcase and develop concrete projects among businesses, investors, researchers, national and local authorities belonging […]
Can you afford to pay all your bills?
In 2018, 6.2 % of the population or around 31 million people in the European Union (EU) were severely materially deprived. This means that they cannot afford at least four of the following items, which are considered by most people to be desirable or necessary to lead an adequate life: pay their bills on time; keep their home […]