Funding instruments provide the legal basis for the implementation of geographic and thematic programmes. For the period 2014-2020, the EU has mainly nine instruments covering external cooperation and external aid. Today monday, 6th of May, Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, Jyrki Katainen, currently in charge of Health and Food Safety, will open the 6th EU […]
EUROPEANA: From earth goddess festival to family feast: the roots and guises of ‘Mother’s Day’
Throughout the world, the love, patience, dedication and commitment of mothers are honoured yearly on ‘Mother’s Day’. Many countries and cultures celebrate their mothers in the month of May, and treat the ‘leading lady’ of the family to a day of pampering, presents, festive food and extra doses of hugs. But did you know that […]
Zis Foundation Travel Grants
Zis Foundation is inviting young people of all nationalities between 16 and 20 to get the chance to receive a grant of 600 Euros for a self-organised study trip to a foreign country. Because this is your journey, it’s up to you to decide which travel topic best suits you. Whether it’s art, nature, sports […]
Conoce a los ganadores del sorteo de LA FERIA DE LAS IDEAS 2019
El día 25 de abril de 2019 el Centro de Documentación Europea estuvo participando en la Feria de las Ideas realizada en la Universidad de Almería. La Feria de las Ideas es un espacio donde los emprendedores pueden exponer sus ideas y encontrar apoyo financiero-comercial-productivo y formativo de la manos de empresarios experimentados, agencias de fomento y […]
World Press Freedom Day 2019
Título: Día Internacional de la Libertad de Prensa 2019 Autor: Consejo de la Unión Europea Duración: 00:53 Resumen: La UE es, de lejos, el lugar donde más se respeta la libertad de prensa. Pero incluso aquí, los periodistas arriesgan sus vidas para decir la verdad … 3 de mayo, Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa. […]
1 de mayo: aniversario de la ampliación de la UE
Título: 1 de mayo: aniversario de la ampliación de la UE Autor: Consejo de la Unión Europea Duración: 01:28 Resumen: El 1 de mayo de 2019 se cumplen 15 años desde la mayor ampliación de la Unión Europea hasta la fecha: República Checa, Estonia, Hungría, Letonia, Lituania, Polonia, Eslovaquia, Eslovenia, Malta y Chipre. Fecha de Publicación: 01-05-2019 […]
Pocket food scanner for diabetes
Diabetics often need to know how much of particular foods they’ve eaten. Now they don’t have to guess. Nutrition is central to health. Imbalance causes many of today’s common diseases. These were virtually unknown during previous eras when people ate in healthier ways. To maintain a balance, tracking intake has become common. For this, consumers […]
Trending Science: Will we be able to resurrect the dead?
Scientists have successfully restored some brain functions of pigs hours after their death. The definition of death has always been very straightforward. But what if death isn’t the end? Published in the journal ‘Nature’, a breakthrough study investigating whether certain functions might be restored long after death is blurring the lines between life and death. […]
The EU mobilises additional €22 million in aid to Palestinians
The European Union announced an over €22 million of additional humanitarian assistance in support of the most vulnerable people in Gaza and the West Bank. It will focus on emergency preparedness and response, health, food security and protection activities for the most vulnerable, and be implemented through the United Nations and international partners. This assistance […]