A new Eurobarometer survey released recently shows a strong increase in citizens’ positive perception of the European Union across the board – from the economy to the state of democracy. These are the best results since the June 2014 Eurobarometer survey conducted before the Juncker Commission took office. This latest Standard Eurobarometer survey was conducted […]
Commission provides 20 cities with funding for different projects
The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) will finance 20 urban projects with €82 million. These projects were put forward by cities under the 4th call for proposals of the Urban Innovative Actions which is implemented by French region Hauts-de-France. In particular, Piraeus (Greece), Tampere (Finland) and Turin (Italy) will receive grants for projects that will […]
The Parliament’s fight for gender equality in the EU
These are the main measures of Parliament to fight for women’s rights and achieve gender equality in work, politics and other areas. How does the EU tackle inequalities? Since its inception, the European Union has been guided by the principle of “gender mainstreaming” in the fight for gender equality and to promote a social Europe. […]
H2020: Bio-based Industries: Shaping the bio-based economy through a participatory approach
This call (BBI-2019-SO4-S3) aimed at designing the right tools and system for citizens to participate in the bioeconomy, belongs to the Bio-based Industries Coordination and Support action (BBI-CSA) sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. Since citizens are the end-consumers of bio-based products and services, they should have the opportunity to provide direct input into the […]
H2020: Secure societies: Human factors, and social, societal, and organisational aspects for disaster-resilient societies
This call (SU-DRS01-2018-2019-2020) deals with R&D and innovation for the creation of disaster-resilient societies, the fight against crime and terrorism, and the improvement of border and external security, and is part of the Secure societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. The resilience of societies […]
Enfoca IX: Photo Contest “What You Don’t See”
In 2019, we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the creation of the periodic table, which orders the known elements according to the characteristics of their atoms. 2019 has been declared by the United Nations as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements (IYPT 2019). On this occasion, the University of Almeria is […]
Strengthening the partnership between the European Union and Southeast Asia
Federica Mogherini represented the European Union at the annual ASEAN Regional Forum and EU-ASEAN ministerial looking back on five years of increased cooperation between Europe and Asia and setting in motion the future direction. Federica Mogherini, in her opening remarks, spoke about moving forward with the EU-ASEAN Strategic Partnership, enhanced connectivity between Europe and Asia, […]
Preferences of our users: Most viewed on July 2019
What you can’t miss … We have carried out a selection of the documents, news and calls with more success of our web page in July in both versions, Spanish and English. Choosing is not always an easy task and even more so if there is a great variety. For this reason, the European Documentation […]
State aid: France to recover €8.5 million of illegal aid to Ryanair at Montpellier airport
The European Commission has found that the marketing agreements concluded between the local Association for the Promotion of Touristic and Economic Flows (APFTE) and Ryanair at the airport of Montpellier are illegal under EU State aid rules. Ryanair now has to return €8.5 million of illegal State aid. Montpellier airport is a regional airport located […]