Floating wind farms have significant potential but further efforts are needed to drive the costs down and to fully commercialise and industrialise the technology. Scope Proposals will focus on the demonstration of floating offshore wind innovations (such as blades, floaters, moorings, electrical subsystems and cabling, monitoring systems, and/or integrated systems, including whole wind turbines specifically […]
Statement by EP President Sassoli on latest Brexit developments
Statement by European Parliament David Sassoli following extraordinary meeting of Conference of Presidents on state of play of the UK withdrawal from EU: “Tonight with leaders of the political groups in the European Parliament we discussed the next steps regarding the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. “For our part, the European Parliament will now begin […]
Creative Europe: Support for the Distribution of non-national films
Within the specific objective of promoting non-national circulation, one of the priorities of the MEDIA Sub-programme shall be supporting theatrical distribution through non-national marketing, branding, distribution and exhibition of audiovisual works. Scope The MEDIA Sub-programme shall provide support for the following: establishing systems of support for the distribution of non-national European films through theatrical distribution […]
Europe’s economy is increasingly dependent on space
The European Parliament had always supported Europe’s space ambitions, and the EU Space Programs will need this ongoing support in the future. The role of the GSA European GNSS Agency (GSA) Executive Director Carlo des Dorides spoke about his Agency’s market development efforts and success stories, beginning with EGNOS, Europe’s satellite-based augmentation service. EGNOS was […]
Laura Kövesi confirmed as European Chief Prosecutor
Parliament’s leading MEPs endorsed Laura Codruţa Kövesi’s appointment as the first head of the new European Public Prosecutor’s Office. The decision by the Conference of Presidents (EP President David Sassoli and political group leaders) follows an agreement in September between Parliament and Council negotiators on the new European Chief Prosecutor. Parliament’s negotiating team backed Ms Kövesi throughout the negotiations. […]
#euFilmContest
Love European films? Ever dreamed about attending a glamorous awards ceremony? Test your knowledge and join the competition! Yo can win a trip to the European Film Awards in Berlin in December 2019, travel and accommodation included. Who can participate Any permanent resident of the EU is eligible to participate, as well as permanent residents of […]
New challenges facing Europe’s waste water treatment plants present opportunities for improving sustainability
More investment is needed to make urban waste water treatment plants fit to meet the difficult challenges posed by the impacts of climate change, as well as the presence of antibiotics and other micro-pollutants in waste water, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA). Current challenges Much has already been done in recent decades to […]
New plant breeding techniques: Applicability of EU GMO rules [Policy Podcast]
Título: New plant breeding techniques: Applicability of EU GMO rules [Policy Podcast] Autor: European Parliamentary Research Service Duración: 04:58 Resumen: En julio de 2018, el Tribunal de Justicia de las Comunidades Europeas dictaminó que los organismos editados por el genoma entran en el ámbito de la legislación europea sobre OMG. Si bien algunos lo acogieron con beneplácito, […]
Teaching careers in the EU: Why boys do not want to be teachers [Policy Podcast]
Título: Teaching careers in the EU: Why boys do not want to be teachers [Policy Podcast] Autor: European Parliamentary Research Service Duración: 05:40 Resumen: La enseñanza, una profesión que se remonta a través de las generaciones, parece haber perdido parte de su atractivo en la actualidad. El envejecimiento de la población docente, la grave escasez de docentes, […]