The Council today adopted conclusions on addressing inequality in partner countries. Inequality nowdays The Council notes that many partner countries remain confronted with levels of inequality that are higher than they were 30 years ago and which threaten the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Inequality is a major brake on the eradication of poverty and sustainable economic growth […]
4 PhD Research Scholar positions – Department of Economics
NHH is pleased to announce vacancies in the PhD specialisation in Economics. Candidates admitted to the PhD Programme at NHH will receive the title of PhD Research Scholar. Females are particularly encouraged to apply. Organisation “NHH Norwegian School of Economics is one of the leading business schools in Europe. NHH has an internationally recognised research environment […]
Olive oil and Wine trade in the EU
EU trade in olive oil EU Member States exported over 1.6 million tonnes of olive oil in 2018, worth €5.7 billion. Almost two thirds of these exports went to other EU Member States (63%, or 1.0 million tonnes). This represents a 15% increase in the value of EU Member States’ total exports compared with 2013. […]
The EU agrees on a future mission to support security in the Central African Republic
The Council has adopted a crisis management concept (CGC) for a new Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) civil advisory mission in the Central African Republic (EUAM RCA). The mission will support the reform of internal security forces so that Central African authorities can mitigate the current security challenges in the country. EU experts […]
H2020. Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy : Strengthening the European agro-ecological research and innovation ecosystem
Speeding-up the agro-ecological transition requires a strengthening of research infrastructures and open innovation initiatives, such as living labs, with the potential to trigger large-scale change. Specific challenge To meet increasing societal requirements as well as food insecurity challenges, agriculture must address the environmental and climate change issues relating to primary production. Scope Proposals shall develop […]
Finance and porcurement team leader
The SRB is organising a call for expressions of interest with a view to establishing a reserve list of Temporary Agents for the position of Finance and Procurement Team Leader. Organisation Eurofound is an agency of the European Union, based in Dublin, Ireland which provides knowledge to assist in the development of social and work-related […]
First tender for private storage aid for olive oil opens today
Following the adoption of private storage aid for the olive oil sector on 11 November 2019, the first tender opened on 21 november 2019. Operators from producing Member States, (Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Malta, Portugal and Slovenia) will be able to submit tenders until 26 November to their national authorities. Squeme and impact […]
The EU towards climate neutrality
The EU will need to update its long-term climate goals in 2020. Parliament wants to reach climate neutrality by 2050. Venice over the last weeks. ©123RF/European Union–EP Next week MEPs will vote on a resolution calling on the EU to set climate neutrality by 2050 as its long-term climate goal under the Paris agreement. The plenary vote comes ahead of […]
AMIF-2019: Protection of children in migration
The number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving to the EU frontline Member States is notable: in Spain, 13,500 estimated to be present on the territory at the end of 2018, in Italy 8,500, and in Greece 3,700. Objectives The objective of this topic is to fund Projects focusing on the exchange of good practices and/or […]