Low productivity and lack of economic diversification makes farmers vulnerable to food insecurity, and contribute to a continuous migration towards urban areas, especially among the younger generations. Specific challenge En muchas regiones africanas, la agricultura está predominantemente orientada a la subsistencia, por lo tanto, la mayoría de los agricultores carecen de los medios para invertir […]
ESC Volunteering Teams in high priority areas
European Solidarity Corps Volunteering Teams in high priority areas are large-scale projects supporting volunteering teams activities with the aim to carry out short-term high-impact interventions that address societal challenges in policy areas defined at EU level. ESC aims The European Solidarity Corps aims to promote solidarity as a value, mainly through volunteering, to enhance the engagement […]
EU makes it easier for companies to restructure within the single market
The EU is removing unjustified barriers to EU companies’ freedom of establishment in the single market. Following an agreement with the European Parliament earlier this year, the Council today adopted a directive that facilitates EU companies’ cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions. “These new rules enable EU companies to make the best out of the single […]
Minerva EU-JAPAN fellowship
Fellowship MINERVA EU-JAPAN FELLOWSHIP is a 6 month in-house fellowship scheme in Japan, designed to support the research and policy analysis of the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, on economic and industrial issues (EU-Japan related). The Research Fellow will undertake research work on a selected priority topic of the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, which […]
Employment of recent graduates in EU regions
In 2018, 82% of recent graduates were employed. In other words, 82% of young people aged 20-34 who had successfully obtained at least an upper secondary level of education in the past 1-3 years and are not in further education were in employment. This figure has increased for five years in a row, up from […]
EMFF : Ocean-Monitoring
Ocean energy could provide clean, predictable, indigenous and reliable energy and contribute to the EU’s objective of reaching a share of renewables of at least 32% of the EU’s gross final consumption by 2030. Challenge The general objectives of this call for proposals are: To increase the amount of environmental data and improve knowledge on […]
European Border and Coast Guard Officer – Basic Level
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is organising a selection procedure to establish a reserve list from which to fill future vacant posts of European Border and Coast Guard Officers – Standing Corps – Basic Level. The new European Border and Coast Guard Regulation provides for the establishment of a European Border and Coast Guard Standing […]
Feasibility analysis of a railway safety service based on EGNSS
There are currently more than 20 rail signalling systems in Europe since each country has developed its own railway infrastructure, equipment and operational rules. This has led to increased costs and technical and operational complexity. Therefore, the European Rail Industry, supported by the EU Institutions, is working on the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), […]
European decision-makers and local and regional governments call for European policies to give greater support to rural areas
Against the backdrop of ongoing discussions about the EU’s next financial framework, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), members of the European Parliament and the International Association Rurality-Environment-Development (RED) met at a conference in Brussels on 12 November to talk about the specific needs of rural areas post-2020. They urged the European Commission to include provisions […]