Women can be crucial facilitators in the integration process. When they have children, they are often multipliers in the areas of education and employment and play an important role as agents for the transfer of values. The positive impact of migrant women’ employment on the social outcomes of their children is well documented. Objectives Support […]
Africa-Europe Alliance: two new financial guarantees under the EU External Investment Plan
The European Commission signed two guarantee agreements with two Member States’ development finance institution: the Dutch ‘Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V’ (FMO) and the Italian ‘Cassa Depositi e Prestiti’ (CDP). These guarantee agreements are part of the implementation of the EU External Investment Plan, the financial arm of the Africa-Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Jobs. More […]
Organised criminal group involved in THB and prostitution dismantled in Lithuania and Spain
A simultaneous operation by the Lithuanian Police and the National Police of Spain was carried out yesterday. The operation was led by the respective judicial authorities in both countries, in close cooperation with Eurojust and Europol, and led to the arrest of two alleged organisers in Spain and 13 alleged criminal group members in Lithuania. […]
Capital Markets Union: Council adopts legislative reforms
The Council has adopted a set of legislative reforms which are part of progress towards the capital markets union. The texts concern: the creation of a new category of benchmarks contributing to sustainable finance; transparency obligations for sustainable investments; a new prudential framework for investment firms; a harmonised framework for covered bonds; rules promoting access […]
Intership in the European Committee of the Regions
The intership in the CoR allow to live from within the dynamics of a political assembly and to become familiar with the objectives and activities of the Committee in the field of European integration. Each fellow is assigned to a specific department of the CDR. Tasks The nature of the work depends largely on each […]
EU emissions in 2018 are lower but still far from the 2030 target
The European Union (EU) cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2 % in 2018, according to preliminary estimates released by the European Environment Agency. However, rising energy consumption continues to hamper progress on energy efficiency. The EEA report ‘Trends and projections in Europe 2019 — Tracking progress towards Europe’s climate and energy targets’ presents analysis of […]
H2020. Smart, green and integrated transport: Understanding and mitigating the effects on public health of emerging non-regulated nanoparticle emissions issues and noise
Growing road traffic in Europe results in detrimental effects on the environment and public health in spite of the gradual emissions reduction due to increasingly stringent emission standards. Challenge Some technologies lead to particles of smaller and smaller size that influence the health of citizens living close to traffic, before aging in the atmosphere and […]
Two post-doctoral scholarships (3 years) in Economics
“Umeå University in Sweden provides creative environments for learning and research” The Department of Economics at Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics, Umeå University, is looking for two promising young researchers. Organisation The vision of Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics is to be a University-based Business School firmly rooted in the region, […]
Radio Agora: La apuesta científica y tecnológica de Europa por la innovación en nuestras ciudades y municipios
Programa debate radiofónico en directo sobre la política de cohexión de la UE y su impacto en las regiones del sur de Europa Nuestra Directora Ana Fé Gil Serra participa en el debate en directo que se celebra el 14 de noviembre de 2019. Programa 17:00 – BIENVENIDA E INTRODUCCIÓN A LA JORNADA Guillermo Buteau […]