Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 7 % of the population and causes behavioural problems, learning limitations and social exclusion. An EU-funded project provides a novel gaming system as an alternative ADHD treatment. The Project “The FocusLocus project aimed to provide an innovative and disruptive game-based intervention programme for assisting children to manage and overcome […]
FRONTEX is looking for 700 Border Guards
For the first time, the European Union will have its own uniformed service – the European Border and Coast Guard standing corps. This new border corps, composed of Frontex and EU Member States’ officers, will at any time be able to support the Member States facing challenges at their external borders. FRONTEX Tasks border control at […]
The Commission and Kosovo close to an agreement on counterterrorism
Commission and the authorities of Kosovo endorse an arrangement on counterterrorism. Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos endorsed an arrangement for the implementation of the Joint Action Plan on Counter-Terrorism for the Western Balkans with the Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo, Ekrem Mustafa. The arrangement identifies concrete priority actions, which the Kosovan authorities should […]
The Future of Bank Resolution after the General Court’s Tercas Judgment
The genesis of the EU bank resolution framework was based on the fundamental principle that failing financial institutions could not receive external financial support, be it industry financing or state aid unless they had first internalized their losses by placing the burden at least upon shareholders and junior creditors. However, the General Court’s ruling in the Tercas case in March […]
The EU increases humanitarian aid in Zimbabwe
The European Union is stepping up its support to the people of Zimbabwe with an additional €53 million in the fields of health and resilience building. Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, said: “This new package of €53 million is another testimony of EU’s unwavering support to the people of Zimbabwe. In a difficult […]
Head of Department in the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
Cedefop is responsible for strengthening European cooperation and providing data that will serve as a basis for European education and vocational training policies. Institution The European Center for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) helps to develop and implement the vocational training policies of the European Union. It monitors the evolution of labor market trends […]
EU approves €150 million disbursement in Macro-Financial Assistance to Tunisia
The European Commission, on behalf of the EU, has approved today the disbursement of a €150 million loan to Tunisia. This is the third and final disbursement under the second Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) programme to Tunisia, and follows the completion of an important set of policy measures intended to support the country’s economic transition. The […]
H2020: Secure, clean and efficient energy: Market Uptake support
in June 2018 member states agreed to set an overall EU renewable energy target of 32% by 2030. Challenges exist for renewable energy to realise its full potential in all sectors and accelerate the clean energy transition. Specific Challenge The introduction and deployment of renewable energy at large scale requires overcoming a number of barriers. […]
Discs of newborn stars related to the formation of new planets
Protoplanetary discs surround newborn stars in the galaxy. EU project DIGDEEP, thanks to a cutting-edge instrument, discovered,that these discs expel matter through winds, potentially key to planets remaining in the zone where habitation is possible. Roughly one new star forms per year in our galaxy, the Milky Way, and planet formation follows. Astronomers on EU […]