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Declaration by EU Presidents about the future of Europe
The Presidents of the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission will make statements on the future of Europe this Friday, 31 January at 11.00 in the Parlamentarium. Following their meeting this Thursday at the Jean Monnet House in Bazoches, France, Presidents Sassoli, Michel and von der Leyen will present their reflections on Europe’s political […]
H2020. AI for Genomics and Personalised Medicine
Several national and regional initiatives already support the pooling of genomic and other health data to advance research and personalised medicine. The next step is to make use of the existing infrastructures and initiatives for the successful exploitation of genomic data to facilitate personalised medicine. Specific Challenge The challenge is to demonstrate the potential and […]
Italy should have ensured that its public authorities complied, in their commercial transactions with private undertakings, with periods for payment not exceeding 30 or 60 days
In the judgment in Commission v Italy (Directive combating late payment) (C-122/18), delivered on 28 January 2020, the Grand Chamber of the Court held that Italy had infringed Directive 2011/7 on combating late payment in commercial transactions, in that that Member State had not ensured that its public authorities, when they were debtors in such transactions, effectively […]
Power-to-gas system enables massive storage of renewable energy
Power-to-gas (P2G) is bringing fresh momentum to the renewables field, providing a powerful approach to convert renewable power into ‘green’ hydrogen and methane. An EU-funded project developed flexible P2G technology that offers the renewables sector an array of possible lucrative use cases. Currently, the renewable generation capacity is estimated at around 20 %, but according […]
Scholarship programme for the Sustainable India Finance Facility
Organisation Sustainable India Finance Facility Research Field Ecology Deadline 29 February 2020 Location India Sustainable India Finance Facility SIFF is a partnership of the UN Environment Programme, BNP Paribas & World Agroforestry Centre. It is a diplomatic entity based in Delhi, with a field office in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. It seeks to utilise private capital for […]
Erasmus+: a life-changing experience for 10 million young Europeans
The 2018 annual report on Erasmus+, published recently, shows that over the last three decades, more than 10 million people have participated in what turned out to be a life-changing experience for many of them. At the opening of a stakeholder event on the new Erasmus+ programme in Brussels, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education […]
Parliament commemorates the liberation of Auschwitz
Senator-for-life Liliana Segre shared her experience of the evil inflicted in Auschwitz and the duty to bear witness, in a ceremony to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day. In the presence of Ms Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, world famous cellist and surviving member of the Women’s Orchestra in Auschwitz, Mischa and Maxim Maisky performed “From Jewish Life: Prayer” by […]
UK leaves the European Union
The Withdrawal Agreement was approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday evening by 621 votes in favour, 49 against and 13 abstentions. In a debate with the Croatian State Secretary for European Affairs Nikolina Brnjac on behalf of the Presidency of the Council, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and the EU’s Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier, […]