The optimisation of advanced biomass supply chains and overcoming specific conversion technology barriers are needed to improve the market up-take of sustainable advanced biofuels and bioenergy and accelerate their deployment for replacing the use of fossil fuels in the transport, power and heating sectors. International collaboration is mutually beneficial in strategic areas where knowledge can […]
Data Protection requirements must go hand in hand with the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing
In its Opinion, the EDPS reacted to the European Commission’s action plan for a comprehensive Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorism financing (C(2020)2800 final), published on 7 May 2020. The EDPS believes that the Commission should make data protection a golden standard in the context of AML/CFT compliance processes. The EDPS highlights the importance […]
EU Regions Week. Be part of it – Register !
Título: EU Regions Week. Be part of it – Register ! Autor: European Committee of the Regions Duración: 00:49 Resumen: Este año, la Semana Europea de las Regiones y Ciudades se extenderá durante tres semanas consecutivas en octubre, cada una dedicada a un tema oportuno: 5-9 de octubre: Empoderamiento de los ciudadanos, 12-16 de octubre: Cohesión […]
Coronavirus Present situation in Europe. Russia 816.680 cases
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the name given to the new coronavirus of 2019. COVID-19 is the name given to the disease associated with the virus. SARS-CoV-2 is a new strain of coronavirus that has not previously been identified in humans. Next table shows european countries with reported laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths. Data […]
PhD student in Environmental and Energy Economics
The Department of Economics at Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics wishes to appoint a PhD student in Economics with an orientation towards Environmental and Energy Economics. The research project aim to develop methodology and applications in assessing firm performance, especially in terms of environmental and energy efficiency performances and to develop a practical […]
Course: INTRODUCTION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION
Course online organised by the EDC of the Universidad Autónoma of Barcelona. Methodology The course will be online (platform to be determined). Sessions will be divided in 2 or 3 parts, with breaks of at least 5 minutes in-between parts. Participants will receive complementary material prior and during each session. Sessions will include debates, activities […]
Internal Security Fund Police. Prevent Radicalisation
Scope The objective is to develop effective responses and tools to prevent and counter all forms of radicalisation (including in particular Islamist and violent right wing extremism) in priority areas highlighted in the annual Strategic Orientations on a coordinated EU approach to prevention of radicalisation, focusing on approaches for disengagement and reintegration of extremist offenders […]
European Universities Erasmus+: supporting pilot with an additional 34 million from Horizon 2020
The European Commission announced on the 24 of July that the first 17 alliances of universities selected under the Erasmus+ programme will each receive a complementary EUR 2 million support from Horizon 2020. With this support, the European Universities will explore further integration and transformation in their research and innovation missions. European Universities are transnational […]
Emissions of most harmful air pollutants dropped in 2018, marking EU progress under UN Convention
The EEA report confirms the overall trend of steady but slow progress by EU Member States (including UK) since 1990 in reducing the emissions of the main air pollutants present in Europe. In all, 26 pollutants are monitored in the report sent by the EU to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Between 2017 […]