The European Commission sets out a new EU Security Union Strategy for the period 2020 to 2025, focusing on priority areas where the EU can bring value to support Member States in fostering security for all those living in Europe. From combatting terrorism and organised crime, to preventing and detecting hybrid threats and increasing the resilience […]
Selection of partners to carry our Europe Direct Activities (2021-2025) in Spain
The European Commission, via its Representation in Spain, is launching a call for proposals to select partners to run EUROPE DIRECT in 2021-2025. EUROPE DIRECT engage with citizens on a pro-active and continuous basis to ensure greater ownership of the European project. By organizing information and engagement activities, it enables citizens to make informed choices about the future […]
Post-doctoral position in quantum machine learning and quantum artificial intelligence
ICFO is offering a postdoctoral position to a well-qualified, highly motivated and dynamic young scientist who wishes to enhance his/her scientific career in a friendly and stimulating environment. The successful candidate will be joining the Quantum Optics Theory and Quantum Information Theory groups led by Prof. Dr. Maciej Lewenstein and Prof. Dr. Antonio Acín, respectively. […]
First “Green Deal” funding from European Innovation Council awards over €307 million to 64 startups
The European Innovation Council has awarded over €307 million to 64 game-changing ‘green deal’ start-ups and SMEs contributing to the objectives of the European Green Deal Strategy and the Recovery Plan for Europe. Winning proposals range from innovative solutions for the automotive, aerospace and maritime sectors to advanced materials or Internet of Things technologies. Over one third of the selected companies are […]
Allergenicity assessment of GM plants: stakeholders to support working group
EFSA is setting up a stakeholder consultative group to support its upcoming work on the allergenicity assessment of genetically modified (GM) plants. The group will be consulted at various stages during the process and will provide input to the EFSA scientific working group in charge of the activity. Nominations for membership of the stakeholder group […]
EU and Airbus Member States take action to ensure full compliance in the WTO aircraft dispute
The governments of France and Spain agreed with Airbus SE to modify the terms of the Repayable Launch Investment granted by them for development of the A350 aircraft to reflect market conditions. This means that the European Union and the Member States concerned – France, Spain and Germany, also known as the “Airbus Member States” […]
Junior Scientific Officer – Molecular Biology at EFSA
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), based in Parma, Italy, is seeking a highly motivated Junior Scientific Officer – Molecular Biology with expertise in areas related to risk assessment of GM plants, who will contribute to EFSA’s scientific and technical outputs through the collection, analysis and evaluation of data and information. Tasks The successful candidate […]
Informative Bulletin No. 50 is now available!
Informative Bulletin No. 50 is now available! In this edition, we highlight the section of interviews conducted by our Director, Ana Fe Gil Serra, to Mr. José Cara González, President of IFAPA and Mr. Pedro Caparrós, General Director of Caparrós Nature. In the News section includes the most relevant news about Economy, Institutional Affairs, Health, […]
H2020. Restricted Call to maximise impact of IMI2 JU objectives and scientific priorities
A major challenge in life sciences, in particular within the medicines development process, is the scale of the investment required, the stepwise approach, very long development timelines and the successful involvement of relevant stakeholders. Certain IMI2 JU topics, launched under IMI2 JU Calls for proposals that are now closed, anticipated in their corresponding work plans […]