A Madonna and Child painting with a history almost as enigmatic as the Mona Lisa’s smile has been identified as an authentic Raphael canvas by Czech company InsightART, which used a robotic X-ray scanner to investigate the artwork. The 500-year-old painting had long been attributed to Raphael, a contemporary of Leonardo Di Vinci and Michelangelo, but doubts […]
Web Editor at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Applications are invited for the above Contract Agent post at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Job description The jobholder will report to the Head of Section Communication and Spokesperson and contribute to the work of the Communication Section. He/ she will be responsible for the operational management of ECDC website content […]
ENISA: Cyber Attacks Becoming More Sophisticated
Threat landscape maps Malware standing strong as #1 Cyber Threat in the EU, with an increase in Phishing, Identity Theft, Ransomware; Monetisation holding its place as cyber criminals’ top motivation; and the COVID-19 environment fuelling attacks on homes, businesses, governments and critical infrastructure. Today, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), with the support of […]
PhD in Modeling Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Canada
They are seeking a PhD student to map and model biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Metro Vancouver region This work is targeted at developing new approaches and knowledge to spark and foster change toward net positive futures for biodiversity and ecosystem services in the region and more broadly. The biodiversity models will likely involve […]
EUROPA CONTIGO No 3×02
Europa Contigo, programa No 3×02 En este programa Ana Fe Gil Serra Directora del Centro de Documentación Europea de Almería aborda los siguientes temas: – Reunión del Consejo Europeo (15-16 octubre). – Acuerdo PAC. – Convocatoria innovación museos. – Concurso europeo de juicios simulados de derechos humanos. – Estadísticas: importación de mascarillas por países en […]
The Council of Europe warns Spain by letter that its reform of the GPCJ deviates from European standards
Marin Mrčela, the president of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) of the Council of Europe, has sent a letter to the Spanish delegation warning that the reform that the Spanish government wants to carry out regarding the election of the members of the General Council of the Judiciary, ” departs from the Council […]
Post Doctoral Technical Project Manager position in Belgium
MOBI is looking to hire a technical project manager to coordinate research activities in the field of energy storage and energy management in H2020 projects. The position is in the Faculty of Engineering Sciences of Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The candidate will work in the research group MOBI (Mobility, Logistics and Automotive Technology Research Centre). MOBI is a leader in […]
Council agrees its position on the next EU common agricultural policy
Today, the Council agreed its negotiating position (general approach) on the post-2020 common agricultural policy (CAP) reform package. This agreed position puts forward some strong commitments from member states for higher environmental ambition with instruments like mandatory eco-schemes (a novelty compared to the current policy) and enhanced conditionality. At the same time, the agreed position […]
Baltic Sea fishing: Council agrees on 2021 catch limits
Yesterday, the Council reached an agreement on next year’s fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea, focusing on fish stock recovery. Ministers agreed to continue decreasing the fishing opportunities for several fish stocks in the Baltic Sea to help them recover. Ministers decided to continue the closure of the Eastern Baltic cod fishery and to provide only a by-catch quota, […]