The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders fell by 21% in the first 10 months of this year to 87 500*, largely because of a drop in arrivals in Eastern and Western Mediterranean, according to preliminary calculations. In October, the number of illegal border crossings was 19% lower than in the previous […]
European Semester Autumn Package
The European Commission presented its autumn economic policy package, including the Opinions on euro area Draft Budgetary Plans (DBPs) for 2021 and policy recommendations for the euro area. This is the second step in the 2021 European Semester cycle, which started in September with the publication of the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy (ASGS) with the concept of […]
Asempal celebra el “V Foro Empresarial de Almería” dedicado a la innovación agroalimentaria
La Confederación Empresarial de la Provincia de Almería (ASEMPAL), con el patrocinio de Bankia, va a celebrar el Foro Empresarial 2020, el próximo lunes 23 de noviembre, a las 12:00 h, bajo el título “Almería, palanca de innovación agroalimentaria” que, en su quinta edición, tendrá un formato online, atendiendo a las recomendaciones sanitarias. La eficiencia, la calidad, la […]
PhD student in Plant Physiology in Sweden
PhD student in Plant Physiology at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences at the Stockholm University Research and education at Stockholm University at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) is located in the Arrhenius Laboratories, situated at the University Campus at Frescati. Presently around 140 people are working at […]
New Cosumers Agenda: Helping EU consumers make the most of their rights
The European Consumers Centres Network (ECC-Net) is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. For the occasion, the following virtual event will take place on 20 November at 14.00, open to the general public via web-streaming. The event will be attended by the European Commissioner for Justice, Mr Reynders, who will answer questions from journalists on […]
Research assistant / Country expert position in India
Description The Department of Political and Social Sciences announces a selection, based on work to date, for n. 1 research contract for: logistical support in planning the in-depth interviews necessary to achieve the objectives of the research project; logistical support during the conduct of the in-depth interviews related to the research project; logistical support […]
16.8 million European funds advanced to Spain to fight the pandemic
Seven EU Member States, including Spain, will receive advance payments from the Solidarity Fund to mitigate the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Aid from the Solidarity Fund Germany, Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Hungary and Portugal will also receive advances to cope with the health emergency On Monday, Budgets Committee Members approved €823 million in EU aid […]
How the pandemic has changed forever the way we teach
This year’s global pandemic exposed as never before the urgent need to revolutionise teacher training as skills centres and vocational education and training schools were closed around the world, forcing a sudden switch to online learning. Countries that had already started investing heavily online and blended education (where digitally-based distance learning is combined with practical […]
EDA Annual Conference to focus on ‘Sustaining European Defence’
‘Sustaining European Defence’ will be the topic of this year’s EDA Annual Conference which will take place on 3-4 December 2020 in online format, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Registration is already open with only a restricted number of virtual seats available. Europe is facing up to the reality of before and after COVID-19. Today, four years […]