The Commission today publishes its guidelines on how the Code of Best Practice on Disinformation, the first of its kind worldwide, should be strengthened with a view to increasing its effectiveness in the fight against disinformation. These guidelines set out the Commission’s intentions, call for a stronger commitment from signatories and provide for greater participation […]
GoCamp Volunteering Programme in Ukraine
GoCamp is a volunteer programme in Eastern Europe, where volunteers from around the world motivate kids to learn foreign languages and introduce the world to children from all over Ukraine. GoCamp is looking for English/German/French-speaking volunteers who would come to Ukraine and interact with the children in English, German or French, get a great time, new friends […]
World’s glaciers melting faster this century
Scientists used 20 years’ worth of satellite data to estimate the rate at which glaciers across the globe are shrinking. The result is the most accurate and comprehensive assessment of the world’s glaciers to date. The Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets may be the largest bodies of ice in the world, but they aren’t the […]
European Environment Agency Photo Competition
Launched by the European Environment Agency (EEA) the photo competition “Climate Change PIX” invites citizens from eligible countries, from 18 years old, to reconnect with nature and capture all its wonders on camera. Participants can submit photographs depicting any of the following four categories: Climate change impacts on nature Climate change impacts on society Societal solutions for […]
Director’s post in the Translation Service of the General Secretariat of the Council
Selection criteria We are looking for an experienced manager with the ability to lead and motivate a large team, preferably with managerial experience in the translation domain. We are looking for a dynamic manager with the ability to manage change in an environment of rapid technological development while maintaining high-quality output. The Director of LING.2 […]
The EU on the current geopolitical chessboard
In view of the serious international situation and the escalation of conflicts in different areas of Europe, the EU Foreign Affairs Ministers have held a series of meetings since May 18 in order to address the various current situations and reach consensus agreements: Main results EU Foreign Ministers exchanged views on the recent serious escalation […]
Eurojust supports Spanish action against massive VAT fraud
Eurojust has supported an operation against large-scale VAT fraud, money laundering and forgery of documents, which have cost the Spanish tax authorities EUR 26 million in missed revenues In record time, the Agency coordinated the judicial cooperation with Slovakia, Belgium and the Netherlands to halt the fraud scheme. The scammers had set up a series […]
PhD Position in Architecture in Iceland
Description The Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering seeks applicants to fill a Ph.D. student position for 3 years for the project Carbon Sink Cities (CSC). Research unit: CSC provides an excellent opportunity to produce a dissertation while working with important themes as a member of an inspiring research team of high-performing academics. In addition […]
Horizon Europe: Energy Harvesting and Storage Technologies
Scope Innovative technologies for efficient, low cost, sustainable, compact and flexible energy harvesting, conversion and storage are crucial to reach the Green Deal targets of decarbonised energy systems while achieving the transition to secure and affordable energy. EU-funded early-stage research on innovative energy technologies is uncovering unique opportunities for systems integration of advanced and sustainable […]