The European Vocational Skills Week is ongoing across Europe and beyond from 16 to 20 May. Organised by the European Commission every year, it is an occasion to celebrate best practices in Vocational Education and Training (VET), bringing together everyone involved – from local, to national and regional authorities, students, teachers and education and training organisation stakeholders […]
European Semester Spring Package 2022
The European Commission’s 2022 European Semester Spring Package provides Member States with support and guidance two years on from the first impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the midst of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The Spring 2022 Economic Forecast projects the EU economy to continue growing in 2022 and 2023. However, while the EU economy […]
Nutrition: dietary reference values
Título: Nutrition: dietary reference values Autor: EFSAchannel Duración: 4:42 Fecha de Publicación: 07-01-13 Resumen: Humans need many different food nutrients if they are to stay healthy and reduce the risk of diet-related disease. Dietary Reference Values are the amounts of nutrients that people need to stay healthy — but how are they calculated? This video […]
What is a model?
Título: What is a model? Autor: EFSAchannel Duración: 3:36 Fecha de Publicación: 14-11-16 Resumen: A model is a simple representation of reality that helps us to understand how something works. But models can also help us to understand unknowns or predict what might happen. So, for example, we can we predict the potential risk to […]
What are pesticides and how do they get into our food?
Título: What are pesticides and how do they get into our food? Autor: EFSAchannel Duración: 2:48 Fecha de Publicación: 17-07-22 Resumen: Pesticides play an important role in maintaining yields of agricultural crops. However, the residues from pesticides can potentially be harmful to humans if they get into the food we eat. A pesticides expert at […]
El Tribunal General y la propiedad intelectual
Título: El Tribunal General y la propiedad intelectual Autor: Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea Duración: 2:14 Fecha de Publicación: 30-07-21 Resumen: La propiedad intelectual desempeña un importante papel en nuestro éxito económico y en el bienestar de la sociedad en general. Descubra qué funciones asume el Tribunal General en la tarea de decidir […]
Listeria infections in humans
Título: Listeria infections in humans Autor: EFSAchannel Duración: 3:19 Fecha de Publicación: 27-06-13 Resumen: Listeria is a family of bacteria that contains ten species. One of these, Listeria monocytogenes, causes the disease listeriosis in humans and animals. Although listeriosis is rare, the disease is often severe with high hospitalisation and mortality rates. Learn more about […]
EU member states to collaborate to store and share gas supplies
An important step to improve EU security of supply in the context of the war in Ukraine was taken today with the provisional political agreement reached between the Council and the European Parliament on the legislation on gas storage. The proposed regulation aims to ensure that storage capacities in the EU are filled before the […]
Provisional agreement reached to make international trade easier
The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a single window for customs which sets the appropriate conditions for digital collaboration between customs and partner competent authorities. The aim is to make international trade easier, shorten customs clearance times and reduce the risk of fraud. It will also help reduce the administrative burden […]