The European Commission has approved an up to €10 billion Spanish scheme (“National Guarantee Scheme”) to support self-employed and companies across sectors in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis Framework, adopted by the Commission on 23 March 2022, based on Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty on […]
Project adviser Position
Mission description As a member of the “Marine living resources and ocean governance” Sector within the “Sustainable Blue Economy” Unit, the Project Adviser contributes to the implementation of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) activities delegated by Commission Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE); consisting in a diversified portfolio of projects […]
First European Defence Innovation Day Calls for More Investment and Cooperation
“We must invest more in defence and make up for years of budget cuts and underinvestment. The message is clear: we need to reduce fragmentation and invest more together, starting now”, said High Representative/Head of the European Defence Agency, Josep Borrell, during the first European Defence Innovation Day – organised by the European Defence Agency […]
Horizon Europe: Fast Track Innovation and Uptake Artificial Intelligence for Aviation
Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to the following expected outcomes. Environment. AI will enable the optimisation of aircraft trajectories, potentially reducing the aviation environmental footprint. Capacity. AI will play a fundamental role in aviation/ATM to address airspace capacity shortages, enabling dynamic configuration of the airspace and allowing dynamic spacing separation between aircraft. […]
Pesticides in food: latest report published
EFSA’s latest annual report on pesticide residues in food covers more than 88,000 food samples collected in the European Union in 2020. Analysis of the results shows that 94.9% of samples fell within legally permitted levels. For the subset of 12,077 samples analysed as part of the EU-coordinated control programme (EU MACP), 98.2% were within legal limits. […]
Commission decides to register ‘Good Clothes, Fair Pay’ initiative
TheCommission hasdecided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Good Clothes, Fair Pay’. The initiative calls on the Commission to propose legislation requiring companies in the garment and footwear sector to carry out due diligence in respect of living wages in their supply chains. The organisers list six objectives of such a due diligence […]
El Tribunal de Justicia y los servicios médicos transfronterizos
Título: El Tribunal de Justicia y los servicios médicos transfronterizos Autor: Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea Duración: 01:52 Fecha de Publicación: 01-07-22 Resumen: A lo largo de los años, el Tribunal de Justicia ha tenido que pronunciarse sobre diversos casos que planteaban cuestiones acerca de cómo se aplican a los servicios médicos las […]
El Tribunal de Justicia y los derechos de los estudiantes
Título: El Tribunal de Justicia y los derechos de los estudiantes Autor: Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea Duración: 02:00 Fecha de Publicación: 14-07-20 Resumen: A través de una serie de sentencias, el Tribunal de Justicia ha contribuido a garantizar que los estudiantes puedan disfrutar de sus derechos a viajar y estudiar por toda […]
¿Por qué existe el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea?
Título: ¿Por qué existe el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea? Autor: Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea Duración: 01:35 Fecha de Publicación: 21-06-21 Resumen: El Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea es el órgano judicial de la Unión Europea. Su función consiste en garantizar que las instituciones de la Unión y […]