Following the Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting on July 12, the Council adopted conclusions on the 2022 in-depth reviews under the macroeconomic imbalances procedure. The Economic and Financial Affairs Council: Recalls that the EU economy is recovering from the COVID-19 crisis, while uncertainties remain high and rising, in particular due to the surging energy […]
EU invests €1.8 billion in clean tech projects
The EU is investing over €1.8 billion in 17 large-scale innovative clean-tech projects with a third round of awards under the Innovation Fund. Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring breakthrough technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key components […]
University Assistant Position in Architecture in Austria
Offer Description TU Wien is Austria’s largest institution of research and higher education in the fields of technology and natural sciences. With over 26,000 students and more than 4000 scientists, research, teaching and learning dedicated to the advancement of science and technology have been conducted here for more than 200 years, guided by the motto […]
Bachelor in the USA Scholarship
Educations.com is offering a scholarship of up to $5,000 to worldwide students who will be studying a bachelor’s degree abroad at a college or university in the USA. Eligible candidates Must have applied (or will apply) to a college or university in the USA. Must have applied (or will apply) for a bachelor’s-level degree starting in the […]
Council adopts Conclusions on EU Budget Sustainability – 12 July 2022
Following the Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting on July 12, the Council adopted Conclusions on the Commission’s 2021 fiscal sustainability report. The Council (Ecofin): Welcomes the Commission’s “Fiscal Sustainability Report 2021”, which updates the assessment of fiscal sustainability risks across the European Union, based on an enriched multidimensional approach and drawing from the 2021 […]
Second Annual Conference on the Global State of Human Rights -15 and 16 July
On 15 and 16 July, Parliament will co-host the second Global State of Human Rights Conference, with a particular focus on children’s rights all over the world. The two-day high-level event will take place at the Monastery of San Nicolò in Venice-Lido (Italy) and gather, among several participants, key MEPs and European Commissioner, Nobel Peace […]
Climate change: new rules for companies to stop EU-driven deforestation globally
EU consumption represents around 10% of global deforestation MEPs want the rules to also cover pigmeat, sheep and goats, poultry, maize, rubber, charcoal and printed paper products Human rights and the rights of indigenous people also to be respected An area larger than the EU was lost to deforestation between 1990 and 2020 To fight […]
MEPs want better protection for consumers applying for loans online
The new EU rules aim at protecting consumers online from credit card debt, overdrafts and loans that are unsuitable for their financial situation. In a text adopted by the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, with 42 votes in favour, 1 against and 1 abstentions, MEPs say that legislation should cover credit agreements of up […]
List of top-3 health threats to prepare against
The Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) presents a priority list of top-3 health threats that require coordination of measures at EU level in the context of medical countermeasures. The HERA Board agreed on a list which includes three threat categories of life-threatening or otherwise seriously harmful hazards to health which have the potential of […]