La Oficina del Parlamento Europeo en España organiza el 11 de noviembre un seminario sobre la igualdad en los puestos directivos. El encuentro tendrá lugar a las 12:00 horas en la sede de las instituciones europeas en España (Paseo de la Castellana, 46). La directora de la Oficina del Parlamento Europeo en España, María Andrés, […]
Are undertakings allowed to prohibit the use of religious symbols by internal rule? Answer of the CJEU
According to the Court of Justice, religion and belief must be regarded as constituting one and the same criterion of discrimination, failing which the general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation laid down by EU law, more specifically Directive 2000/78, must be undermined. Since 2018, a dispute has been pending between L.F., a […]
Commission invests EUR 3 billion in innovative clean technology projects to accelerate energy independence
Today, the European Commission is launching the third call for large-scale projects under the EU Innovation Fund. With a budget doubled to €3 billion thanks to increased revenue from the auctioning of EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) allowances, this 2022 call for large-scale projects will boost the deployment of industrial solutions to decarbonise Europe. With a special focus […]
Demokritus University of Thrace: Associated Professor in “Cognitive and Language Development”
Description The Democritus University of Thrace (Alexandropolis, Greece) offers an Associate Professor position in the field of Cognitive and Linguistic Development. The profile of the candidate will be that of a senior researcher. The contract is permanent and full time, with 40 hours per week. Requierements An excellent knowledge of the Greek language is required. […]
EU Space to play a pivotal role in the European Critical Raw Materials Act
If oil and gas were once considered the ‘new gold’, then lithium and rare-earth elements (REE) are the new oil and gas. Whereas oil and gas boomed thanks to the development of the automobile, global trade and the plastics industry, lithium and REE are key to a wide array of high-tech and climate applications, including […]
The Ambassador of the European Union in Colombia visits Bucaramanga
Gilles Bertrand, Ambassador of the European Union (EU) in Colombia, is conducting a four-day visit to the city of Bucaramanga and its metropolitan area, in the department of Santander. The purpose of this visit is to establish a dialogue with departmental and district authorities, the Santander business sector, academia and partners with whom the EU […]
European Forest Fire report: Three of the worst fire seasons on record took place in the last six years
Today, the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) published the latest edition of its Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa in 2021. It concludes that last year’s fire season was the second worst in the EU territory in terms of burnt area (since records began in 2006), after 2017 when over […]
Council commits 23.04 billion euros to combat climate change by 2021
In 2021, the European Union and its 27 member states committed €23.04 billion in climate finance from public sources to support developing countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The Council approved the figure, in preparation for the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27), which will […]
Call for grants for media actions in the area of communication ahead of the 2024 European Elections
The European Parliament’s Directorate-General for Communication has published a new call for the Media Grants Program, this time with the aim of increasing citizens’ awareness of the role and democratic values of the EU in the run-up to the 2024 European elections. These media actions must have a two-fold objective: 1. Providing regular, reliable, […]