Copenhagen Business School invites applicants for a PhD position in Auditing. The PhD position is at the department of accounting. The PhD will work in close collaboration with the supervisors and benefit from the international research environment at the department of accounting and at CBS. This project is eligible for financial support for fieldwork, data […]
EU foreign ministers discuss Ukraine and the Coup d’état in Niger
During the informal ministerial meeting in Toledo, EU foreign ministers supported the search for a just peace in Ukraine and the plans drawn up by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore democracy in Niger. The meeting, which took place in the Old Arms Factory in Toledo under the Spanish presidency of […]
Young Inventors Prize
To encourage the next generation of inventors, the European Patent Office has launched the Young Inventors prize with the aim to rewards young innovators from around the world. They should have any idea, project or product in any field of technology to solve a problem within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. […]
Spanish film ’20 000 especies de abejas’ nominated for the European Parliament’s LUX Prize
20 000 species of bees (Spain), Fallen Leaves (Finland), In the Adamant (France-Japan), Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (Estonia-France-Iceland) and Teachers’ Lounge (Germany) will compete for the LUX European Film Public Prize, organised by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy. The five shortlisted films were announced in Venice by five MEPs: Laurence Farreng (Renew, France), […]
Eurostat: When do young Europeans leave their parental home?
In 2022, young people across the EU left their parental home on average at the age of 26.4 years. However, this average varied among EU countries. The highest average ages, at 30 years or above, were recorded in Croatia (33.4 years), Slovakia (30.8), Greece (30.7), Bulgaria and Spain (both 30.3), Malta (30.1) and Italy (30.0). In contrast, the lowest […]
Commission wants to address challenges related to wolf returns
The return of the wolf to EU regions where it has been absent for a long time is increasingly leading to conflicts with local farming and hunting communities, especially where measures to prevent attacks on livestock are not widely implemented. President von der Leyen said: “The concentration of wolf packs in some European regions has […]
Horizon Europe: Testing and demonstrating transformative solutions increasing climate resilience of the agriculture and/or forestry sector
Expected Outcome Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Regions and communities have undertaken action transforming into tangible projects their roadmaps designed with the aim of fostering a systemic approach to climate resilience towards the different and multi-risks locally identified as relevant, with particular emphasis on the development of nature-based solutions, biodiversity […]
Informal ministerial meeting on agriculture 3 – 5 September 2023
The informal EU agriculture ministerial meeting takes place at the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones of Córdoba from 3 to 5 September. Ministers debate the role of new technologies as a tool for making agriculture more resilient to climate change, including the latest gene editing techniques. The working sessions discuss how to address the growing […]
Fishing opportunities for 2024 in the Baltic Sea
The Commission has adopted its proposal for the 2024 fishing opportunities for the Baltic Sea in response to a scientific assessment that indicates several fisheries are in a dire situation. The Commission proposed the total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for three out of the ten stocks managed in the Baltic Sea. The remaining quota proposals will be […]