The EU strongly condemns the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) launch of another intercontinental ballistic missile on 18 December, for the fifth time this year, following the launch of a short-range ballistic missile the day before. The DPRK must cease these illegal and dangerous launches, which blatantly violate UN Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs) and undermine […]
EU prolongs tariff suspension for US products related to the steel and aluminium dispute
The European Union has announced its decision to extend until 31 March 2025 the suspension of its rebalancing tariffs on US products in the context of the steel and aluminium dispute. Initially implemented during the Trump Presidency, the EU rebalancing tariffs on US exports were a response to the US “Section 232” tariffs on steel […]
Engineer (research activities) Technical in University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, through the principal investigator Dr. Levente Tamas, from the Department of Automation, announces 1 open research position for an early-stage research engineer, funded from the project PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2021-3120 (“VineEye”). The position lies at the intersection of the fields of robotics and computer vision. It will concern the development and experimental validation […]
UNICEF Internships
The UNICEF Internship Programme offers students the opportunity to acquire direct practical experience in UNICEF’s work. UNICEF is active in various functional areas related to its mandate, which can be categorized in three main pillars: Programme and Policy, External Relations and Operations. Read more about these areas here. Internships are offered depending on the needs and […]
EU to invest over EUR 65 million in clean technology projects
The Commission has today selected 17 small-scale innovative clean tech projects to receive over €65 million in project support under the EU Innovation Fund. These funds will help companies in Europe, including small businesses, to bring breakthrough technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, renewable energy, and energy storage. The selected projects cover a wide range […]
The Council and the European Parliament reach breakthrough in reform of EU asylum and migration system
The Spanish presidency of the Council and the European Parliament have reached a deal on the core political elements of five key regulations that will thoroughly overhaul the EU’s legal framework on asylum and migration. The five EU laws that the Spanish presidency and Parliament have agreed on touch upon all stages of asylum and […]
What makes “All I Want for Christmas is You” so popular after thirty years? CORDIS answers
Every year, the catchy tune with the opening bell chimes and tour-de-force delivery re-enters charts worldwide in the weeks before Christmas. Whether you’re indoors or outdoors, the enduring track is unavoidable during the holiday season. The music industry and mainstream media have covered the cultural impact and reasons for the timeless, classic quality of a […]
Human rights breaches in Belarus, Tanzania and Tibet
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situation in Tanzania, Belarus and Tibet. The Maasai communities in Tanzania MEPs urge the Tanzanian government to immediately halt ongoing forcible evictions of Maasai communities in the country’s Ngorongoro District due to, among other reasons, plans to turn large parts of traditional grazing […]
Commission opens formal proceedings against X under the Digital Services Act
The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether X may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to risk management, content moderation, dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers. On the basis of the preliminary investigation conducted so far, including on the basis of an analysis of the risk assessment […]