The Council has decided to broaden the scope of the EU framework for restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. This framework, adopted in July 2023, currently prohibits the export of components used in the construction and production of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from the EU to Iran, and […]
A Spanish institution among the 2023 Champions for Gender Equality in Research and Innovation
The Commission has announced the three winners of the 2023 Gender Equality Champions Award: Universitat Rovira i Virgili from Spain, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) from France, as well as the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest from Ireland. Each winner will receive a prize of EUR 100 000. Iliana Ivanova, […]
Post-Doctoral Researcher at Koç University Transplant Immunology Research Centre of Excellence in Türkiye
Koç University Transplant Immunology Research Centre of Excellence is offering a position as a post-doctoral researcher in the “Experimental Studies Group”. Duties of the position The appointee will be expected to establish and maintain primary cell cultures, immortalized cell lines, pluripotent cell lines, co-cultures, organospheres, etc.; do molecular manipulation (gene silencing, overexpression, mutagenesis, etc.) of […]
Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell with the European Commission on the adoption of the “transparency of foreign influence” law in Georgia
The EU stands with the Georgian people and their choice in favour of democracy and of Georgia’s European future. The intimidation, threats and physical assaults on civil society representatives, political leaders and journalists, as well as their families is unacceptable. We call on the Georgian authorities to investigate these documented acts. The European Council granted Georgia the status of […]
EU allocates €130 million in humanitarian aid for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024
The European Commission has allocated nearly €130 million this year in humanitarian aid for Latin American and the Caribbean, to address the needs of the most vulnerable people affected by the main ongoing emergencies. This includes over €1 million just approved to respond to the devastating floods in Brazil, which in past weeks have affected […]
University Chemistry Assistant in Austria
Hydrogels are extensively used in biomedical applications, where they serve as a versatile platform for drug delivery, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. This project from the Department of Biomolecular & Selforganizing Matter of Johannes Kepler University Linz aims at understanding hierarchical structure-property relationships of bioinspired hydrogels. Using molecularly engineered protein building blocks, combined with fluorescence […]
The Council adopts the EU’s pact on migration and asylum
The Council adopted a landmark reform of the European asylum and migration system. This establishes a set of rules that will help to manage arrivals in an orderly way, create efficient and uniform procedures and ensure fair burden sharing between member states. Complete overhaul of EU asylum and migration system The Council today adopted in […]
The European Commission approves a €120 million Spanish scheme to support investments in strategic sectors of the Asturias region
The European Commission has approved a €120 million Spanish scheme to support investments in strategic sectors in the Asturias region to foster the transition to a zero net emission economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The scheme was approved under the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework for state aid, adopted by the […]
Spring 2024 Economic forecast for Spain
Economic activity in Spain is expected to grow at 2.1% in 2024 and 1.9% in 2025 driven by domestic demand and sustained by continued labour market resilience. The implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) is set to underpin investment growth over the forecast horizon. Headline inflation is projected to maintain its downward trend […]