The Council has approved conclusions on ways to support influencers as online content creators in the EU. ‘Influencers’ – online creators who post content on social media and video-sharing platforms – are having an increasing impact on the online content and information that people consume on a daily basis in the EU. While this impact is […]
EU boosts readiness to combat 2024 wildfire season
As Europe is preparing for the approaching wildfire season, the EU is taking significant steps to bolster firefighting efforts and safeguard communities, by pre-positioning firefighters and assembling a fleet of firefighting aircraft. First, 556 firefighters from 12 countries will be strategically prepositioned across key locations in Europe this summer, such as France, Greece, Portugal, and Spain, ready […]
International Essay Contest
The contest for young people launched by The Goi Peace Foundation and UNESCO aim at inspiring society to learn from young minds and consider how each person can make a difference in the world. Theme This year’s theme is “My experience of overcoming conflict”. Guidelines Essays can be submitted by individuals up to 25 years […]
Commission designates Booking as a gatekeeper and opens a market investigation into X
The European Commission has designated under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Booking as a gatekeeper for its online intermediation service Booking.com and decided not to designate X Ads and TikTok Ads. In parallel, the Commission has opened a market investigation to further assess the rebuttal submitted in relation to the online social networking service X. This decisions follow a […]
European Citizens’ Initiative on taxation of greenhouse gas emissions
The European Commission decided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Save the Planet by shifting taxation from labour to greenhouse gas emissions’. The organisers of the initiative call on the Commission to strengthen the Fit for 55 Package and the EU carbon pricing system by setting a faster phase-out of free allowances and allowing […]
Council gives final green light to a targeted review of the common agricultural policy
The Council formally adopted a targeted review of certain basic acts of the common agricultural policy (CAP). This review comes as a response to concerns voiced by farmers in recent months and takes into account the impact of geopolitical developments, such as the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and of extreme weather events. Main elements of the […]
European Court of Auditors: It takes too long to recover misspent EU money
The EU auditors found that, while the European Commission ensures that irregular expenditure is recorded accurately and promptly, getting this money back often takes too long. For jointly managed agricultural funds where member states have primary responsibility, recovery rates are generally low, but with significant differences between EU countries. From 2014-2022, €14 billion of such […]
Combating AI bias in the labour market
Two EU-backed projects team up to gain better insight into how AI technologies are impacting workers. The EU-funded projects AEQUITAS and BIAS are joining forces to combat AI system biases in the labour market. By working together, they aim to deepen their understanding of AI technologies’ impact on workers and inform policies accordingly. This partnership […]
Junior engineer with a Master degree in electronic engineering in Spain
The Polytechnic University of Madrid is offering a position as a junior engineer with a Master degree in electronic engineering. Duties of the position The appointee will be expected to design and micro-fabricate sensors based on electroacoustic resonators; characterize sensors; develop database and develop and applicate algorithms based on machine learning for sensor reading. Required […]