The Integrated Electronic Systems Division at the Department of Electrical and Information Technology of Lunds University offers a position as a doctoral student in Electrical Engineering with focus on Integrated Analog Circuit Design. Duties of the position The appointee will be expected to devote themselves to their research studies, which includes participating in research projects […]
EU announces €150 million in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan crisis
In view of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the EU has activated its emergency aid reserve to avoid a risk of famine in the country. This will bring the total EU response to nearly €150 million in humanitarian aid for this crisis in 2024. This funding will support partners working inside Afghanistan (nearly €126 […]
Increase in tourist overnight stays in the European Union in 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, there were 452.6 million overnight stays in tourist accommodations across the EU, marking a 7% increase compared with the same quarter of 2023. January recorded 133.9 million nights (+3% compared with January 2023), February 149.2 million (+6%) and March 169.5 million (+9%). This information comes from monthly data on tourist accommodation up to […]
Climate Journalism Award
The Award promotes innovative and creative storytelling that highlights the fight against climate change and values high-quality reporting on climate and environmental issues. Who can apply Journalists or teams are invited to submit their stories in one of the following categories: Data-driven Visualisation Fighting Climate Misinformation Pinpoint Award for Investigations Storytelling & Solutions Emerging Talent […]
European Union signs aviation agreement with the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
The European Union and Bangladesh have signed a Horizontal Aviation Agreement . This agreement will allow any EU airline to operate flights between Bangladesh and any of the seven EU Member States whose bilateral air services agreements with Bangladesh does not already allow this. Previously, these bilateral air services agreements only permitted airlines owned and controlled […]
Election 2024: Seat projection for new European Parliament
Projection for the composition of the new Parliament based on provisional results in 23 countries and estimates and pre-electoral data for the remaining four (as of 00.17). The above projection is based on: provisional results from 23 EU member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Finland, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, […]
Spain: EIB and Banco Sabadell sign guarantee agreement to facilitate up to €400 million in new financing for SMEs and mid-caps
The signed agreement worth up to €200 million is the first tranche of an EIB-approved operation of up to €300 million in total — under which Banco Sabadell will finance projects over the next two years. The operation will promote private sector investment and support the financing needs of a key segment of the Spanish economy […]
Commission seeks feedback on draft targeted amendments to rules on small amounts of State aid to the agricultural sector
The European Commission has launched a public consultation inviting all interested parties to comment on draft targeted amendments to the rules on small amounts of aid to the agricultural sector (‘Agricultural de minimis Regulation‘). All interested parties can respond to the public consultation until 21 July 2024. The proposed amendment The Agricultural de minimis Regulation exempts small amounts from State […]
European Central Bank lowers interest rates by 25 basis points
The Governing Council today decided to lower the three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points. Based on an updated assessment of the inflation outlook, the dynamics of underlying inflation and the strength of monetary policy transmission, it is now appropriate to moderate the degree of monetary policy restriction after nine months of holding […]