On Tuesday MEPs elected the 14 vice-presidents for the first half of the 10th parliamentary term. Eleven vice-presidents, including the Spanish Esteban González Pons (EPP) and Javi López (S&D), were appointed by secret ballot in a first round, and the remaining three in a second round. The new Vice-Presidents are: Sabine Verheyen (EPP, Germany) Ewa […]
Traineeships at the European Commission
The Commission organises twice a year in-service training periods lasting five months for university graduates. This does not exclude those who, in the framework of lifelong learning – have recently obtained a university diploma and are at the beginning of a new professional career. The training periods start on 1 March and 1 October each […]
Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology in Hong Kong
The Department of Psychology of the University of Hong Kong is offering a position as an associate professor in clinical psychology. Duties of the position The appointee will be expected to maintain an active research programme (including securing external research grants), and be responsible for teaching courses and supervising students at both graduate and undergraduate […]
New sanctions against extremist settlers and violent activists from Israel
The Council has approved additional restrictive measures against five persons and three entities under the European Union’s Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime. The listed individuals and entities are responsible for serious and systematic human rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank, including abuse of the right of everyone to enjoy the highest attainable standard […]
Roberta Metsola re-elected as President of the European Parliament
On Tuesday, MEPs re-elected Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT) as President of the European Parliament until 2027, with 562 votes in the first round. Roberta Metsola won the election in the first round of voting, where she received an absolute majority of 562 votes cast out of 699 by secret paper ballot, among two candidates. She […]
117 schools from all over Spain become Ambassador Schools in the year with the highest number of applications in history
In total, 725 applications were received for the 2024 – 2025 academic year. In the end, 117 schools from all the autonomous communities and Melilla and 50 mentor schools from 15 regions have been chosen. 41,000 students have already participated in the Ambassador Schools programme. The 2024-2025 academic year of the European Parliament Ambassador Schools […]
The European Parliament begins its tenth term
The European Parliament was officially constituted on Tuesday in Strasbourg, following the European elections on 6-9 June. Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT), outgoing EP President, presided over the opening of the session. Following a musical interlude, Pina Picierno (S&D, IT), second Vice-President in the outgoing Parliament, announced the candidates for the Presidency of the Parliament. The […]
EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’: €126.9 million for 26 new projects
Today the Commission announced 26 new projects that will receive €126.9 million to contribute to the EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’ The Commission announced 26 new projects that will receive €126.9 million to contribute to the EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’. The 26 new projects count 346 beneficiaries from 37 countries, […]
Professor in process optimization of woody raw materials in Sweden
The Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology (SBT) at SLU consists of approximately fifty employees (of which approx. 3/4 are located in Umeå and approx. 1/4 are located in Uppsala) and four departments (Forest Technology, Wood Science, Biomass Technology and Chemistry, and BTC Biomass Technology Centre). The department currently has research with a focus on forest technology, […]