The Commission today launched a new online portal for the EU’s Strategic Technologies Platform for Europe (STEP) initiative. This one-stop shop allows investors, project promoters and national managing authorities to access key information and identify EU funding opportunities in STEP’s three strategic sectors : digital technologies and innovation in frontier technologies, clean and resource-efficient technologies […]
WSA Young Innovators
The WSA (World Summit Awards) Young Innovators is a special recognition for young social entrepreneurs under 26 years of age, using ICTs to take action on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Together with the WSA winners of each year, they are honoured as outstanding digital innovation with social impact. From 2020 on, EYA (European Youth […]
EU grants €5.4 Million to UNICEF for over 100,000 evacuated patients from Gaza and Vulnerable Children in North Sinai
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Population, other key Egyptian ministries and the Egyptian Red Crescent Society, has announced an initiative to provide urgent support to over 100,000 vulnerable children, their caregivers, and medical evacuation patients in Egypt. Supported by a €5.4 million grant from the European Union, this […]
Postdoctoral Researcher, Neuroscience, Greece
The research group of Dr. Panayiota Poirazi under the NIH grant, No 1R01MH124867-01 (Co-PI), w. Attila Losonczy (PI), “Experimental and modeling investigations into microcircuit, cellular and subcellular determinants of hippocampal ensemble recruitment to contextual representations”, ΝΙΗ, 1/1/2021-31/12/2025, invites applications for one Postdoctoral fellow. Duties of the position The successful applicant will work on a multidisciplinary […]
EU boosts European AI developers with the AI Factories call for proposals
Today, the Commission has launched a call for setting up AI Factories to boost European leadership in trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI). AI Factories will be created around the EU’s world-class network of European High-Performance Computing (HPC) supercomputers and will be available to a range of European users, such as startups, industry and researchers. President of the Commission, […]
The Court of Justice upholds the fine of €2.4 billion imposed on Google for abuse of its dominant position by favouring its own comparison shopping service
By decision of 27 June 2017 , the Commission found that, in 13 countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) , Google had given preference, on its general search results pages, to the results of its own comparison shopping service over those of competing comparison shopping services. Google had thus presented search results from its […]
How the EU can help you find a job
A key benefit of EU citizenship is the EU’s principle of free movement of workers. EU rules make it easy for you to work in another EU country and protect your social security rights once you’re there. You don’t need to worry about seeking a work permit in any EU country, whether you live in the […]
Degraded ecosystems to be restored across Europe as Nature Restoration Law enters into force
The regulation sets binding targets to restore degraded ecosystems, particularly those with the most potential to capture and store carbon and to prevent and reduce the impact of natural disasters. Full implementation of the law is crucial to restore the EU’s biodiversity and stop further biodiversity loss, to reach climate neutrality by 2050 and […]
Postdoctoral Researcher, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus
The University of Cyprus invites applications for the vacancy of one (1) Postdoctoral Researcher full time position at the Archaeological Research Unit. Duties of the position Engagement in high-level research in GeoInformatics (Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Geophysical Prospection, Satellite Remote Sensing, Computational methods, Statistical analysis, Network Analysis) in Archaeological Research. • Support in the teaching […]