MEPs in the Trade Committee voted on Monday to support a loan of up to €35 billion to Ukraine as the EU’s contribution to the G7’s support initiative. The Trade Committee voted by 31 in favour, 4 against and no abstentions on the Commission proposal to support Ukraine with an exceptional Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) loan […]
Creative Travel Scholarship
World Nomads is inviting aspiring travel photographers, filmmakers or writers, of any nationality are invited to submit applications for a chance to win a travel scholarship and great prizes. Eligibility Be from any coutry, Be 18 or over by the application deadline, Have a good level of English Have a current passport with at least […]
2025 Psychology, Lecturer/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor, China
The Department of Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts is seeking vibrant candidates to teach a full range of undergraduate and graduate psychology courses related to Industrial-Organizational Psychology, including, but not limited to: Introduction to Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Behavior Modification, Psychological Dimensions of Human Resource Development, Personality & Behavioral Assessment, Analysis of Small Group Processes, […]
High Representative, on behalf of the European Union, condemns recent attacks on UNIFIL
The European Union expresses its grave concern about the recent escalation along the Blue Line. The EU condemns all attacks against UN missions. It expresses particularly grave concern regarding the attacks by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which left several peacekeepers wounded. Such attacks against UN […]
Disabled people will find it easier to travel within the EU
The Council has adopted two new directives that will make it easier for persons with disabilities to travel within the EU. The directive establishing the European disability card and the European parking card for persons with disabilities will ensure equal access to special conditions or preferential treatment for persons with disabilities during short stays throughout the EU. Examples include reduced or zero entry […]
Council urges action against desertification in the EU
The Council of the European Union has adopted conclusions addressing the urgent challenges posed by desertification, land degradation, and drought (DLDD), underscoring the critical need for a cohesive and integrated approach to environmental management across the EU. These conclusions highlight the increasing frequency and severity of droughts, alongside the exacerbation of desertification and land degradation both globally […]
Commission to invest €865 million to support fast and secure digital connectivity networks
the Commission has adopted the second Work Programme for the digital part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Digital, which defines the scope and objectives of EU-funded actions to improve Europe’s digital connectivity infrastructures. These actions will receive around €865 million of funding from 2024 to 2027. Improving Europe’s connectivity infrastructure is fundamental for achieving Europe’s 2030 Digital Decade objectives […]
Alliance Workcamps
The Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations is an International Non-Governmental Youth Organisation that represents national organisations promoting intercultural education, understanding and peace through voluntary service. Workcamps The main activity of their members is the organisation of short-term international voluntary projects, the workcamps. A workcamp is a collective activity where a group of international volunteers, coming […]
2 PhD’s on Laboratory experiments on the fundamentals of lightning, Netherlands
This research is part of the ERC Consolidator Grant project Bottled Lightning, which in total comprises four PhD positions and two PostDocs, as well as a large investment in equipment. This project is embedded in the PI-group of Sander Nijdam, called ‘Extreme non-equilibrium plasmas’, while most activities will be located in the Electrical Energy Systems lab at TU/e. This […]