Building on the Youth Policy Dialogues of the first 100 days of the new mandate, the Commission is now launching a new online debate on the Citizens’ Engagement Platform. This brings the most prominent themes raised by young people into an open, EU-wide discussion. Youth Policy Dialogues are an annual initiative that allow young people to engage directly […]
Commission selects 47 strategic projects to secure and diversify access to raw materials in the EU
The Commission has adopted, for the first time, a list of 47 strategic projects to boost national strategic raw materials capacities, which in turn will strengthen the European raw materials value chain and diversify sources of supply. The new strategic projects mark an important milestone in the implementation of the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), […]
PhD – The Organization of Innovation for Sustainability Transition – Netherlands
This PhD position is part of an interdisciplinary team of three PhD researchers, one postdoc, and two senior researchers in the project ‘EXTRA’: From EXperiment to sustainable change: TRAnsformative methodologies for innovation and learning. EXTRA is a collaboration between multiple universities and public and private partners to research and advance physical and experimental environments as enabling […]
Commission approves €5 billion German State aid scheme to help industries decarbonise production processes
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €5 billion German scheme to help companies subject to the EU Emission Trading Scheme (‘ETS’) decarbonise their production processes. The scheme contributes to the achievement of Germany’s energy and climate targets as well as of the EU’s sustainable prosperity and competitiveness objectives. The German scheme The scheme […]
Internships – EBA Traineeships – France
The European Banking Authority (EBA) is an independent EU Authority which works to ensure effective and consistent prudential regulation and supervision across the European banking sector. Its overall objectives are to maintain financial stability in the EU and to safeguard the integrity, efficiency and orderly functioning of the banking sector. Each year, the European Banking Authority […]
European citizens want the EU to protect them and to act as one
The European Parliament’s Winter 2025 Eurobarometer survey shows historic levels of approval for EU membership, linked to peace and security. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said: “Two thirds of Europeans want the EU to play a greater role in protecting them. This is a clear call to action, to which we will respond. Europe needs […]
Commission finds that arbitration award ordering Spain to pay a compensation is illegal and incompatible State aid
The European Commission has concluded that an arbitration award, in which Spain is ordered to pay compensation to Antin for the modification of a renewable electricity support measure, constitutes illegal State aid. In the decision, the Commission instructs Spain not to pay any compensation based on the arbitration award. The decision also requires Spain to […]
Council adopts regulation on financial benchmarks to ease burden on SMEs
The Council adopted on 24 March a regulation on financial benchmarks, which aims to cut red tape for EU companies, in particular for SMEs. Benchmarks are generally used by companies and investors in the EU as a reference in their financial instruments or contracts. This Regulation amends a 2016 Regulation as regards the scope of […]
Learning – Eurolingua Scholarships to study English in Ireland
In 2025 the Eurolingua Scholarships will be in operation for 12 years. Throughout this period a large number of students from all over Spain and of all ages have had the opportunity to take a summer course in Ireland subsidised entirely and exclusively by Eurolingua. The result has been an unprecedented success and thanks to […]