On 27 May, Europol coordinated a Referral Action Day (RAD) on minors’ exploitation and radicalisation online. More than 2 000 links pointing to jihadist and right-wing violent extremist and terrorist propaganda targeting minors were referred during the action day. The referral day took place only a few weeks after Europol launched a new Operational Taskforce to tackle […]
PhD – RESEARCH ENGINEER (F/M/D) FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWER ELECTRONICS – Austria
Center for Energy develops sustainable solutions for the future energy system, taking into account technological, regulatory and economic requirements. The topic portfolio is based on three central systems: Public Energy Supply Systems, Industrial Energy Systems and Cities & Built Environment. As part of the international and interdisciplinary team “High Efficiency Power Electronics”, you will work […]
Commission clears creation of defence joint venture by BAES, JAIEC, and Leonardo
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed creation of a joint venture (‘JV‘) between BAE Systems (Holdings) Limited (‘BAES‘), Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co. Ltd. (‘JAIEC‘), and Leonardo S.p.A. (‘Leonardo‘). This JV will be the prime contractor and lead systems integrator for the Global Combat Air Programme. The Commission’s investigation The […]
Commission fines Delivery Hero and Glovo 329 million for an online delivery cartel.
The Commission has fined Delivery Hero and Glovo, two large food delivery companies, a total amount of €329 million following their participation in a cartel in the online food delivery sector. In particular, the two companies (i) agreed not to take away each other’s employees; (ii) exchanged commercially sensitive information; and (iii) agreed to share […]
Nearly one in four children in the EU (24%) faced the risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2024.
In 2024, 19.5 million children in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. This figure represented 24.2% of children under the age of 18, down by 0.6 percentage points (pp) from 2023 (24.8%). At the country level, in 2024, the highest values were reported in Bulgaria (35.1%), Spain (34.6%) and Romania (33.8%). In contrast, Slovenia (11.8%), Cyprus (14.8%) […]
Kaja Kallas launches first EU-India Strategic Dialogue with India’s Foreign Minister Jaishankar
The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union/Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas and the Minister of External Affairs of India Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held the first EU-India Strategic Dialogue on 10 June in Brussels. During the Dialogue, High Representative Kallas and Minister Jaishankar discussed EU-India bilateral relations, regional […]
PhD – Roman history and Greek epigraphy – France
Duties As a member of PECUNIA and the Laboratoire Orient & Méditerranée research department (https://www.orient-mediterranee.com/, UMR 8167), the doctoral candidate will be based in Paris. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the Principal Investigator of the project, Anne-Valérie Pont, and their degree will be delivered by Sorbonne Université. He/She will […]
EU Commission Welcomes Decision to Lift Sanctions on Syria
00The European Commission welcomes the Council’s decision to lift EU economic sanctions on Syria. The legal acts — jointly proposed by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission, and adopted on 28 May 2025 — implement the political decision taken by the Foreign Affairs Council on […]
Internships – EU-FRA Traineeships – Austria
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) offers paid traineeships for a period of ten months from 1 October to 31 July 2026. The Internships scheme aims at providing trainees with work experience in the administration of co-operation in the field of fundamental rights at the European level. Eligibility criteria: nationals from EU Member States, EEA […]