An EP survey of EU citizens aged 16-30 shows social media is their main information source, and that the majority are also aware of the risks of online disinformation. Rising prices and the cost of living are a concern for 40% of the 16-30 year-olds who took part in the latest Eurobarometer Youth Survey published on Monday. […]
Read MoreThe winner of “Juvenes Translatores” in Spain for this 18th edition of the competition is Leonor Gómez Álvarez.
The European Commission announces the twenty-seven winners from the 18th edition of its translation competition for high school students ( Juvenes Translatores ) . 3,070 participants enthusiastically took on the task of translating a text between two of the 24 official EU languages. Although English takes centre stage, the 144 language combinations chosen by students from 713 schools also included language […]
Read MoreThe European Commission at Berlinale 2025
As in previous years, the European Commission will once again be present both at the festival and at the European Film Market that takes place at the same time. One of the biggest film festivals in the world, the Berlinale is an important annual gathering for the public and film and media industry. Besides being […]
Read MoreCommission welcomes the new European Media Services Committee
The European Media Services Committee — created by the European Regulation on the Freedom of the Media — is an independent advisory body at Union level composed of representatives of the national media regulators, who will replace and continue the work of the Group of European Regulators for Audiovisual Communication Services. As such, the Committee […]
Read MoreThe free screenings of the finalist films for the LUX Prize begin in 17 Spanish cities
The feature films will be screened for free in 17 Spanish municipalities, including two towns affected by the DANA. Next Thursday, January 23, the first screening of the finalist films for the LUX Public Prize 2025, awarded annually by the European Parliament, will take place in Sant Pol de Mar (Barcelona). The feature films will […]
Read MoreThe eTwinning platform celebrates 20 years of school collaboration
eTwinning, the EU’s flagship initiative for cross-border school collaboration, connecting teachers with each other, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Over 160,000 projects have reached more than three million pupils in the eTwinning community over these two decades, with the help of over 1.2 million teachers in 295,000 schools. Among these projects are the 2024 […]
Read MoreDon’t miss ‘Europeístas d̴e̴ ̴s̴o̴o̴f̴á̴’, a series on the European Parliament in Spain.
With the start of the year, the Office of the European Parliament in Spain launches the series: ‘Europeístas d̴e̴ ̴s̴o̴f̴á̴’, a space where Patricia Fernández, journalist, cultural disseminator and content creator, interviews different volunteers from the European Parliament’s community: todosjuntos.eu. This platform currently has 180,000 members in Europe, of which 30,000 are in Spain. […]
Read MoreNew Education and Training Monitor for the evaluation of young Europeans.
The Commission’s Education and Training Monitor 2024, launched today on the occasion of Education for Climate Day 2024, takes a closer look at how the basic skills of Europe’s young people are evolving and provides figures for each Member State. Overall, performance in reading, maths and science has fallen to record lows across the EU […]
Read MoreWhat did ancient cities smell like?
The aroma of our societies evolves with changing trends, technologies – and hygiene. What would a time traveller from 2024 notice first about cities from previous centuries? Our expert Inger Leemans sniffs out the answers. “The first thing you probably would notice is that you can smell better,” says Leemans, a researcher based at the […]
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