From May 24 to 30, under the slogan “Our Future in Our Hands”. The European Youth Weeks (EYW) are organized every two years and allow young people to learn about the opportunities offered by the European Union. These meetings encourage debate on topics relevant to society in order to hear young people’s opinions and increase […]
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2.5 billion euros for the EU’s new cultural program
Around 2.5 billion euros for the cultural and creative sectors Increased focus on music, inclusion and promotion of female talent Media to receive support for the first time The Parliament adopted on Wednesday 19 May ‘Creative Europe’, the European program for the cultural and audiovisual sectors, the EU’s largest financial commitment to date in this […]
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What’s new in the Erasmus+ programme?
The European Parliament approves the new edition of the Erasmus+ programme, the EU’s flagship programme for education, training, youth and sport. The programme, which has demonstrated that it plays a significant role in fostering European identity, will have almost double the funding in 2021-2027 (over 28 billion EUR from different sources) when compared to the […]
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Europe’s Digital Decade: what is the digital Compass?
The Commission has presented a Communication “2030 Digital Compass: the European Way for the Digital Decade”. It sets out: A vision for 2030 for a successful digital transformation based on the empowerment of citizens and technological leadership, resulting in a more resilient and prosperous society; Clear and concrete objectives along four cardinal points to map the EU’s destination for […]
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Gender equality in EU Institutions
Parliament leadership adopts roadmap to achieve gender equality in political processes and its administration. 50% women in middle and senior manager positions and 40% women in top manager positions in the administration. These are the targets the European Parliament’s Bureau, comprising the President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors, set in January 2020. To reach these targets by […]
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Tips to help you take a career choice
We’ve all found ourselves at the beginning of our professional lives, where it’s not easy to know which path to take. Here are our top six tips to help you find the right career choice. 1. List your goals What do you want to get out of your career? A career goal could be a […]
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José Ramón Patterson, Carmen Vela and Rafael Latorre, winners of the Salvador de Madariaga European Journalism Award
On May 9, the former TVE correspondent in Brussels, José Ramón Patterson, Cadena Ser journalist Carmen Vela and El Mundo journalist Rafael Latorre were awarded the 27th edition of the Salvador de Madariaga European Journalism Prize in the categories of television, radio and written press, respectively. The jury decided to award the prize in the […]
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Welcome to Europe Day!!
Welcome to #EuropeDay! Europe Day celebrates the peace and unity of the European continent. The date is the anniversary of the historic Schuman Declaration. In a speech delivered in Paris in 1950, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman set out his idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe that would make a new […]
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Parliament launches the Daphne Caruana Galizia journalism prize
The European Parliament has launched a journalism prize in tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese investigative journalist murdered in 2017. The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism, launched on 16 October 2020, the third anniversary of her death, will reward outstanding journalism reflecting EU values. “The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize will recognise the essential […]
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