The EU Bee Partnership (EUBP) has unveiled a new online data platform that will play a crucial role in efforts to protect bee and pollinator health. The prototype platform is a ground-breaking tool that will bring together and visualise harmonised data related to bees and other pollinators. Stakeholders from different sectors – beekeeping and farming associations, European agencies, […]
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Lying in plain sight, clay tablet revealed as oldest example of complex geometry
Australian mathematician discovers applied geometry on ancient tablet. © UNSW Sydney There it was, nestled snuggly at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum for over 100 years after it was unearthed in the 19th century in the ancient Babylonian city Sippar (present-day Iraq). Who knew what secrets the artefact had kept all these years? According to research […]
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Five Things to Know about the Informal Economy
The informal economy is a global and pervasive phenomenon. Some 60 percent of the world’s population participates in the informal sector. Although mostly prevalent in emerging and developing economies, it is also an important part of advanced economies. The informal economy consists of activities that have market value but are not formally registered. The informal […]
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Have we found the first sign of animal life on Earth?
Canadian geologist claims to have discovered the oldest animal fossils. The earliest life forms we know of evolved around 3.7 billion years ago. The world’s oldest known animal, Dickinsonia, dates to about 540 million years ago. A discovery in a remote region of north-west Canada is about to change what we understood until now. According […]
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12 August: International Youth Day
On 17 December 1999, the United Nations General Assembly made International Youth Day official. This day was created to celebrate annually the role of young people as indispensable agents of change, as well as to raise awareness in society of the challenges and problems they face. How can you participate in this day? In most […]
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Commission approves new contract for a potential COVID-19 vaccine with Novavax
The European Commission has approved its seventh Advanced Purchase Agreement (APA) with a pharmaceutical company to ensure access to a potential vaccine against COVID-19 in Q4 of 2021 and in 2022. Under this contract, Member States will be able to purchase up to 100 million doses of the Novavax vaccine, with an option for 100 […]
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Puigdemont’s petition dismissed and his loss of parliamentary immunity confirmed
On January 13 and February 10, 2020, the European Parliament received requests to waive the immunity of Mr. Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó, Mr. Antoni Comín i Oliveres and Ms. Clara Ponsatí i Obiols, elected members of Parliament. The purpose of these petitions, presented by the President of the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court in […]
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€700 million for businesses affected by the COVID-19 crisis in Spain
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a new agreement with Banco Sabadell under the Pan-European Guarantee Fund (EGF), which is part of the €540 billion package of measures with which the European Union is responding to the economic impact of COVID-19. The EIB will provide Banco Sabadell with a guarantee of up to €300 million to finance […]
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Conference on the Future of Europe: time for your ideas
The Conference on the Future of Europe is looking for your ideas on how the EU should change and what it should focus on. Now is the time to get involved. After its official launch in spring, the Conference is entering a crucial stage: it needs to get as much input from citizens as possible on how […]
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