What you can’t miss … We have carried out a selection of the documents, news and calls with more success of our web page in the month of January in both versions, Spanish and English. Choosing is not always an easy task and even more so if there is a great variety. For this reason, […]
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Over three-quarters of the world’s population now live in urban areas
With data spanning four decades and nearly 240 countries and territories, the JRC’s new Atlas of the Human Planet shows how humans have settled on Earth and urbanised the planet. From 1975-2015, the share of people living in urban areas has increased from 69% to 76%. Across the globe, the number of countries and territories with […]
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PhD position in Sociology at the University of Bergen
PhD position There is a vacancy for a PhD position at the Department of Sociology. The position is for a fixed-term period of 4 years, of which 25% will be dedicated to teaching, supervision and administrative tasks at the Department. The University of Bergen is a renowned educational and research institution, organised into seven faculties […]
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The European Parliament takes a stand on female genital mutilation
More than 200 million girls and women have undergone female genital mutilation, according to the UN. It refers to procedures involving the partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genitals for non-medical reasons. Although internationally recognised as a human rights violation, about 68 million girls worldwide are […]
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Culture: key to strengthening European identity
Culture should be on a more prominent position on the EU’s political agenda, and the next multiannual EU budget should provide adequate support for cities and regions in the management, use and development of cultural heritage, the European Committee of the Regions argues in an opinion prepared by Vincenzo Bianco (IT/PES), Member of Catania Municipal Council. Mr Bianco’s opinion, […]
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Europe needs to limit climate change
Europe’s many regions are expected to face worsening impacts of climate change over the next decades. A compilation of several existing maps published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) today illustrates how drought, heavy rain and flooding, forest fires and sea-level rise could affect some selected regions in Europe, including Central Europe, the Iberian peninsula, […]
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EIOPA identifies supervisory technology, pensions and cyber underwriting as new supervisory convergence priorities
The Supervisory Convergence Plan for 2020 sets out priorities and activities for the coming year, building on previous years’ work while incorporating new priorities to reflect new trends and emerging risks. Activities fall under three building blocks of supervisory onvergence: Practical implementation of the common supervisory culture and further development of supervisory tools; Risks to the internal […]
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The new Education and Culture Newsletter in the EU No. 9 is now available!
The new Education and Culture Newsletter in the EU No. 9 is now available! In this February issue, we can highlight news such as European Capitals of Culture 2020: Rijeka and Galway, Laments and desires: folk music and emigration in Europe or Erasmus +: an experience that has changed the lives of 10 million young […]
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13th European Pesticide Residues Workshop
The European Pesticide Residue Workshop (EPRW) – hosted every second year in a different European city – has become, after twelve successful editions, the premier meeting for the presentation and discussion of the latest concepts and developments in the area of pesticide residues in food and drink. EPRW 2020 will put together more than 500 […]
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