In December 2019, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) signed Operating Plans with the national asylum authorities of Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Malta, following needs-based discussions on the support which the Agency will provide throughout 2020. Aims for 2020 In 2020, EASO will see its operational deployments double in size, with up to 550 personnel deployed […]
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Spain approves a strategic plan for vocational training
The transformation of Vocational Training is a priority in Education. It is the key to personal growth, equality of opportunities, the acquisition of skills for employment and promotion of democratic coexistence. Strategic Plan The 1st Strategic Plan for Vocational Training in the Educational System 2019-2022 was approved in December by the Council of Ministers of Spain. The Plan […]
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ESA and EDA will continue their joint research
ESA and the European Defence Agency (EDA) are embarking on new cooperative projects for exploring unknown or potentially hazardous environments: harnessing drones for the monitoring of disaster-stricken regions or toxic spill sites and making use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to navigate across the surface of asteroids or other terra incognita. These two new joint projects […]
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Use of the EU’s space assets under scrutiny of Auditors
The European Court of Auditors is examining how effectively the European Commission has promoted the uptake of services provided by two of the EU’s key space programmes, Copernicus and Galileo. Around €260 million were allocated to these activities from the EU budget for the period 2014- 2020. The EU currently has three space programmes: Copernicus, which provides […]
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Listeriosis represented the zoonotic disease with more hospitalized cases and deaths in 2018
Nearly one in three foodborne outbreaks in the EU in 2018 were caused by Salmonella. This is one of the main findings of the annual report on trends and sources of zoonoses published today by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). In 2018, EU Member States […]
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The European Union will step up efforts towards a peaceful and political solution in Libya
The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, together with High Representative Josep Borrell, have met recently with Fayez al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord of the State of Libya, upon his arrival in Brussels. Libia Crisis President Michel expressed concerns about the worrying military escalations in Libya. He […]
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Event: The EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF)
Date 05 July 2020 – 09 July 2020 Event Type Conference Location Italy, Trieste Organiser ESOF The EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) is a biennial, pan-European, general science conference dedicated to scientific research and innovation. Each conference aims to deliver stimulating content and lively debate around the latest advancements and discoveries in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. ESOF brings […]
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The Second Chamber of the Supreme Court agrees that Oriol Junqueras’ freedom and the request for a petition to the European Parliament do not proceed, since he has already been definitively sentenced.
The Court of the ‘procés’ has refused to authorise Oriol Junqueras’ transference to the headquarters of the European Parliament, as well as refusing to agree to his release. The Chamber considers that there is no need to declare the nullity of the sentence for which he was condemned to 13 years’ of prison and 13 […]
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Readout of the meeting between President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Boris Johnson
President von der Leyen met Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday to frame the forthcoming discussions on the future relationship between the EU and the UK. In her own words, this is about « old friends, new beginnings ». Both leaders agreed that the EU and the UK share common values and many interests, and that there are […]
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