Deaf people and the hard-of-hearing often struggle in today’s society, despite being many in number. The SignAll system directly translates sign language, which will not only help deaf people but teach others how to sign. Around 5 % of the global population, or 466 million people, have disabling hearing loss. Around 800 000 people in […]
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ECB adopts opinion on appointment of new Executive Board member
Governing Council has no objection to proposed candidate Isabel Schnabel The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) today adopted an opinion on a recommendation from the Council of the European Union on the appointment of a member of the ECB’s Executive Board. The Governing Council had no objection to the proposed candidate, Isabel […]
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80% of Spanish citizens want the EP to play a more important role in social, economic and environmental matters
The survey published on Tuesday asks European citizens, among other issues, about the different political priorities that Parliament must deal with in this legislature. 52% consider climate change to be the most current pressing environmental issue and 59% are in favour of their country being a member of the EU. The Eurobarometer of autumn published by […]
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Third Annual Conference on Drugs in Europe
In the 3rd annual conference: Drugs in Europe: tackling top-level drug trafficking organisations and large scale supply, topics such as organised crime groups and terrorism, amongst others, were discussed. On 4 and 5 December, over 150 delegates from EU Member States, third partner countries and 9 international organisations gathered at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague for […]
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Ireland is ordered to pay pecuniary penalties for failing to comply with an earlier judgment of the Court which required, in particular, that an environmental assessment be carried out in respect of a wind farm
In the judgment European Commission v Ireland (C-261/18), delivered on 12 November 2019, the Grand Chamber of the Court imposed pecuniary penalties on Ireland for failing to give concrete effect to the judgment of 3 July 2008, Commission v Ireland, in so far as the Court had held in that judgment that Ireland had infringed […]
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The European Green Deal sets out how to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050
The European Commission has presented The European Green Deal – a roadmap for making the EU’s economy sustainable by turning climate and environmental challenges into opportunities across all policy areas and making the transition just and inclusive for all. The European Green Deal provides a roadmap with actions to boost the efficient use of resources by moving to a clean, circular […]
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Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 16-17 December 2019
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 16 and 17 December and different issues such as the future of the CAP will be discussed. The agenda highlights are the following. Atlantic and North Sea: Fishing opportunities for 2020 Ministers are due to agree on the 2020 fishing opportunities for the Atlantic and North Sea. […]
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EU measures to stabilise farmers’ income: auditors warn of under-use and over-compensation
EU instruments helping farmers to insure their income against falling prices and production losses have only partially met their objectives, and their uptake remains low and uneven, according to a new report from the European Court of Auditors. In addition, some exceptional measures have not been properly targeted and can lead to disproportionate compensation payments, […]
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Cybersecurity: Agencies assess future opportunities for cooperation
EDA Chief Executive Jorge Domecq today hosted a meeting of the principals of the cyber organisations signatories of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concluded in May 2018: the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the Computer Emergency Response Team for the EU Institutions, Bodies and […]
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