The new EU Single Market Bulletin (No. 9) is now available! This bulletin summarises all the European Union’s activity in the field of Single Market in recent months. The bulletin is structured into News; Calls; statistics and infpgraphics; Publications; and finally Magazines and Media Collection. In this October edition, we can highlight news such as What the […]
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EU makes 22 new commitments for clean, healthy and safe oceans
The European Union announced 22 new commitments at the 2019 edition of Our Ocean conference, in Oslo, Norway on 23-24 October 2019, for better governance of the oceans. In addition, the EU is also launching ‘The Ocean Tracker’, an interactive map to follow the over 10 billion euros commitments already made by governments, businesses and NGOs. […]
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New tools for investigating and stopping cybercrimes
The EU-funded TITANIUM project is providing European law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to identify cybercriminals – even when they operate behind the pseudo-anonymity of virtual currencies. From launching ransomware attacks that demand users pay a ransom in Bitcoin, to extorting virtual currencies with the threat of sabotage, criminal organisations continue to find […]
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SELFIE: Teaching and learning in the digital age
One year has passed since the launch of SELFIE (Self-reflection on Effective Learning by Fostering Innovation through Educational technology), the European Commission’s free online tool that helps schools assess and improve the ways they use technology for teaching and learning. Over 450,000 students, teachers and school leaders in 45 countries have used the tool so far, and […]
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Women in management: Juncker Commission exceeds its 40% target
The European Commission has exceeded the target set by President Jean-Claude Juncker in 2014 committing that, by the end of his mandate, 40% of the Commission’s middle and senior managers should be women. According to the latest data, female managers at all levels currently stand at 41%, up from 30% at the beginning of the mandate. This […]
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WiFi4EU: over 1,700 municipalities to get free Wi-Fi hotspots after third call for applications
Following an evaluation of the applications, the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA), the Commission’s executive agency in charge of implementing the WiFi4EU programme, has now published the list of winning municipalities. 1,780 municipalities from all over the EU have won a WiFi4EU voucher during the latest call! Third WiFi4EU call The third WiFi4EU call […]
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Tax transparency: MEPs deplore Council’s lack of action on multinationals
MEPs urged EU countries to agree on draft rules making multinational companies publicly disclose their profit and tax paid in each country. In 2016 the European Commission produced a proposal on country-by-country reporting of tax-related information by large businesses, which needs to be approved by both Parliament and the Council before it can enter into […]
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Verhofstadt: “We will only approve Brexit deal after UK has approved it”
The Parliament’s Brexit coordinator declare that an orderly Brexit is needed to avoid violence returning to Ireland. He made the comments during a live session with followers of our Facebook page in Strasbourg. The agreement has been negotiated in recent weeks by the EU and the UK government, but would need the approval of the Parliament […]
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First vaccine to protect against Ebola
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation in the European Union for Ervebo (rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP), the first vaccine for active immunisation of individuals aged 18 years and older at risk of infection with the Ebola virus. “The CHMP’s recommendation is the result of many years of collaborative global efforts to find and develop new medicines […]
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