In 2017, the number of new enterprise births in the European Union (EU) as a proportion of the total number of active EU enterprises stood at 9.3 %. This rate remained stable compared with 2016 (9.3%), but it was slightly higher than the rate recorded in 2012 (9.0%). The employment generated by these newly created […]
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Biodegradable packaging using polymers from fruit waste
Today, fresh as well as convenience food is sold in packages which results in significant environmental impacts and pollution due to the plastic materials associated with the packaging. Current challenge One answer to plastics in packaging are biodegradable materials, on the market for many years and their market share continues to grow. But there are […]
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More than money: the long-term EU budget is a tool for Europe’s future
MEPs underlined that Parliament will only give its consent to a budget that meets the European Union’s ambitions, in a debate on EU funding for 2021-2027. Talking about the budget means talking about the EU’s future, MEPs said in a key plenary debate with Nikolina Brnjac, Croatian State Secretary for Foreign and European Affairs, representing […]
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Gender Equality in the EU policy areas: tailor-made bibliography
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is an autonomous body of the European Union, established to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality, including gender mainstreaming in all EU policies and the resulting national policies, and the fight against discrimination based on sex, as well as to raise EU citizens’ awareness of […]
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Winter 2020 Economic Forecast: Offsetting forces confirm subdued growth
The Winter 2020 Economic Forecast published projects that the European economy is set to continue on a path of steady, moderate growth. The euro area has now enjoyed its longest period of sustained growth since the euro was introduced in 1999. The forecast projects that euro area gross domestic product (GDP) growth will remain stable […]
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Parliament this week: AI, drinking water, EU long-term budget
Available now Committe on Budgetary Control: On Thursday, Parliament President DavidSassoli will outline Parliament’s priorities and its position on the EU’s long-term budget to EU leaders. The President has said the proposal on the table for the summit is unsatisfactory. On Tuesday, the environment committee will vote on the agreement between the Parliament and member states to further improve access to and the […]
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Your opinion in the R+I Bulletin No 10
The next 27 February, the R+I Bulletin No 10 will be published. The European Documentation Centre of the University of Almeria offers the opportunity to participate in the R+I Bulletin No 10. How to participate Send your opinion to cde@ual.es about any aspect of the R+I bulletins you would like to highlight, and we will publish* it. The […]
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The EU Interreg programme celebrates 30 years of bringing citizens closer together
The year 2020 marks 30 years since the start of Interreg, the EU’s emblematic programme that aims at encouraging territorial cooperation between border regions. Launched in 1990, the European Territorial Cooperation (ETC), better known as Interreg, is an emblematic Cohesion Policy programme that provides a framework for the implementation of joint actions and policy exchanges […]
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Metal thieves arrested in France and Romania
A ruthless gang of metal thieves believed to have caused over €1 million of damage to the French national railway company (SNCF) has been dismantled following a series of coordinated actions across Romania on 12 February with the active involvement of Europol. 16 house searches were carried out in four different regions of Romania, as […]
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