The arrival of migrants and asylum seekers in the EU in recent years has shown that a more fair and effective policy is needed. However, Europe, due to its geographical position and stability, can continue to be a recurring destination for asylum seekers and migrants who experience international and internal conflicts or face climate change […]
Read MoreTimely testing saves lives: on the World Hepatitis Day
Each year on this day, there is an opportunity to reflect how far we have come on the path to eliminating hepatitis globally, but also, to think how much more needs to be done to achieve this goal by 2030. Figures There is a large number of people still living in the EU/EEA with Hepatitis […]
Read MoreData protection: Commission decides to refer Greece and Spain to the Court for not transposing EU law
The European Commission decided to refer Greece and Spain to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to transpose the EU rules on personal data protection (the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive, Directive (EU) 2016/680). In April 2016, the Council and the European Parliament agreed the Directive had to be transposed into national law by 6 May 2018. In the case […]
Read MoreinteGRIDy Proyect: Smart solutions for tomorrow’s energy-efficient buildings
EU-funded researchers under a spanish project have developed a cloud-based platform to reduce energy use in buildings and battery energy storage systems to benefit end users and utility providers. Climate change is driving Europe to transform its energy sector. As we transition from a fossil-based to a zero-carbon economy in the next few decades, we […]
Read MorePreferencies of our users: 1 to 21 of July 2019
What you can’t miss … We have carried out a selection of the most successful documents, news and calls of our web page in the firsts weeks of July 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, […]
Read MoreA Europe that protects: Continued efforts needed on security priorities
The Commission is reporting on progress made towards an effective and genuine Security Union. Thanks to close cooperation between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, the EU has taken significant strides in this work, putting in place a number of priority legislative initiatives and implementing a wide range of non-legislative measures to support […]
Read MoreHumanitarian Aid: an additional €27 million for Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia
The European Union has assigned €18.5 million in humanitarian aid for parts of Latin America and the Caribbean and €8.5 million for regions most affected by natural disasters in South and Southeast Asia. Latin America and the Caribbean As numerous natural disasters threaten vulnerable communities in the Latin American and Caribbean region, the Commission has […]
Read MoreThe EU resumes budget support assistance to the Republic of Moldova
The Commission has resumed budget support assistance to the Republic of Moldova by disbursing €14.54 million today to support the implementation of the EU-Moldova free trade agreement, to finance vocational education trainings and to assist the implementation of the visa liberalisation action plan. The resumption of disbursements comes after a nearly two-year period during which […]
Read MoreLUX Prize: discover the finalists competing for Parliament’s film award
“The Realm”, by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, competes for the Parliament’s award with “Cold Case Hammarskjöld- and -God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya-. This year’s shortlist for the LUX Film Prize was unveiled at a press conference in Rome on 23 July. The three finalists for the Parliament’s annual film award are: Cold Case Hammarskjöld by Mads […]
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