Overview Role: To promote innovation in EU countries Director: Martin Kern Established in: 2008 Number of staff: 49 Location: Budapest (Hungary) The EIT helps businesses, educational and research bodies work together to create an environment conducive for innovation and entrepreneurship in Europe. What it does The EIT increases Europe’s capacity to innovate, compete with foreign […]
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European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Overview Role: Cedefop provides the data on which vocational education and training policy in the EU is based Acting Director: Mara Brugia Established in: 1975 Number of staff: 98 Location: Thessaloniki (Greece) Website: Cedefop The European Centre for the Development of Vocational training (Cedefop) helps develop and implement EU vocational training policies. […]
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European Training Foundation
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Overview Role: The ETF supports human development in neighbouring countries Director: Cesare Onestini Established in: 1994 Number of staff: 130 Location: Turin (Italy) In the context of EU external relations, the European Training Foundation (ETF) helps neighbouring countries make the most of their people’s abilities and […]
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European Education and Culture Executive Agency
The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) manages funding for education, culture, audiovisual, sport, citizenship and volunteering. Website www.eacea.ec.europa.eu Responsibilities EACEA manages most parts of the following EU funding programmes, in close cooperation with other Commission departments: Creative Europe Erasmus+ European Solidarity Corps Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values EACEA continues to manage the projects selected during the 2014-2020 programming period and the 2007-2013 programming period.EACEA also manages the Eurydice network (providing analysis […]
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EUROFOUND
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Overview Role: Provides research-based input for the development of social, employment and work-related policies Executive Director: Ivailo Kalfin Set up: 1975 Staff: 100 Location: Dublin (Ireland) Website: Eurofound The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) is a tripartite European Union Agency established in 1975. Its role […]
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Fusion for Energy (F4E)
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Role: manages the EU’s contribution to ITER and cooperates with Japan on fusion R&D projects Director: Johannes Schwemmer Established in: 2007 Number of staff: 446 Location: Barcelona (Spain) Website: Fusion for Energy What it does It is the EU organisation that manages the EU’s contribution to the ITER project, designed to demonstrate […]
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Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
Access to the official webpage and the social networks ACER helps ensure the single European market in gas and electricity functions properly. It assists national regulatory authorities in performing their regulatory function at European level and, where necessary, coordinates their work. More specifically, ACER: complements and coordinates the work of national regulatory authorities helps […]
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European Environment Agency
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Role: The EEA provides environmental information to policymakers and the public. Director: Hans Bruyninckx Partners: EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Turkey & Switzerland Established in: 1990 Number of staff: 200 Location: Copenhagen Website: European Environment Agency The EEA is an EU agency tasked with providing sound, independent information on the environment. It […]
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European Fisheries Control Agency
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Role: EFCA ensures that the EU’s common fisheries policy is applied properly Executive Director: Susan Steele Set up: 2005 Staff: 73 Location: Vigo (Spain) What it does EFCA’s mission is to promote the highest common standards for control, inspection and surveillance under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). EFCA does this […]
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