In 2023, the EU railway network had 200 947 km of railway lines, with the highest densities being found in and around main cities and other population hubs. The highest railway network density was registered in Czechia, with 123.2 metres of railway lines per km². Other EU countries with high densities included Belgium (119.2 m/km²), Germany (109.5 m/km²) and Luxembourg […]
EU aid worth €700,000 to support 632 dismissed workers in Belgium
632 employees of the machinery and paper enterprises Purmo and Sappi who lost their jobs should receive €700,000 in EU aid. On Thursday, the Committee on Budgets approved Belgium’s request for €704,135 in EU aid through the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF). The aid will support 632 former workers from machinery and paper enterprises […]
Professor epidemiology of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Belgium
The University of Antwerp is a dynamic, future-oriented European university. We provide innovative academic education to more than 20,000 students, conduct cutting-edge scientific research and play an important service role in society. We are one of the largest, most international and innovative employers in the region. With more than 6,000 employees from 100 different countries, we are […]
Post-doctorate – study of religions (Islam), Brussels
This project aims to study the way in which religious norms (Jewish and Muslim) adapt to the primacy of civil law in modern times (nineteenth to twenty-first centuries), in French-speaking Europe (France, Belgium, Switzerland). The aim is to analyse the ability of religious law to conform to civil law in cases where the latter contradicts […]
Research Professor in Environmental and Occupational Toxicology in Belgium
KU Leuven offers a position as a research professor in environmental and occupational toxicology. Duties of the position The appointee will be expected to develop a research program at the forefront in the field of environmental and occupational toxicology in preventive health, including lab based experimental work, epidemiological observational and interventional studies; strengthen existing research […]
Doctoral researcher in Auditing and Corporate Governance in Belgium
KU Leuven is offering a position as a doctoral researcher in auditing and corporate governance in its Faculty of Economics and Business. Duties of the position The appointee will be expected to conduct in-depth research on topics related to external auditing and/or corporate governance; collaborate with faculty members and other researchers on various research projects; […]
European Commission approves up to €1 billion for fourth major project of common European interest in the health sector
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the first Important Project of Common European Interest (‘IPCEI’) to support research, innovation and the first industrial deployment of healthcare products, as well as innovative production processes of pharmaceuticals. This IPCEI will notably contribute to the European Health Union‘s objectives by delivering innovations addressing diseases for […]
CJEU Judgment: frontier workers must enjoy the same social advantages as resident workers
A Belgian national works in Luxembourg and lives in Belgium. As a frontier worker, he depends on the Luxembourg system for family allowances, which he received for several years for a child placed in his household by a court order. In 2017, the Luxembourg Caisse pour l’avenir des enfants (CAE) (Children’s Future Fund) nevertheless withdrew […]
Priorities of the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union
Belgium holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2024, from 1 January to 30 June. Here are the six priorities of the Belgian presidency for this semester. Defending rule of law, democracy, and unity The European Union is based on the respect for fundamental rights, the rule […]