The Research Center for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI), an Engineering Research Center (ERC) set by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and Shell with the University of São Paulo’s Engineering School (POLI-USP) is offering a post-doctoral fellowship in materials screening and First Principles calculations for heterogeneous catalysis and fuel cells to produce hydrogen. Duties of […]
Post-Doctoral Position in mobile communication systems in Brazil
The National Institute of Telecommunications (Inatel), located in Brazil, has an open post-Doc position in mobile communication systems. More details about this opportunity are presented below. Duties of the position The appointee will be expected to elaborate scientific papers, patents and research reports; participate in project meetings and scientific events; teamwork with other project members […]
EU agri-food trade achieved a record surplus in 2023
EU agri-food trade balance reached its record level in 2023, according to the latest report published by the European Commission. After a good performance of the EU agri-food trade in 2022, the most recent report released by the European Commission indicates that the EU agri-food trade balance reached its record level in 2023. EU exports reached […]
Brazil: EIB lends €300 million to Banco Santander Brasil for small-scale solar energy investments
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the world’s largest multilateral public bank, and Banco Santander (Brasil), the largest foreign bank in Brazil, have signed an agreement to foster the use of renewable energy in Brazil. Ricardo Mourinho Félix, Vice-President of the EIB, and Carlos Rey de Vicente, Banco Santander’s Regional Head for South America, signed a […]
Commission presents Global Gateway Investment Agenda with Latin America and Caribbean
During today’s EU-LAC Business Round Table as part of the EU-CELAC Summit, President Ursula von der Leyen has presented the EU-LAC Global Gateway Investment Agenda (GGIA), which revolves around the following pillars: a fair green transition, an inclusive digital transformation, human development and health resilience and vaccines. She also announced that Team Europe has committed over €45 billion to support the reinforced partnership […]
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Data Analytics in Brazil
A post-doc fellowship is open at the Atmospheric Physics Laboratory at the University of São Paulo’s Physics Institute (IF-USP) in Brazil. The post-doc will work with machine learning models in association with climate models. Collaborators within the Thematic Project will perform simulations with global climate models with different scenarios of deforestation and forest degradation in […]
Josep Borrell on behalf of the EU condemns attacks on democracy in Brazil
The EU and its member states condemn firmly the shocking acts of political violence and express solidarity with Brazil’s President Lula. They support the measures adopted to restore order and respect for the rule of law, and welcome the ongoing efforts to investigate those responsible for the attacks. On Sunday 8 January, supporters of ex-president […]
Joint statement on the illegal storming of democratic institutions in Brazil
Lead MEPs condemn Sunday’s violent storming of the Congress, the Presidential Palace and the Supreme Court of Justice in Brasilia by supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Chair of the EP Foreign Affairs Committee David McAllister (EPP, DE), Chair of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly Javi López (S&D, ES), Chair of the […]
Human rights breaches in Hong Kong, Brazil and Tajikistan
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the respect for human rights in Hong Kong, Brazil and Tajikistan. The arrest of Cardinal Zen and the trustees of the 612 relief fund in Hong Kong Parliament condemns the arrests of Cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the strongest advocates of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, and […]