On 4 November 2025, an international coordinated action day targeted three major fraud and money laundering networks as part of Operation “Chargeback.” Led by the Cybercrime Department (Landeszentralstelle Cybercrime) of the General Prosecutor’s Office (Generalstaatsanwaltschaft) in Koblenz, Germany, and the German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt), the operation has been investigating these networks since December […]
Grants – Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA)
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) are part of Horizon Europe (2021-2027), the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation. They are the European Union’s flagship funding programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training of researchers. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions provide grants at all stages of researchers’ careers, from PhD candidates to highly experienced researchers, and encourage research cooperation across […]
Proxy voting in Parliament’s plenary during pregnancy and after childbirth
The Committee on Constitutional Affairs has put forward a proposal to allow MEPs to vote in plenary by proxy during pregnancy and in the months following childbirth. The proposal, seeks to introduce a clearly defined exception to the current rule that all votes in Parliament’s plenary sessions must be cast personally. This would allow Members […]
PhD – PhD Fellow in Forensic Genetics – Norway
A PhD position in forensic genetics is available at the Department of Medical Biology with the research group Forensic Genetics. The position is for a period of four years. The nominal length of the PhD program is three years. The fourth year is distributed as 25 % each year and will consist of teaching and other duties. […]
Enlargement Package 2025 shows progress towards EU membership by the main enlargement partners
On 4 November, the European Commission adopted its annual Enlargement Package, which presents a comprehensive assessment of the progress made by the enlargement partners over the last twelve months. This year’s package reaffirms that the momentum of enlargement is high on the EU’s agenda of priorities. It also confirms that the accession of new Member […]
Commission invests EUR 2.9 billion from the Innovation Fund to boost net zero emission technology projects
The European Commission today announced a total of €2.9 billion in funding for 61 cutting-edge zero net emissions technology projects. The funding comes from the Innovation Fund, which uses revenues from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). These grants follow a first call for net zero emission technologies (call IF24), launched in December 2024, […]
Commission releases €8.5 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support 5,800 dismissed workers in Sweden
The European Commission has proposed to mobilise €8.5 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to help 5,800 workers dismissed after the bankruptcy of Northvolt in Sweden. Founded in 2016, Northvolt faced major production challenges and global oversupply in the battery market. Its bankruptcy in March 2025 led to nearly 6,500 job losses. […]
Joint press release: EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and Home Affairs
The Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs of Denmark, representing the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, together with the European Commission, represented by the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, met on 30 October 2025 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with their counterparts from the Western Balkans at the annual EU-Western Balkans Ministerial […]
Volunteering – Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY)
Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY) is a programme for young people eager to gain new international experiences through volunteering and interested to contribute to solidarity projects through cooperation. Along with local actors, IVY volunteers tackle the challenges that Europe and its neighbouring regions are facing, helping to find and implement common solutions. IVY volunteers serve in […]