IFAC, the association that joins and coordinates worldwide all the tasks of teaching and research in control engineering, awards its proposal to create an online platform to support education in this area. The Research Group ‘Automatics, Robotics and Mechatronics’ TEP197 of the University of Almeria, with two decades of experience and directed by Manuel Berenguel, […]
European Commission authorises first safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19
The European Commission has granted a conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) for the COVID‑19 vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, making it the first COVID-19 vaccine authorised in the EU. This authorisation follows a positive scientific recommendation based on a thorough assessment of the safety, effectiveness and quality of the vaccine by the European Medicines Agency […]
Local traffic data and how it gives more power to citizens
An EU-funded project team is helping citizen scientists collect neighbourhood traffic data. Their hope is that it will assist local communities to campaign for local policy changes resulting in effective traffic solutions. Today’s cities face a wide variety of transport challenges that can’t be solved with a one-size-fits-all approach. Addressing urban mobility challenges requires not […]
Joint statement by the co-chairs of the EU-UK Joint Committee
The co-chairs of the EU-UK Joint Committee – European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič and the UK Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Rt Hon Michael Gove – held a political meeting to address the outstanding issues related to the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement. Ensuring that the Withdrawal Agreement, in particular the Protocol on […]
EU-US: A new transatlantic agenda for global change
The European Commission and the High Representative are today putting forward a proposal for a new, forward-looking transatlantic agenda. While the past years have been tested by geopolitical power shifts, bilateral tensions and unilateral tendencies, the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris, combined with a more assertive and capable European Union and a […]
EU-Australia leaders’ meeting via video conference, 26 November 2020
Charles Michel, President of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, held a leaders’ meeting by video conference with Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia. Charles Michel, President of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, held a leaders’ meeting by video conference […]
New Cosumers Agenda: Helping EU consumers make the most of their rights
The European Consumers Centres Network (ECC-Net) is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. For the occasion, the following virtual event will take place on 20 November at 14.00, open to the general public via web-streaming. The event will be attended by the European Commissioner for Justice, Mr Reynders, who will answer questions from journalists on […]
European Commission to empower consumers to become the driver of transition
The European Commission launched the New Consumer Agenda to empower European consumers to play an active role in the green and digital transitions. The Agenda also addresses how to increase consumer protection and resilience during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought significant challenges affecting the daily lives of consumers. More concretely, the Agenda puts […]
Health threats: boosting EU readiness and crisis management
New EU programme EU4Health aims to strengthen Europe’s health systems to respond better to future major cross-border crises, such as the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 outbreak has shown the need for EU countries to better cooperate and coordinate in times of crisis and to strengthen the EU’s capacity to respond effectively to new cross-border health threats. Drawing […]