On 13 and 14 June in Strasbourg, around 8,500 16 to 30-year-olds from all over the world will take part in a series of activities centred on the future of Europe. EYE2025 (European Youth Event) will be opened by Parliament Vice-president Sabine Verheyen (EPP, DE) on Friday 13 June at 10:00 in the EYE village. Vice-president Nicolae Ştefănuță (Greens/EFA, […]
Nearly one in four children in the EU (24%) faced the risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2024.
In 2024, 19.5 million children in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. This figure represented 24.2% of children under the age of 18, down by 0.6 percentage points (pp) from 2023 (24.8%). At the country level, in 2024, the highest values were reported in Bulgaria (35.1%), Spain (34.6%) and Romania (33.8%). In contrast, Slovenia (11.8%), Cyprus (14.8%) […]
Internships – EU-FRA Traineeships – Austria
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) offers paid traineeships for a period of ten months from 1 October to 31 July 2026. The Internships scheme aims at providing trainees with work experience in the administration of co-operation in the field of fundamental rights at the European level. Eligibility criteria: nationals from EU Member States, EEA […]
Focus on Green Transition and Local Leadership at EU Enlargement Day
Decentralisation and the transition towards a greener, more sustainable economy were centre-stage at the Enlargement Day conference held by the European Committee of the Regions on 27-28 May – the European Union’s largest event of the year dedicated to EU enlargement from a local and regional perspective. The two topics – sustainable development and decentralisation […]
Make Europe your base for startup success
The European Commission has launched an EU startup and scaleup strategy to make Europe a great place for starting and growing global technology-driven companies. Startups and scaleups drive innovation and sustainable growth, create high-quality jobs, attract investment and reduce strategic dependencies. However, too many still struggle to take ideas from lab to market or […]
Commission launches strategy to boost Europe as an emerging powerhouse
The European Commission launched on 28 May the EU Strategy for Start-ups and Scale-ups, “Choose Europe to Start and Scale”, which aims to make Europe a leading place to create and develop technology-driven global businesses. The Strategy is in line with the broader “Choose Europe” initiative launched by President Von der Leyen. This initiative focused […]
European School Education Platform (ESEP)
The European School Education Platform (ESEP) is the meeting point for the education community (school staff, researchers and policy makers) for pre-primary, primary, secondary and IVET, where they can find a range of interesting resources and contacts, such as: news, interviews, publications, practical examples, courses and partners for Erasmus+ projects. In addition, this platform includes […]
Protecting Europe’s Wildlife and Habitats with Natura 2000
Did you know that Europe is home to the largest network of environmentally protected areas in the world? Over 27 000 nature sites protected by EU laws make up the Natura 2000 network! Every year on 21 May it is celebrated Natura 2000 Day, when it is highlighted what is being done to protect most valuable […]
Europe-Japan cooperation in AI-based manufacturing technologies
The EU-Japan.AI project was launched in 2021 to advance long-term cooperation and knowledge sharing between the EU and Japan for artificial intelligence (AI)-driven innovation in manufacturing. To this end, the project consortium created an open web platform that would connect all stakeholders and facilitate the exchange of information between them. These initiatives will continue well […]