To help EU consumers cut their energy bills and carbon footprint, a brand new version of the widely-recognised EU energy label for light bulbs and other lighting products will be applicable in all shops and online retail outlets from Wednesday, 1 September 2021. The move follows the considerable improvement in energy efficiency in this sector […]
Protecting birds from the dangers of power lines
In the Slovak Republic, around 10 000 birds are killed by power lines each year. A LIFE award-winning project has come up with some ingenious ways to save these birds from perishing. Europe is home to more than 500 wild bird species but around a third of them are in danger of extinction. Adopted in 1979 […]
A common charger for electronic devices
In 2020, approximately 420 million mobile phones and other portable electronic devices were sold in the EU. On average, consumers own around three mobile phone chargers, of which they use two on a regular basis. Despite this, 38% of consumers report having experienced problems at least once that they could not charge their mobile phone […]
EU cohesion policy: 77 million euros for green transport in Andalusia
The Commission today approved two investments worth nearly EUR 100 million in Spain and Cyprus. In Spain, the European Regional Development Fund will allocate 77 million euros for the construction of a streetcar line between Alcalá de Guadaíra and Seville. Cohesion and Reforms Commissioner Elisa Ferreira said: “These projects bring direct benefits to both citizens […]
European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital) 2021
16 cities from ten countries are in the semi-final stage of the seventh iCapital edition to become the 2021 European Capital of Innovation and the first ever European Rising Innovative City. Supported by the European Innovation Council under Horizon Europe , the prize recognises the European cities for their most innovative city practices in the framework of […]
JRC launches new tool to explore the future of European energy
The JRC has launched an online tool allowing anyone to explore the energy options we have for a more sustainable future. The tool creates simple visuals from complex energy data to show how much energy is consumed in the industry, buildings and transport sectors – and what the sources of that energy are. It can […]
First LIFE Call for Proposals 2021 opened
On 13 July the first LIFE Call for Proposals opened under the new LIFE programme 2021-2027, which comprises four sub-programmes: nature & biodiversity, circular economy and quality of life, climate change mitigation and adaptation and the clean energy transition. Your guide through the calls – Info session material The LIFE Team has published on the CINEA’s LIFE programme […]
What exactly is academic freedom in higher education?
I want no person or system to have any power, real or apparent, to chill academic freedom. James E Rogers, Jr In recent months, a number of articles have been published addressing academic freedom in higher education. But what exactly is academic freedom? And does it matter? The Rome Communiqué, adopted by European ministers of […]
July infringements package: key decisions
Migration, Home Affairs and Security Union Letters of formal notice Fight against terrorism: Commission urges CYPRUS, CZECHIA, GREECE, SPAIN and LITHUANIA to ensure correct transposition of EU rules on combating terrorism The Commission decided today to open infringement procedures by sending letters of formal notice to Cyprus, Czechia, Greece, Spain and Lithuania for failing to correctly transpose certain elements […]