The European Commission is proposing to further strengthen Frontex, boosting its capacity to protect the external borders and making it the EU’s leading actor in the field of returns. The EU has made significant progress on migration: illegal border crossings have fallen by more than half over the last two years, and the return rate […]
Commission presents Climate Resilience Framework for a better prepared and protected Europe
The European Commission presented an EU Framework for Climate Resilience to strengthen Europe’s ability to anticipate, prepare for, and manage climate risks. This summer, prolonged heatwaves and droughts fuelled dangerous wildfires and drove some of Europe’s biggest rivers to historically low water levels. Likewise, we have seen devastating floods in the past years. This highlighted […]
Grants – European Research and Mobility Grants in European Studies – Charles V – Mario Draghi European Prize
Are you working on a doctoral thesis and interested in researching the future of the European Union, its competitiveness and its strategic autonomy? The Yuste European and Ibero-American Academy Foundation is offering 10 ‘Carlos V European Prize’ European Research and Mobility Grants in European Studies, aimed at researchers who are writing a doctoral thesis on […]
The EU announces an additional €22.5 million in aid to step up humanitarian assistance in Yemen
The European Commission will allocate 22.5 million euros in humanitarian aid to Yemen, in addition to the 87.5 million euros previously allocated for 2026, to address the consequences of the latest escalation of the conflict and the critical needs of millions of people. Despite an increasingly complex operational environment, aid can still be delivered, and […]
EU citizens find innovative foods useful, but are calling for more information, according to Eurobarometer
The European Commission has published the results of a new special Eurobarometer survey on food innovation, which provides an EU-wide overview of how Europeans perceive innovative foods, ingredients and crops. The survey reveals that many Europeans regard food innovation as a useful tool to help farmers and food producers tackle key challenges. Innovative foods and […]
Internships – European University Institute – Italy
Would you like to gain professional experience at an international research institution and develop your career in a multicultural academic environment? The European University Institute (EUI) offers internship opportunities in Florence, Italy, aimed at talented young people with a range of academic and professional backgrounds. The EUI is a leading European centre specialising in the […]
The Commission proposes greater recognition for European heritage sites
The European Commission has proposed to renew and strengthen the legal framework for the European Heritage Label. This scheme was adopted in 2011 with the aim of providing European Union recognition for sites — buildings, monuments, documents — of exceptional symbolic value that have played a key role in shaping Europe’s history, culture and integration. […]
An investigation into the Italy-Albania migration agreement wins the 2026 Daphne Caruana Galizia Journalism Prize
An investigation into the migration agreement between Italy and Albania was awarded the 2026 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism on Wednesday. The winning report, by journalists Giacomo Zandonini from Italy, and Maite Vermeulen from the Netherlands, published on the Dutch journalism platform De Correspondent, focuses on an agreement under which Italy built a detention […]
The EU and New Caledonia sign a strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials
The European Commission and the Government of New Caledonia have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials value chains. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Nouméa (New Caledonia) by the Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, Stéphane Séjourné, and the President of the Government of New Caledonia, […]