In 2020, the EU produced over 2.9 billion litres of ice cream, representing a 9% decline from the previous year. Over the same period, EU Member States exported 232 million kilograms of ice cream to non-EU countries, worth a total of €752 million. In addition, imports of ice cream from countries outside the EU amounted to 79 […]
Research position in migration and mobility studies in Germany
Offer Description The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology is one of the leading centres for research in social anthropology. Common to all research projects at the institute is the comparative analysis of social change; it is primarily in this domain that its researchers contribute to anthropological theory, though many programmes also have applied significance […]
Call centres selling fake crypto taken down in Bulgaria, Serbia and Cyprus
Law enforcement and judicial authorities from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany and Serbia, supported by Europol and Eurojust, have teamed up against organised crime groups involved in online investment fraud. This criminal network, comprising a number of different criminal actors operating through call centres, lured victims into investing large amounts of money into fake cryptocurrency schemes. Europol […]
EU wins in WTO appeal about Colombian anti-dumping duties on frozen fries
Arbitrators have in substance ruled in favour of the EU in the first WTO appeal dealt with under the ‘Multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement’, known as the ‘MPIA’. The final and binding award confirms that the anti-dumping duties imposed by Colombia on frozen fries from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands breach World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and […]
PhD Candidate for Structured Data and Metadata in Germany
Offer Description GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences is an internationally active research institute, funded by federal and state governments and member of the Leibniz Association. Starting on the next possible date our Department Data Services for the Social Sciences (DSS), Team Metadata Standards and Interoperability located in Cologne, is looking for a PhD Candidate for Structured Data and […]
Forest fires: EU sends assistance to combat fires at the Czech-German border
The European Union has swiftly mobilised two firefighting airplanes and two helicopters to Czechia where a large forest fire is burning in the north of the country. Following yesterday’s request for assistance, Poland and Slovakia are each operating one helicopter in the country. The EU is mobilising 2 firefighting planes from its rescEU fleet that […]
Commission approves aid to Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic in context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The European Commission has approved a €5 billion German scheme to support energy and trade intensive companies across industrial sectors in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis Framework, adopted by the Commission on 23 March 2022, based on Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty on the […]
Walter Benjamin Programme (postdoc fellowship Germany)
Outline The Walter Benjamin Programme from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) enables postdoctoral researchers to conduct research at an institution of their choice by providing a salary stipend. Researchers may be of any nationality. For those seeking to conduct their research outside of Germany, the applicant must be integrated into Germany´s academic system. The Programme is also open to refugee […]
EUROPEAN AGENDA: Confinement COVID-19
Following the detection of the new Omicron variant and the increase of diagnosed cases in Europe, European countries have taken steps to prevent the spread of the virus among their populations. Council of Ministers approves the end of the mandatory use of face masks in Spain The Council of Ministers has approved this Tuesday the […]