According to preliminary 2023 data, life expectancy at birth in the EU was 81.5 years, up by 0.9 years from 2022, and 0.2 years compared with the pre-pandemic level in 2019. This information comes from the provisional data on life expectancy published by Eurostat. In 15 countries, life expectancy exceeded the EU average, with the highest life expectancy recorded for […]
PhD position in 20th-Century French Philosophy of Science and Technology in the Netherlands
The recent pace and scale of new developments in science and technology have presented our societies with an ever-expanding set of social and political challenges. At the same time, there is a long tradition of philosophers who have critically engaged with science and technology. This history contains valuable but often forgotten insights and tools for […]
NextGenerationEU recovery plan – to be paid back by the next generation?
In 2021, the EU set up the NextGenerationEU (NGEU) fund – worth around €800 billion – to prop up the economies of its member states during and following the COVID–19 pandemic. While the money has been flowing to member states, the flow is slow and set to end in 2026. There is also a catch – it is […]
PhD Position in Algebraic Geometry at the Utrecht University in Netherlands
At the Mathematical Institute of Utrecht University they are looking for a PhD candidate to join their project Surfaces on fourfolds on the enumerative geometry of surfaces on Calabi-Yau fourfolds and related subjects. Enumerative geometry is the field of algebraic geometry dealing with counting geometric objects satisfying constraints. So far, enumerative geometry largely concerned curve counting. […]
Europol assists in dismantling one of Europe’s largest pirate IPTV services
Europol has supported the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) in taking down an illegal IPTV (Internet Protocol television) service serving over 1 000 000 users across Europe. On 23 May, a series of raids were carried out across the Netherlands as part of an illegal streaming crackdown. The officers from the FIOD searched […]
European Union E-commerce continues to grow
According to the most recent annual survey on the use of ICT in households and by individuals, online shopping continues to grow in the EU. In 2022, 91% of EU citizens aged 16 to 74 had used the internet, with 75% purchasing or ordering goods or services for personal use. The proportion of e-shoppers increased […]
Head of Department Position – European Counter Terrorism Centre in Europol
Organisational setting The post of Head of Department – European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) is located in European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) Department, Operations Directorate. The Operations Directorate deals with the core business of Europol, improving the effectiveness and cooperation of the competent authorities in the Member States in preventing and combating serious and organised […]
Assistant Professor Position of Spanish Linguistics
Offer Description The Hispanic Studies section of Radboud University is looking for an Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics with expertise in language variation and preferably additional expertise in second language acquisition. As an assistant professor you will be part of the Hispanic Studies section of the department of Modern Languages and Cultures at the Faculty […]
Specialist Position – SIRIUS, EU-Internet Referral Unit
Offer Description The post of Specialist is located in SIRIUS Team, EU-Internet Referral Unit, European Counter Terrorism Centre Department, Operations Directorate. The Operations Directorate deals with the core business of Europol, improving the effectiveness and cooperation of the competent authorities in the Member States in preventing and combating serious and organised crime, as well as […]