The winners of the 31st edition of the Salvador de Madariaga European Journalism Prize are announced today. This year’s winners are: Encarna Samitier, from 20 minutos, in the written press category; Marta García Aller, contributor to Onda Cero, in the radio category; and Lluís Tovar, from Telecinco, in the television category. Jury deliberations In the […]
The sports world turns out to celebrate Europe Day
The world of sport is coming together this week to celebrate Europe Day (9 May) with the #SportwithEurope campaign, organised by the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Consejo Superior de Deportes. Several federations from different sports will show their support, in their respective competitions, for the symbols of the European Union, such as […]
CoR and Commission launch network for local and regional politicians
A new network aimed at encouraging locally and regionally elected politicians to engage more with the European Union and the benefits it can bring to their communities was officially launched on 10 April. The EU Local Councillors Network, which already has 3000 participants, builds on the success of two similar existing initiatives and aims to […]
EIF supports micro-enterprises and social entrepreneurs
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed guarantee agreements with Soria Futuro, Treball Solidari and Fundación Seira to facilitate access to finance for microenterprises and entrepreneurs in the Spanish social sector. The EIF guarantee will enable these organisations to mobilise up to EUR 12 million in favour of the Spanish social sector and reduce the […]
Three Spanish petitions to be discussed at the Petitions Committee
The European Parliament’s Petitions Committee in Brussels on 8 April examined three Spanish petitions on the transposition of the European directive on the common VAT system in the European Union, the alleged non-compliance with the directive on flood risks in Spain and the working conditions of doctors in the public health system in Ceuta and […]
A new way to combat claims and fake news
Misinformation spreads on the internet faster than you can say… misinformation. Today’s digital landscape is littered with misleading stories and half-truths. Lies travel much faster than facts. “Misinformation is a threat to society and the functioning of democracies worldwide,” warn the authors of the research published in the journal Nature Communications. “It has been shown […]
Parliamentary proposals to support energy-intensive industries
The EU must take action to strengthen the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries and help them make the transition to clean industrial processes. In a resolution adopted on Thursday, the plenary notes that energy-intensive industries, such as those involved in the production of chemicals, steel, paper, cement and glass, are crucial to the EU economy and […]
The European Committee of the Regions’ perspective on the European Union
The European Committee of the Regions is holding the second plenary session of its new term of office on 2 and 3 April, with debates focusing on economic growth, EU enlargement and the priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Raffaele Fitto, the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and […]
EUROPEAN AGENDA: Institutionals Affairs
The European Union and its institutions act across a range of areas including EU enlargement and accession negotiations, international relations, issues relating to the EU’s institutional structure and external action matters, all with the aim of offering and promoting an EU as a community of values, advocating a comprehensive and efficient approach to protecting and […]