Free and independent media are vital for democratic societies, MEPs say, calling on Commission and Council to defend them vigorously. In the debate on Wednesday with Commissioner Jourová and Portuguese Secretary of State Zacarias, most MEPs highlighted the importance of free media for democracy and democratic societies and insisted that their independence from political interference […]
Successive amendments to the Polish Law on the National Council of the Judiciary are liable to infringe EU law
By resolutions adopted in August 2018, the National Council of the Judiciary, decided not to present to the President of the Republic of Poland proposals for the appointment of five persons to positions as judges at the Supreme Court and to propose other candidates for those positions. The appellants lodged appeals against these resolutions before […]
Postdoctoral position in bioinformatics and single-cell multi-omics in Poland
Description The International Center for Translational Eye Research (ICTER) is a multi-investigator center for eye research as related to imaging and biochemical techniques to support advances in understanding the etiology and treatment of human blinding diseases. The Institute is seeking a highly motivated and creative researcher with a Ph.D. degree interested in analysis of high-throughput […]
Postdoctoral Researcher position in the Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology in Poland
Description Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology at the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IIMCB), Warsaw, headed by Professor Jacek Jaworski is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher. The project aims to unravel how the interplay between various pathways that converge on Rac1 may participate in the brain connectivity development and underlie Tuberous Sclerosis Complex-associated […]
Poland should stop the stigmatisation of LGBTI people
“Public officials and opinion makers should stop promoting an atmosphere of hate and intolerance vis-à-vis LGBTI people and instead, improve respect for their human rights. Stigmatisation and hate speech carry a real risk of legitimising violence. LGBTI are people, not an ideology”, said the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, in a memorandum published today in […]
Postdoc position in Molecular Biology in Poland
The job offer is associated with a PostDoc position (Research Assistant) in Molecular biology/ Stem cell biology field, within research project funded from MAESTRO 11 Program from the National Science Center, NCN, PL). The position is opened in the Stem Cell Team (led by Prof. Ewa Zuba-Surma, PhD, DSc) at the Department of Cell Biology at […]
Commission disburses €17 billion under SURE to Italy, Spain and Poland
The European Commission has disbursed a total of €17 billion to Italy, Spain and Poland in the first instalment of financial support to Member States under the SURE instrument. As part of today’s operations, Italy has received €10 billion, Spain €6 billion, and Poland €1 billion. Once all SURE disbursements have been completed, Italy will […]
Assistant professor in Egyptian archaeology in Poland
The post of assistant professor is offered in the Department of Ancient Egyptian and Near East Cultures, for a specialist in the field of the archaeology of Egypt with a special focus on the Egyptian temple. General expectations include: involvement in the research project of the Institute according to the programme set by the […]
Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic have failed to fulfil their obligations under European Union law
Those Member States can rely neither on their responsibilities concerning the maintenance of law and order and the safeguarding of internal security, nor on the alleged malfunctioning of the relocation mechanism to avoid implementing that mechanism. In the judgment in Commission v Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic (C-715/17, C-718/17 and C-719/17), delivered on 2 […]