At the occasion of a stock-taking event to mark the first year of application of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the European Commission is publishing the results of a special Eurobarometer survey on data protection. The results show that Europeans are relatively well aware of the new data protection rules, their rights and the […]
EUIPO: GR/001/19: Support for awareness-raising activities on the value of intellectual property and the damage caused by counterfeiting and piracy
This call addresses the priority area of raising awareness of the value of intellectual property and the harms of counterfeiting and piracy within the Intellectual Property Office of the European Union (EUIPO). The general objective of the call for proposals is to promote awareness of the value and benefits of intellectual property (IP) and the […]
A stronger EU defence to face global challenges
Joint efforts on defence at EU level over the past few years have achieved more than in the course of previous decades, EU High Representative Mogherini recently said. Taken one by one, sticks can be broken. But when the same sticks are grouped in a bundle, they are unbreakable. Aesop’s fable of the bundle of […]
European Defence Industrial Development Programme.: EDIDP-AG: Cyber situational awareness and defence capabilities, military networks and technologies for secure communication and information sharing
This call for proposals addresses the priority area “Cyber situational awareness and defence capabilities, military networks and technologies for secure communication and information sharing” of the EDIDP-AG subprogramme of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme. Software Defined Networking (SDN) is an evolving network architecture that focuses on the separation of control and data planes. SDN addresses […]
European Defence Industrial Development Programme: EDIDP-AG: Combat jet training platforms
This call for proposals addresses the priority area “Combat jet training platforms” of the EDIDP-AG subprogramme of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme. This topic intends to develop the next generation of Combat Jet Training Platforms (CJTP). Air forces are currently using several training platforms. EU based jet pilot training is a key condition to ensure […]
Security Union: Commission receives mandate to start negotiating international rules for obtaining electronic evidence
EU Member States agreed to give two mandates to the Commission to engage in international negotiations to improve cross-border access to electronic evidence in criminal investigations.The Council agreed to provide the Commission with negotiating mandates for negotiations with the United States and for the Second Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe “Budapest” Convention on […]
Home Affairs: The Commission proposed to strengthen EU cooperation on anti-corruption
Recently, the Commission submitted a request to the Council of Europe for the EU to become observer in the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO). At the same time, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Council decision to this effect and it informed the European Parliament of the steps that it is taking. First Vice-President […]
H2020: Shift2Rail-RIA: ASupport to the development of technical demonstrators for the next generation of brake systems
This call for proposals addresses the priority area of the development of technical demonstrators for the next generation of braking systems within the Shift2Rail-RIA Research and Innovation action sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. Although rail freight markets within the EU have been open for a number of years, the modal share of intra-EU rail […]
A Europe that protects: good progress on tackling hybrid threats
The European Union and Member States have made good progress in tackling hybrid threats through a number of concerted actions in a wide range of sectors to significantly boost capacities, shows the latest report adopted by the Commission and the European External Action Service. The 22 measures identified under the 2016 Joint Framework on Countering […]