The EDA Steering Board approved end of August the way ahead for the new Multinational Helicopter Training Centre (MHTC) to be established in Sintra, Portugal. The European Defence (EDA) together with 18 of its Member States will now develop the technical arrangement (TA) for the opening of this new advanced tactical helicopter training facility by […]
H2020: SESAR 2020: Meteorology at Airports
This call (SESAR-ER4-14-2019) whics aims to improve airport capacity and resilience and ensuring safety and security levels, falls under the H2020-JTI-SESAR-2019 sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. Weather has a significant impact on airport operations: snow, sleet, and freezing rain, which along with strong winds, low clouds, and reduced visibility may create dangerous conditions at or […]
eu-LISA Security Unit Internship
The European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) offers paid internships for recent university graduates who are at the beginning of their professional career. Internships for university graduates are intended to enable interns to supplement their knowledge with EU policies, activities and procedures as well as those of eu-LISA. The […]
Security of 5G networks: EU Member States complete national risk assessments
Following the Commission Recommendation for a common European approach to the security of 5G networks, 24 EU Member States have now completed the first step and submitted national risk assessments. These assessments will feed into the next phase, a EU-wide risk assessment which will be completed by 1 October. National risk assessments include an overview of: · the […]
Chemical safety: EU rules ensure high levels of protection for citizens and the environment and contribute to efficient functioning of the Single Market
The European Commission has published a review of the EU chemicals legislative framework, which addresses some 40 pieces of sectoral chemicals legislation, including specific rules on chemicals found in pesticides or cosmetics, or rules on the labelling, classification and packaging of chemicals. The report, which complements the 2018 review of the EU’s REACH Regulation, confirms that the rules […]
rescEU: EU establishes initial firefighting fleet for next forest fire season
To prepare for the risk of forest fires during the upcoming summer, the Commission is launching today the first fleet of firefighting aircraft under the new rescEU system to tackle natural disasters. So far seven firefighting airplanes and six helicopters will be part of the rescEU fleet during an initial transition period, and the Commission […]
Fair labour mobility: provisional agreement reached on the modernised rules on social security coordination
The provisional agreement reached yesterday by the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission revises the European rules on social security coordination to ensure that they remain fair, clear and easier to enforce. This agreement updates and safeguards the rights of citizens moving to another EU country and facilitates the cooperation between national authorities. […]