The University on Youth and Development (UYD) is a space for meeting, training and action planning, gathering for one-week hundreds of young people, youth workers, experts from the field and decision-makers responsible for youth-related policies. The 21st edition will take place from 11th to 18th September 2022 in CEULAJ, Mollina (Spain) and will focus on “Peace, justice and strong institutions”. The UYD is […]
Spain and France arrest gang involved in trafficking and exploitation of South American victims
The French Border Police (Police National/Police aux frontiers) and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), supported by Europol, dismantled a criminal network involved in human trafficking for sexual exploitation. The investigation resulted in a simultaneous action day in France and Spain on 8 March 2022. The actions led to: 13 house searches (7 in France […]
President of the Government travels to Kiev to meet with the President of Ukraine
Sanchez, together with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, visited the town of Borodianka, near Kiev, and saw on the ground the devastation and death of civilians caused by Russian shelling. Pedro Sánchez has conveyed to Volodímir Zelenski, on behalf of the Government and the people of Spain, “our deepest condolences for the loss […]
Petitions Committee votes on report to investigate ETA crimes
On 20-21 April, the European Parliament’s Petitions Committee voted on the final report on the conclusions of the visit to Spain to investigate ETA’s unsolved crimes and will analyse a series of complaints, including eight submitted by Spanish petitioners. The new meeting of the Petitions Committee this week includes on the agenda of the session […]
EUROPEAN AGENDA: Confinement COVID-19
Following the detection of the new Omicron variant and the increase of diagnosed cases in Europe, European countries have taken steps to prevent the spread of the virus among their populations. Council of Ministers approves the end of the mandatory use of face masks in Spain The Council of Ministers has approved this Tuesday the […]
Position of Recognised Researcher in Physical Activity Physiology and Health Outcomes in Spain
Offer Description UIC Barcelona is home to around 8,000 students and offers 16 bachelor’s degree programmes, around 30 international double degrees and a wide range of master’s and postgraduate degrees, in addition to continuing education courses in different fields of knowledge. They are looking for a researcher with a PhD in Health Sciences, to perform […]
Commission refers Spain to the Court of Justice of the EU for failure to comply with waste water directive
The Commission decided today to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failure to comply with the Urban Waste Water Directive (Council Directive 91/271/EEC). The Directive aims to protect the environment from the adverse effects of urban waste water from the domestic and industrial sectors. Under the Directive, cities are obliged to […]
Spain sends a new shipment of 8 tons of health material and medicines for the Ukrainian population
The Government of Spain has sent this morning a new shipment of 8 tons of medical supplies to meet the needs of the Ukrainian population that has been forced to leave their country and is currently a refugee in Poland. The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, has gone this morning to the storage center of […]
COVID-19 Patients in Hospitals and Vaccination and in Europe
EMA starts rolling review of COVID-19 Vaccine HIPRA EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has started a rolling review of COVID-19 Vaccine HIPRA (also known as PHH-1V). This protein-based vaccine is being developed by HIPRA Human Health S.L.U. as a booster vaccine for adults who have already been fully vaccinated with a different COVID-19 vaccine. The CHMP’s […]