Marin Mrčela, the president of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) of the Council of Europe, has sent a letter to the Spanish delegation warning that the reform that the Spanish government wants to carry out regarding the election of the members of the General Council of the Judiciary, ” departs from the Council […]
Spain dismantle a terrorist organisation recruiting and indoctrinating women
On 16 October the General Commissariat of Information of the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional – CGI) arrested two individuals for their alleged link to a terrorist organisation and on suspicion of recruiting and indoctrinating for the purpose of jihadist terrorism. During an action day supported by Europol, Spanish police raided the homes of the […]
Two postdoctoral positions in Demography / Sociology in Spain
Two postdoctoral appointments are offered for social scientists with excellent analytical and writing skills who have recently completed their PhD or will defend by the summer of 2021. The selected candidates will be invited to join the project “Sexual Minorities and Inequality of Opportunity”. The MINEQ project is funded by the European Research Council as […]
Postdoc position in NeuroRobotics in the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia
The SPECS Research Group is offering a Postdoc position in NeuroRobotics. The successful candidate will lead SPECS’ NeuroRobotics lab and drive the research on Cognitive Architectures in the context of the Distributed Adaptive Control theory of mind and brain that SPECS-lab has been elaborating over many years. They are seeking a candidate to advance the DAC […]
Post-doctoral position in quantum machine learning and quantum artificial intelligence
ICFO is offering a postdoctoral position to a well-qualified, highly motivated and dynamic young scientist who wishes to enhance his/her scientific career in a friendly and stimulating environment. The successful candidate will be joining the Quantum Optics Theory and Quantum Information Theory groups led by Prof. Dr. Maciej Lewenstein and Prof. Dr. Antonio Acín, respectively. […]
EU and Airbus Member States take action to ensure full compliance in the WTO aircraft dispute
The governments of France and Spain agreed with Airbus SE to modify the terms of the Repayable Launch Investment granted by them for development of the A350 aircraft to reflect market conditions. This means that the European Union and the Member States concerned – France, Spain and Germany, also known as the “Airbus Member States” […]
EIB joins forces with DLL to provide up to €400 million to finance the investments of SMEs in Spain and Italy
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided €200 million in financing to DLL, a global asset finance company for equipment and technology, and wholly owned subsidiary of Rabobank, to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and contribute to a greener economy. As part of the agreement, DLL will provide a further €200 million, meaning that €400 million […]
PhD student in Deep Learning applied to Fake News detection in Spain
The Group for Vision and Intelligent Systems (GVIS), formerly known as VARP, of the University of León conducts research in a number of basic and applied areas since 2003. Job Description The Group for Vision and Intelligent Systems (GVIS: http://gvis.unileon.es) at the University of León is looking for PhD candidates interested in a fully funded […]
Commission approves second Spanish “umbrella” scheme to support economy in coronavirus outbreak
The European Commission has approved the second Spanish “umbrella” scheme to support the Spanish economy in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework adopted by the Commission on 19 March 2020, as amended on 3 April 2020. Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition […]