EU policy on the promotion of agri-food products is designed to help the sector take advantage of the expanding and increasingly dynamic global agri-food market, raise awareness on quality schemes including organic produce and help producers should they face market disturbances. In 2020, more than half of the budget (€118 million) will go towards campaigns […]
ESC Volunteering Teams in high priority areas
European Solidarity Corps Volunteering Teams in high priority areas are large-scale projects supporting volunteering teams activities with the aim to carry out short-term high-impact interventions that address societal challenges in policy areas defined at EU level. ESC aims The European Solidarity Corps aims to promote solidarity as a value, mainly through volunteering, to enhance the engagement […]
Jan Amos Comenius Prize for high quality teaching about the European Union
The Jan Amos Comenius Prize for high quality teaching about the European Union rewards secondary schools that help their pupils learn about the European Union in ways that inspire. Aims The prize aims to encourage, reward and provide recognition and visibility to the work of secondary schools that: Help their students, in ways that inspire, to […]
A new labelling for tyres towards a greener and safer transport
The new labelling scheme for car and truck tyres aims to increase consumer awareness and fuel savings, improve safety and decrease noise pollution. he new regulation on the labelling of tyres will repeal and replace the 2009 Tyre Labelling Regulation once it enters into force. New labelling Under the new rules, the labelling will have to […]
Parliament marks 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
Parliament commemorated the fall of the Berlin Wall during a ceremony in Brussels on 13 November. Parliament President David Sassoli and Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble paid tribute to the German citizens who gained independence when the wall fell in 1989, but warned of the danger of losing the hard-won values of freedom and democracy and […]
Africa-Europe Alliance: two new financial guarantees under the EU External Investment Plan
The European Commission signed two guarantee agreements with two Member States’ development finance institution: the Dutch ‘Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V’ (FMO) and the Italian ‘Cassa Depositi e Prestiti’ (CDP). These guarantee agreements are part of the implementation of the EU External Investment Plan, the financial arm of the Africa-Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Jobs. More […]
Intership in the European Committee of the Regions
The intership in the CoR allow to live from within the dynamics of a political assembly and to become familiar with the objectives and activities of the Committee in the field of European integration. Each fellow is assigned to a specific department of the CDR. Tasks The nature of the work depends largely on each […]
EU emissions in 2018 are lower but still far from the 2030 target
The European Union (EU) cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2 % in 2018, according to preliminary estimates released by the European Environment Agency. However, rising energy consumption continues to hamper progress on energy efficiency. The EEA report ‘Trends and projections in Europe 2019 — Tracking progress towards Europe’s climate and energy targets’ presents analysis of […]
A highschool from Cordoba wins the European Health Awards 2019
Antonio Ruiz congratulates the highschool IES Guadalquivir for obtaining the Health Awards 2019, the European Union award that recognizes the promotion of healthy lifestyle habits. The president of the Deputation of Cordoba, Antonio Ruiz, has received at the Palacio de la Merced students and teaching staff of the IES Guadalquivir to convey his congratulations for […]