The European Cyber Security Challenge will take place between the 9th and the 11th of October 2019 in Bucarest. The annual European event that brings together young talent from across Europe to have fun and compete in cybersecurity! The sixth edition of the European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC) will kick off next week at the […]
Creative Europe: Support for the Development of Audiovisual Content – Single Projects
Within Creative Europe, the MEDIA subprogramme is aimed at strengthening and supporting the European film and audiovisual industry. Scope Within the specific objective of reinforcing the European audiovisual sector’s capacity to operate transnationally and internationally, one of the priorities of the MEDIA Sub-programme is to: increase the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop projects with […]
A week of events open to citizens will focus on future EU research and scientific excellence
From 24 until 26 September 2019, the first European Research and Innovation Days will be opened in Brussels. 4,000 participants are expected to take part, including Commissioners, government representatives, researchers, academics and businesses, who will take stock of the achievements of EU-funded research and European scientific excellence and discuss future developments in the field. The […]
EU@UNGA 74: Working towards a more peaceful, secure and prosperous world
A high-level European Union delegation will be in New York for the 74th United Nations General Assembly this week. The EU representatives will host and participate in a large number of events and meetings with world leaders. The EU continues to be a leader in global cooperation: joining forces with partners in support of multilateralism to […]
GSA celebrates 15 years
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) hosted a special event on September 10 to mark the 15th anniversary of its creation. The Agency was set up as the European GNSS Supervisory Authority in 2004 to oversee the development of the European space programmes EGNOS and Galileo. GSA Executive Director Carlo des Dorides welcomed special guests to the […]
Time to Move T-shirt design contest
Time to Move campaign is a collection of events organised by Eurodesk all over Europe during the month of October to promote mobility opportunities for young people. For this campaign Eurodesk is inviting young people between 13 and 30 years old and from one of the eligible countries, to join the contest, design a Time to […]
#rescEU: EU establishes initial firefighting fleet for next forest fire season
Título: #rescEU: EU establishes initial firefighting fleet for next forest fire season Autor: Comisión Europea Duración: 00:44 Resumen: Los incendios forestales no esperan. Para salvar vidas y proteger a los ciudadanos, el nuevo sistema rescEU refuerza la capacidad colectiva de la Unión Europea para prevenir, prepararse y responder a los desastres. Por ahora hay siete aviones […]
Agreements reached at G7 summit: Iran, Amazon and world trade
President Donald Tusk represented the EU at the G7 summit, where leaders discussed global challenges such as Iran, trade tensions, the fight against inequality and climate change. They also discussed the problem of forest fires in the globally important Amazon. At the end of the summit, they adopted the G-7 Leaders’ Declaration. The summit was […]
Holding the EU executive to account: hearings of commissioner-candidates
Before the new European Commission – the EU’s executive body – can take office, Parliament will organise public hearings to assess the suitability of commissioners for the post. From 23 to 26 May, 200 million people from 28 EU countries went to the polls to elect MEPs, giving them a strong democratic mandate including voting […]