Preparations are already well underway for European Space Week 2019, which this year will take place in Helsinki, in the Finnish capital on December 3-5. The week will be packed full of events ranging from discussions and conference sessions, to the E-GNSS User Assembly, and much more. This year’s European Space Week will focus on […]
The EU towards climate neutrality
The EU will need to update its long-term climate goals in 2020. Parliament wants to reach climate neutrality by 2050. Venice over the last weeks. ©123RF/European Union–EP Next week MEPs will vote on a resolution calling on the EU to set climate neutrality by 2050 as its long-term climate goal under the Paris agreement. The plenary vote comes ahead of […]
European External Action Service Vacancy: Contract Agent FG IV
The European External Action Service (EEAS) is offering a vacancy for a Contract Agent FG IV. Organisation The European External Action Service (EEAS) supports the work of the High Representative in defining and implementing an effective and coherent EU foreign policy. The EEAS supports her tasks of conducting the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy and […]
Priority: Green Pact for Europe
The European Business for Nature Summit brought together companies and entities in Madrid whose actions for biodiversity are an example. There was the Director General of the Environment of the European Commission who stressed the need to achieve a green pact for Europe that involves all citizens, businesses and institutions. A summit with a green […]
Public consultation on ESF support to social inclusion: have your say until 19 December
The Commission has launched a public consultation to evaluate the support to social inclusion by the European Social Fund in the 2014-2018 period. Send your contribution until 19 December 2019 (midnight Brussels time). Evaluation assesment This evaluation will assess: how the European Social Fund (ESF) promotes social inclusion (integrating disadvantaged people into society and ensuring fairer life […]
More than € 200 million to promote agri-food products inside and outside the EU
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 […]