Τhe Commission presented an initiative to further strengthen and promote social dialogue with concrete actions at national and EU level. It renews our strong commitment to social dialogue as a cornerstone of the EU social market economy and its competitiveness. The initiative empowers social dialogue to adapt to the changing world of work and new …
European forests have a climate change mitigation impact accounting for 13% of all the EU’s emissions. However, experts have observed the first symptoms of carbon sink saturation, and the situation will likely worsen. Also, forest owners don’t have many incentives to manage their forests sustainably. The team behind LIFE CLIMARK in Catalonia, Spain, has found a potential …
European forests have a climate change mitigation impact accounting for 13% of all the EU’s emissions. However, experts have observed the first symptoms of carbon sink saturation, and the situation will likely worsen. Also, forest owners don’t have many incentives to manage their forests sustainably. The team behind LIFE CLIMARK in Catalonia, Spain, has found a potential …
On 25 and 26 January, Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) took centre stage for two full days of key developments. On 25 and 26 January, Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) took centre stage for two full days of key developments, with the launch of the new MSP Assistance Mechanism and Blue Forum, the kick-off of three EU-funded projects on …
One Ocean, One EMODnet: The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) launches its fully unified marine data service with major functionality upgrades. For over a decade, more than 120 organisations involved in the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) have been working together to aggregate observations and data from various sources, process them according to …
General regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget: joint statement by Commissioners Hahn and Gabriel on the application of the Council Implementing Decision of 15 December 2022 in relation to Hungarian public interest trusts. The Commission would like to spell out some elements on the practical implementation regarding the application of Council Implementing …
Capacity building in the field of Vocational Education and Training (CB VET) is a new action of the Erasmus+ programme, implemented by EACEA. The deadline for applications is 28 February 2023, 17.00 (CET, Brussels time). The web-streamed Info Session was held on 7 December 2022 from 14.00 to 17.00. More information, including the link to the video recording …
The deadlines to apply for the second set of calls for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility Digital Programme worth €277 million have been extended to: 21 March 2023 – 17:00 CET (Brussels) for calls on: 5G coverage along transport corridors, 5G for smart communities, backbone networks for pan-European cloud federations, backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways, …
On 28 January 1981, the Council of Europe adopted Convention 108, the first legally binding international instrument on data protection. To commemorate this landmark development, EU institutions, agencies and bodies celebrate Data Protection Day every 28January. Globally known as Data Privacy Day, the objective is to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices. Discover some …
The European Innovation Council received 476 full applications from start-ups and SMEs for the EIC Accelerator 11 January cut-off. Blended finance continues to be in high demand – 290 companies (61% of total applicants) requested grants combined with equity investments. 80 companies asked for grants only and 103 companies applied for grants first, with a …