Category: europe
Are you an individual or an organization fighting for gender equality in the EU? Do you carry out an innovative and unique initiative rising awareness about gender equality? This is maybe the opportunity you were waiting for. Till September 6th, indeed, application process for the 2019 EESC Civil Society Prize is opened. What EESC is? EESC, […]
Are you an NGO? Ecorys is trying to understand how NGOs and networks are supporting youth participation in the EU. Help them! More diverse ways to participate If young people are continuing to be actively interested in politics and social issues, they are expressing this interest in more diverse ways than in the past. This […]
The struggle against Climate Change is one of the priorities for the European Union. Indeed, for the European Environment Agency the EU is the third biggest greenhouse gases emitter in the world, after China and the US. According to several evidences, greenhouse plays a big role in climate change. Furthermore, as shown in the picture […]
Erasmus+ funding will triple in next years. But the biggest news is a major attention to lifelong learning and vocational activities. The European Parliament wants to triple the Erasmus+ funding in the next budget 2021-27: this is what has appeared few days ago on the official channels of the EP. This measure not only will […]
European Parliament and member states finally found an agreement about the EU new rules about copyright. Indeed, the EU is trying to adapt its rules to protect the right of creators in the digital era. After the Directive was approved by the Parliament (September 12th, 2018), negotiations started. In particular 2 articles finished under accuse: […]
In view of forthcoming EU elections (May 23-26) Twitter set new rules to face the challenge of foreign interference. It will stop political ads coming from non-EU based accounts. But, coming to disinformation, are new rules enough? European elections, in the time of disinformation and cyberwar’s fear, cannot ignore social media, the main means of […]
The European Parliament launched Instagram competition “I am Europe”: share your photo and win a trip in Brussels, to the open day of the European Parliament, on May 4th. The idea behind the contest is that Europe is, and will always be, about all of us. A point that, according to the Parliament, is important […]
Imagine the possibility to have Europe and all what you need to know about it in the palm of your hand. Now it is possible, thanks to “Citizens’ App”, an app for Smartphone that provides you with all you need to know about the EU. You will be always updated about events, initiatives, policies, projects… […]
European elections of May 23rd – 26th 2019 are closer and closer. Do you want to have an active role in the campaign? Become an Ambassador of the elections! More and more young people are in mobility abroad. How can they vote? Who will give them useful information? These are the main issues this project […]
Nowadays smartphones are an extension of our body: they can do so many things that it looks like impossible to live without them. But, to make smartphones work fully, we need a growing quantity of internet gigabytes. Nowadays more and more people travel everyday, to work or for holidays and they often are abroad, or […]