In views of the discussions on the European Commission’s proposal for an Investment Plan for Europe, both at the European Parliament and Council level, on 28th of January the International Labour Organization has published a study entitled An Employment-Oriented Investment Strategy for Europe. According to the report, the Commission’s proposal to stimulate investments goes in […]
At the time of writing, the elections in Greece have not taken place yet: however, we thought it could be useful to review the story so far. We’ll do it following one of the many things the Greeks have invented: the tragedy. I. Prologos: of public vices and private virtues The usual narrative of the […]
In the framework of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, a new call has been opened for the submission of proposals on 6 January. The Research and Innovation Staff Exchange call (H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015) aims at developing international and inter-sectoral collaboration through the exchange of research and innovation staff, knowledge sharing and bringing ideas from research to market. The […]
On October 2010, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov (University of Manchester, UK) “for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene”. The Graphene Flagship is the EU’s biggest research initiative ever, and, according to the European Commission, ‘history’s greatest distinction for excellent research’. […]
On 20 January, the High Representative for the European Union, Federica Mogherini, visited Washington in her first trip overseas. The choice, as the same Mogherini stated in her remarks after the meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry, has been “natural and that is exactly because we work every day on common challenges in a […]
Before taking over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Latvia presented its programme and priorities. In the document, strong emphasis is placed on the need to ensure well-managed migration, asylum and border policy. Latvia underlines that “the Presidency’s work will be guided by the principle of solidarity and taking up a fair […]
As announced by Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs Marianne Thyssen, at a seminar on youth employment held on 19 January, the Commission intends to present soon an additional proposal to increase pre-financing payments to Member States under the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI). This proposal aims at supporting those Member States which suffer of a […]
Maybe we will not remember a lot regarding the Italian Presidency semester in the European Council, but we will never forget what happened in its final hours. Wednesday, January 7th is already an historic date: in Paris, terrorists attacked the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, causing 12 victims. A multiple shot to the heart of Europe, […]
On January 6, the first call for proposals Fast Track to Innovation Pilot (FTIPilot-2015-1) has been opened. The FTI pilot supports innovation projects from demonstration to market deployment. It is the only instrument of Horizon 2020 applied with a bottom-up logic, open to all categories of participants and aimed to promote innovation close-to-market. The resources […]
2014 surely was a major turning point for Europe. The EU institutions undertook a full-fledged make-up, with a renewed composition of the Parliament and a brand new Commission and President of the European Council. Notwithstanding the expectable delay of its legislative activity, several external dossiers had to be updated at fast pace, especially due to […]
