BRUSSELS, 20-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — EU institutions have just reached to partial political agreement on Horizon Europe. Horizon Europe is the future EU research and innovation programme and aims at facilitating the investment in research and innovation to maintain and … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Automotive, Belgium, European Union, Investment, News, Pharma & Biotech, Politics, Science, Small Business, Technology
Tagged #EUBudget, #HorizonEU, Carlos Moedas, chemicals, EU, EU global competitiveness, European Research Council (ERC), fashion, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, INNOVATION, innovators, Juncker Commission, leader in research, Marie Skłodowska-Curie, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, RESEARCH, SMEs, start-ups, The European Innovation Council, unthinkable discoveries
Inspired by actual events in 1924 Persia, In the Shadow of the Kingmakers brings voice to the human sufferings of the political lust for domination Santa Barbara, CA, USA, 12-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Amid growing conflicts between the West and Iran, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Media, Politics, Society
Tagged book, fiction, Gerald DiPego, Iran, Persia, post-WW1, Vahid Imani, WW1
Resilience of the financial system will remain a key focus for the Central Bank over the next three years A hard Brexit will be damaging for Ireland, but short-term ‘cliff-edge’ stability risks to the financial system are manageable Legislation is … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Financial, Government, Ireland, Politics
Tagged bank, Brexit, Central Bank of Ireland, economy, Ed Sibley, Financial System, Ireland, risks, stability
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 11-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The themes for 2019 are based around the macroeconomic outlook, market conditions and the major asset classes: 1) Growth deceleration. Global growth is slowing and becoming less synchronised. As the US upswing matures, Europe … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Germany, Government, Investment, Politics
Tagged assets, Christian Nolting, Deutsche Bank, economy, forecasts, insights, investment, macroeconomy, markets, multi asset, Outlook, wealth, wealth management
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 11-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The United States and China are at a crossroad in what has become the most important bilateral relationship of the 21st Century, CIB Capital Markets Strategist Tom Joyce said in the January issue of … Read the full press release
LONDON, 03-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — University leaders have written to politicians and government to warn of the risks for research, staff and students if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. In an open letter to MPs, Universities UK, the Russell … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, European Union, Government, Politics, United Kingdom
Tagged Chair, Dr David Llewellyn, EU, Guild HE, Million Plus, Professor Andrea Nolan OBE, Professor Dame Janet Beer, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, Professor Dave Phoenix, Professor John Latham, Professor Julie Lydon OBE, Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, the Russell Group, Universities UK, University Alliance
STRASBOURG, 12-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — “I am fully committed to putting children´s rights at the heart of the work of the European Parliament and bringing this house, the only democratically-elected EU Institution, closer to younger citizens,” commented European Parliament President, Antonio … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, France, Government, Law, Politics, Society
Tagged Anna Maria Corazza-Bildt MEP, appointment, CHILDREN, children's rights, EU, European Parliament, legislation, policies
STRASBOURG, 12-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Commission is today (11 December 2018) reporting on progress made in building a genuine and effective Security Union since the October European Council. Good progress is being achieved on a number of security initiatives, … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, France, Government, Law, Politics, Security & Safety
STRASBOURG, 12-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (11 December 2018), the European Parliament and the Council reached political agreement on the Commission’s proposal to strengthen rules to combat fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment – such as bank cards, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Politics
Tagged bank cards, cheques, Counterfeiting, crypto, Cybercrime, Dimitris Avramopoulos, EU, European Council, European Parliament, FRAUD, Julian King, mobile payments, Payment, virtual currencies
In light of the upcoming European Council and Euro Summit in December, the Commission presents actions to strengthen the role of the euro in a changing world. BRUSSELS, 06-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In his State of the Union Address in September 2018, … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Politics
Tagged currency, EUR, Euro, euroarea, European Commission, EuroSummit, Eurozone, Jean-Claude Juncker, Miguel Arias Cañete, Pierre Moscovici, Valdis Dombrovskis
BRUSSELS, 06-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — To protect its democratic systems and public debates and in view of the 2019 European elections as well as a number of national and local elections that will be held in Member States by 2020, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Media, Politics, Society
Tagged Andrus Ansip, debates, democracy, democratic systems, disinformation, division, elections, EU, Europe, Federica Mogherini, hatred, Julian King, Mariya Gabriel, mistrust, Vĕra Jourová
LONDON, 28-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — WPP today announces a new partnership with Women Political Leaders (WPL) – the only global network of female politicians with a mission to increase both the number and the influence of women in political leadership positions … Read the full press release
LONDON, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A joint statement from Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Heiko Maas on the death of Jamal Khashoggi. The violent death of Jamal Khashoggi, within the premises of the Saudi Consulate General in … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Media, Politics
Tagged foreignaffairs, freepress, Heiko Maas, İstanbul, Jamal Khashoggi, JamalKhashoggi, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Jeremy Hunt, journalists, Khashoggi, SaudiArabia
BRUSSELS, 08-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A conference on “The future of international election observation” will be held in the European Parliament, in Brussels, on 10-11 October. Since 2000, the European Union has deployed more than 140 Election Observation Missions in more … Read the full press release
SOUTHAMPTON, 20-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — As social media has experienced considerable exponential growth-rate over the past decade, sadly the same has occurred with online hate speech. Clear evidence of this picture is the fact that different international organisations, including the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Media, News, Non Profit, Politics, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged bigotry, derogatory posts, Dr Luiz Valerio P. Trindade, hate content, hate speech, hateful posts, inappropriate content, Intolerance, Lindsey Wilson, misogyny, online hate speech, online life, public policy, public policy recommendations, qualitative study, racism, racist content, racist views, social media, social media platforms, sociological research, sociology, University of Southampton, verbal abuse, Who Why How
415 MPs across political parties united to unequivocally back expanding Heathrow – ending decades of political debate Approval unlocks billions in growth, secures tens of thousands of new skilled jobs and will ensure Heathrow expands sustainably Heathrow will now prepare … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Politics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged AIRPORT, Aviation, Heathrow, infrastructure, John Holland-Kaye
The press conference will take place tomorrow, 26th of June at 11:30am in the European Parliament room – PHS 0A50 BRUSSELS, 25-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — There is evidence that points to the possibility that up to 88.000 Schengen visas and … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Law, Malta, Media, News, Non Profit, Politics, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Society
Tagged anti-corruption, Branislav Skripek, Daphne Caruana Galizia, European security, human trafficking, investigation, ISIS, ISIS-terrorists, IVAN GRECH MINTOFF, LIBE Committee, Libya, Libyans, Maltese PM’s Office, Maltese Prime Minister’s office, medical visas, MEPs, political appointees, press conference, scandal, SCHENGEN, Schengen visa system, Schengen visas, terrorists, Visa Scandal, visa trade, visas
One year ahead of the European elections, young people from all over the EU and beyond will set their priorities for Europe’s future. BRUSSELS, 28-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The third edition of the European Youth Event (EYE2018) will see a record … Read the full press release
Bois-Colombes, France, 15-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Union – Western Balkans Summit will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on the 17th of May 2018. This meeting aims to reaffirm the EU’s commitment towards the Western Balkans gaining EU membership. Coface’s economists … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Economy, European Union, France, Government, Insurance, International Trade, Macedonia (FYROM), Montenegro, Politics, Serbia
Tagged Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, CHINA, COFACE, EU accession, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, RUSSIA, Sofia, The European Union - Western Balkans Summit, Western Balkans
BERN, 14-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Switzerland strengthens its presence in Jordan: On 13 May 2018, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis inaugurated the new Swiss embassy building in the Jordanian capital Amman. With the new premises the diplomatic and consular sections and international … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Politics, Society, Switzerland
Tagged Amman, Ayman Safadi, embassy, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, JORDAN, Switzerland
May 3, 2018 ¦ Health Innovation Centre of Southern Denmark, Fraunhofer Institute Portugal and ProjectRay have been honoured as winners of the first edition of the European Silver Economy Awards. BRUSSELS, Belgium, 11-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday May 3, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Belgium, Business, Denmark, Education, European Union, Germany, Healthcare, Internet & Online, Investment, News, Non Profit, Politics, Portugal, Real Estate, Science, Small Business, Society, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged AGE Platform Europe, age-friendlier, age-friendly, age-friendly Europe, ageing, Ana Vasconcelos, Anne Friis Hansen, Awards, Boaz Zilberman, Demographic Change, Digital Single Market, digitalisation, economy, empirica, EU project, Europe, European Commission, European Silver Economy Awards, fall prevention and detection, Fraunhoder Institute Portugal, Fraunhofer Institute Portugal, Generic Telemedicine Platform, GoLive Solutions, h2020, Health Innovation Centre of Southern Denmark, Healthcare, ICT, ICT solutions, Israel, Julia Wadoux, Mariya Gabriel, Markku Markkula, Non-profit Organisations, older persons, ProjectRay, Public Authorities, RAY Solutions, seniors, Silver Economy, Silver Economy Awards, Silver Society, Sonja Mueller, technology, visually impaired people
Highlevel conference 9:30 – 12:45 (EP, Room PHS1A002) and press-conference 13:30 – 14:00 (EP, press room) AMERSFOORT, 02-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — WIth this high level conference, we would like to present to Europe and European decision makers, politicians and media … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Defence, European Union, Government, International Trade, Media, Netherlands, News, Non Profit, Politics, Religion, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Society
Tagged A FUTURE FOR DEMOCRACY IN SYRIA, Afrin, autonomous region, Branislav Skripek, Christians, Conference, DAESH, decision makers, democratic Federation of Northern Syria, DFNS, ethnic tolerance, European Parliament, gender equality, high-level conference, ISIS, Johannes de Jong, Kurdish, Mr. Sanahrib Barsom, Northern Syria, politicians, reconciliation, reconstruction, refugees, religious tolerance, Rojava, SDF, SECURITY, self-defence, speakers, sustainable ecology, SYRIA, Syrian Democratic Forces, Terrorism, Turkey, Yezidi
COVENTRY, 30-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Warwick has today signed and launched two major teaching and research collaborations with partner universities and colleges in Paris and Brussels. The initiative, launched today in the University of Warwick’s base in London’s … Read the full press release
BRIGHTON, 28-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Union is likely to reject a significantly enhanced version of its Canada trade deal for the UK after Brexit, according to experts. An in-depth analysis – published by the UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO) … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, International Trade, Politics, United Kingdom
Tagged Brexit, CANADA, Canada trade deal for the UK, CETA, EU, Julia Magntorn, L. Alan Winters, Single Market, trade, UK, University of Sussex
NOTTINGHAM, 26-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Neil Carmichael, former Chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee, has joined the University of Nottingham as an Honorary Professor in the Schools of Education and Politics and International Relations. Neil Carmichael served … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Politics, United Kingdom
Tagged EDU, Education, Neil Carmichael, Politics, school, University of Nottingham
Proposed changes to Clause 11 of the EU Withdrawal Bill have been shared with devolved administrations ahead of a Joint Ministerial Committee meeting. LONDON, 22-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Proposed changes to Clause 11 of the EU Withdrawal Bill to ensure all devolved … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Government, Politics, United Kingdom
Tagged Brexit, David Lidington, Duchy of Lancaster, EU, EU Withdrawal Bill, UK Gov
ABERDEEN, 05-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A leading economist has been appointed Jaffrey Chair of Political Economy at the University of Aberdeen Business School, becoming only the sixth person to hold the prestigious role since it was established nearly a century ago. … Read the full press release
The 48th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting will take place on 23-26 January in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, under the theme, Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World Unprecedented participation expected from global leaders including 70 heads of state or government and 38 heads … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Environment, Government, Politics, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alain Berset, Cyril Ramaphosa, divisions, Donald Trump, economy, Emmanuel Macron, Environment, Jean-Claude Juncker, Justin Trudeau, leaders, Liu He, Mauricio Macri, Michel Temer, multiconceptual, multipolar, Narendra Modi, Paolo Gentiloni, Professor Klaus Schwab, SECURITY, The World Economic Forum, Theresa May
STOCKHOLM, 16-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Vocational education and training, ministerial meetings and panel discussions on women’s leadership – these are some of the programme points when Minister for Upper Secondary School and Adult Education and Training Anna Ekström visits Latvia … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Government, Latvia, Lithuania, Politics, Sweden
Tagged Anna Ekström, courses, EDU, leadership, Sweden, training, Vocational Education
BERN, 16-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On 15 January 2018, an agreement conferring privileges and immunities on Interpeace in Switzerland was signed on behalf of the Federal Council by Ambassador Roberto Balzaretti, head of the Directorate of International Law of the Federal … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Politics, Security & Safety, Society, Switzerland
Tagged foreign affairs, Foreign Policy, Geneva, immunities, Interpeace, peacebuilding, privileges, Swiss Federal Council