Day: June 10, 2017

Events – Supporting innovation in UK industry – priorities for investment, the commercialisation of research – 7 September 2017, Central London, United Kingdom

It is timed to follow the Building our Industrial Strategy Green Paper, which highlighted investment in science, research and innovation as one of ten pillars for driving growth and productivity across the UK economy, and following the announcement of an Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund – seeking to drive progress in

Events – Smarter is cleaner – EUSEW policy session – 22 June 2017, Brussels, Belgium

Nine smart city projects funded under the Smart Cities and Communities (SCC1) Horizon 2020 funding programme will contribute to the ICLEI coordinated “Smarter is cleaner” policy session on 22 June from 16.00 – 17.30. The session will focus on the replication potential of the energy-related smart solutions implemented in leading

Events – Solutions for Wood Mobilisation in Europe (SIMWOOD project final conference) – 12-13 October 2017, Paris, France

Regional, national and European stakeholders interested in wood mobilisation are invited to the conference ‘Solutions for Wood Mobilisation in Europe’ (SIMWOOD project final conference). The programme is designed to address both forest practitioners (forest managers, entrepreneurs, wood suppliers etc.) and policy-makers. From October 12 to 13, 2017, the members of

Research Headlines – Homegrown food for the metropolis

Where there’s a city, there’s a wider region that could provide a lot of its food. And yet, the produce on the average urbanite’s plate is often imported from further afield, while farms located just a spud’s throw away export most of what they grow. There’s much to be gained

Cluster meeting for European Policy Experimentation projects

The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), the Directorate General for Education and Culture (DG EAC) and the Directorate General for Employment (DG EMPL) are organising a Cluster meeting for all European Policy Experimentations projects (selected in 2014, 2015, 2016) with the aim to strengthen networking, exchange best practice

Recent social policy developments in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Ireland

Four new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on recent social policy developments in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Ireland. Powered by WPeMatico

European Alliance for Apprenticeships takes stock of achievements

A high-level event of the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) was held on 30 – 31 May in Malta, organised by the European Commission in cooperation with the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and supported by the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology and the

New publication: LIFE and coastal habitats

The latest LIFE Nature Focus publication highlights the issues threatening Europe’s coastal habitats and how the LIFE programme has addressed them. Coastal regions generate 40% of our GDP, but development must be sustainable and must recognise the natural value of our varied coastlines. Only 13% of coastal species are in

LIFEnews n°5

This edition of LIFEnews celebrates the 25th anniversary of the LIFE programme. The first article looks at the new European Natura 2000 Day and some events held across the EU to celebrate LIFE’s anniversary. The second article focuses on the Green Awards in Brussels which honoured some outstanding LIFE projects