Month: February 2021

Green Deal: cities and regions define 2021 roadmap

​The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has put forward a Green Deal roadmap for 2021. At the 4th meeting of the Green Deal Going Local working group, local leaders agreed on the political objectives and priorities to accelerate the carbon-neutral transition while placing cities and regions at the heart

EU Green Week 2021 seeks Partner Events

This year’s theme is Zero Pollution and can be adressed from various angles: health impacts, solutions to work towards zero pollution production and consumption, measuring and tracking tools to steer the change, etc. The theme takes into account the cumulative effect of pollution and therefore also covers the links with

New study available on the impact of EU policies on the social economy

A new European Commission study on the impact of the Social Business Initiative (SBI) between 2011 and 2020 explains how EU policy succeeded in supporting the social economy and social enterprises. Powered by WPeMatico

Press release – Still many challenges ahead to achieve gender equality

MEPs assessed the progress made in women’s rights over the past 25 years and the many challenges still ahead, in a resolution adopted on Thursday.Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Source : © European Union, 2021 – EP Powered by WPeMatico

Launch of the REGIOSTARS Awards 2021

Projects compete in five categories: Smart Europe – “Increasing the competitiveness of local businesses in a digital world” Green Europe – “Green and resilient communities in urban and rural setting” Fair Europe – “Fostering inclusion and anti-discrimination” Urban Europe – “Promoting green, sustainable and circular food systems in functional urban

Research Headlines – Ograniczanie skutków powszechnej, ale potencjalnie szkodliwej, praktyki klinicznej

Śródporodowa profilaktyka zakażeń to standardowa procedura przeprowadzana podczas porodu. Badania finansowanej przez UE badaczki wykazały, że może mieć ona poważne konsekwencje dla zdrowia noworodków, zwiększając ryzyko antybiotykooporności, otyłości i cukrzycy. Ustalenia te wytyczają kierunek nowych strategii żywieniowych mających na celu ograniczenie skutków ubocznych tej powszechnej procedury. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Limitare l’impatto di una pratica clinica diffusa, ma potenzialmente dannosa

La profilassi antimicrobica intrapartum (IAP), è una procedura standard per il parto. Secondo ricerche finanziate dall’UE, potrebbe avere rilevanti implicazioni per la salute infantile, aumentando il rischio di obesità, diabete e antibiotico-resistenza. Tale scoperta apre allo sviluppo di nuove strategie dietetiche che limitino gli effetti di questa procedura medica estremamente

Research Headlines – Minimiser l’impact d’une pratique clinique courante, mais potentiellement néfaste

La prophylaxie antimicrobienne intrapartum (PAI) est couramment pratiquée lors des accouchements. Selon des chercheurs financés par l’UE, elle pourrait fortement impacter la santé infantile avec des risques d’obésité, de diabète et de résistance aux antibiotiques. Ce constat invite au développement de nouvelles stratégies alimentaires pour réduire les effets de cette

Research Headlines – Minimizar el impacto de una práctica clínica común, pero posiblemente perjudicial

La profilaxis antimicrobiana intraparto es un procedimiento estándar utilizado en el parto. Según investigadores financiados con fondos europeos, puede tener importantes implicaciones para la salud del niño, pues aumenta el riesgo de obesidad, diabetes y resistencia a antibióticos, por lo que se deben desarrollar nuevas estrategias dietéticas para minimizar el