Year: 2022

European Year of Youth: Launch of new European Apprentices Network

The European Commission has launched today in Barcelona the renewed European Apprentices Network (EAN), which will give a renewed impetus to the promotion of apprenticeships and the engagement of young people. Powered by WPeMatico

Launch of the new Interreg Aurora programme – video message

European Commission Speech Brussels, 24 Mar 2022 Honourable members of the Sami parliaments, Dear colleagues, What a pleasure to be able to address you today at the launch of Europe’s newest Interreg programme… Powered by WPeMatico

Statement from the chairperson of the NAT commission in reaction to the European Commission’s communication on global food security

As a result of the war in Ukraine, the European Commission adopted on the 23rd of March a communication, presenting a set of short-term and medium-term actions. They aim to ensure global food security and to support farmers and consumers in the EU. Following this decision, Ulrika Landergren, the Commission

EU Skills Profile Tool in Ukrainian: helping the integration into the labour market of people arriving from Ukraine

The European Commission launched today a Ukrainian version of the EU Skills Profile Tool for Third Country Nationals. The Tool will make it easier for people fleeing Russian’s invasion of Ukraine to map their skills and find jobs and other opportunities. Powered by WPeMatico

Key conclusions from the EU-funded collaboration project among EER regions

The COSME-funded project ‘Fostering collaboration through mapping, analysing, and interlinking of European Entrepreneurial Regions’, concluded in January 2022, had the objective of strengthening the impact of existing regional actions aimed at supporting innovative SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups in the context of the European Entrepreneurial Regions initiative. Powered by WPeMatico

Pilot Action on Partnerships for Regional Innovation: Your region can apply now

The European Committee of the Regions and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) have launched the call of interest for a new pilot action on Partnerships for Regional Innovation. The Pilot Action will involve up to 24 European participants (Member States, regions or groups of regions) who feel driven

Ukraine: €3.4 billion REACT-EU pre-financing to Member States welcoming refugees fleeing Ukraine

European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 Mar 2022 To support Member States welcoming and accommodating refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, the Commission has today proposed to increase by €3.4 billion the total pre-financing from the Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe (REACT-EU). Powered by WPeMatico

Focus on the Welsh model of restoring lost connections to the EU

Wales’s First Minister encourages sub-national governments in UK and EU to take the initiative as CoR-UK Contact Group meets to identify ways of building new bridges between the EU and UK. Powered by WPeMatico