Sustainable Growth

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08 April 2020

COVID-19

(From ec.europa.eu ) At a time when COVID-19 is affecting the entire EU, the European Commission is coordinating a common European response to the COVID-19 outbreak to reinforce our public health sectors and mitigate the socioeconomic impact in the EU. We are mobilising all means at our disposal to help EU Member States coordinate their national responses. Go here for all the latest COVID-19 news from the Commission. Strong measures are being taken to limit the spread. The Commission is aware of the impact of border closures on the free movement of workers, and in particular, those who...
European Commission Outbreak Public health Socioeconomic Waste management Member states
18 March 2019

EURES Germany organises unique event for aspiring orchestral musicians

(From ec.europa.eu ) One only needs to look at the names of the musicians in these orchestras to see that the job market for professionals is an international one. With its numerous prestigious music colleges, Germany is also an attractive place to study music. However, the international nature of the industry means that those who study in Germany may need to be open to moving abroad for work. In order to prepare up-and-coming musicians for this possibility as early on in their career as possible, theZAV-Künstlervermittlung(the German Federal Employment Agency’s Placement Service for...
Germany Labor Nature Industry Employment
11 October 2018

European Commission and OECD launch entrepreneurship tool

The European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have jointly published a tool which can act as a catalyst to make entrepreneurship policies in a city, region or EU country more inclusive and more social.
European Commission Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Space launch Entrepreneur Tool Policy European Union Social exclusion Social policy Stakeholders Survey Ecosystem Raw material Best practice
26 July 2018

Building a Low-Carbon, Climate Resilient Future: Next-Generation Batteries

Identifier: H2020-LC-BAT-2019-2020Pillar: Societal ChallengesPlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018Latest information: Please do not forget to read the "call summary" se...
Low-carbon economy Climate change Paris Agreement 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference European Union Carbon dioxide Greenhouse gas
04 May 2018

Commission takes action to better protect workers against cancer-causing chemicals

The Commission proposes to limit workers' exposure to five cancer-causing chemicals, in addition to the 21 substances that have already been limited or proposed to be limited since the beginning of this mandate. Estimates show that today's proposal would ...
Workforce Carcinogen Chemical Occupational safety and health European Union

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Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures
Shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors
Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency
Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management