Posts Tagged ‘European Commission’

In September, the European Commission will adopt ‘Youth on the Move’, an initiative that aims to promote the mobility of students and trainees and to improve the employment situation of young people. ‘Youth on the Move’ will encourage EU countries to work together to give young people in Europe better opportunities to make the best of their skills. The Commission’s upcoming proposal is a contribution to Europe 2020, the EU’s reform strategy for the coming decade to develop an economy that is based on knowledge and innovation. Young people have an important role to play in this but they need more support in order to unleash their full potential. ‘Youth on the Move’ provides this support by contributing to better education, training and access to labour market.

Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou will hold a press conference dedicated to ‘Youth on the Move’ on September 15. She is also keen to have an open dialogue about these important matters with the main people concerned. Their interest, opinions, experiences and participation is of course key to the success of the initiative and to achieving the Europe 2020 goals. She will therefore host a webstreamed debate with European youth on September 17. During this debate, the Commissioner will answer questions from a live audience, as well as from remote participants who choose to send in questions, either beforehand or in real time. More details about this event will soon be available on Commissioner Vassiliou’s website.

The Europemobility Video Contest, supported by the European Commission, is open to any European citizen who has accomplished a study program, youth exchange or work placement abroad, within Europe. The challenge is to create an original and creative video that show mobility experiences. You can make a documentary or a short presentation, about a general or a specific aspect of your stay abroad. There are two award categories, one for the videos elected by the Europemobility Jury and one for those elected by the online voters. Europemobility will award €500,- for the best video nominated by the Jury and a netbook for the best video nominated by the online voters. They also both win a trip to the Award Ceremony. Videos must be uploaded before 30 June 2010. For further information about the terms and conditions, please visit the competition web site.

The European Commission invites online and print journalists to take part in the EU Journalist Award 2010 – Together against discrimination organised in the framework of the Commission’s anti-discrimination campaign. The articles on issues of discrimination and diversity in the European Union must be submitted before the competition deadline of 17 September 2010. For further details about the competition, please visit the Award website.

Eve is an innovative, promotional tool available for project beneficiaries of the “Lifelong learning”, “Culture”, “Youth in Action” and “Citizenship” programmes, to have visibility on the European Union website. It showcases plenty of useful information about thousand of projects and their results supported by programmes managed by the European Commission in the fields of Education, Training, Culture, Youth and Citizenship. Eve is a rich source of information. You can access a wide range of learning materials, handbooks, websites, policy papers, photos, personal testimonials from project participants and much more.

Always up to date on the latest EU affairs? Try a Commissioner’s blog for a personal, insider’s view on EU affairs. Several EU Commissioners have their own blog. Here you can find a list of EU blogs.

Or visit bloggingportal.eu, a portal for EU political blogs, that bring together the content of (currently 558) blogs related to EU affairs.

The European Commission invites print, online and video journalists from all 27 EU Member States, Iceland and Norway to participate in the European Year Journalist Award 2010. Their articles or news reports must cover the issues of poverty and social exclusion in the European Union and must be published or aired between 1 October, 2009 and 31 August, 2010. The European Year (EY) Journalist Award 2010 has been created in order to support and recognize journalists who contribute to an increased awareness and a broader understanding of poverty and social exclusion through their work. Interested? Simply complete the online submission form and upload your entry before the deadline of 31 August 2010. Find out more.

The European Commission has recently published a Eurobarometer survey which shows that many Europeans do not understand what is meant by biodiversity and do not feel well informed about biodiversity loss. The Commission has at the same time launched a Biodiversity campaign to raise awareness about the loss of biodiversity in the EU through a website, a video clip, PR actions, street art and media, including social media. The campaign is built around the slogan: ‘Biodiversity – we are all in this together. Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik said: “Biodiversity is the natural engine for our future, and we must learn to treat it with care. I hope this campaign will help do that, and raise awareness about the need to be kinder to the natural world we depend on.” Find out more on the campaign website or join the Biodiversity Facebook community.

How to increase your chances of having your project selected? What are the European funding possibilities in the field of culture? What is the latest news on the Culture Programma? Visit the Culture Infoday which will take place on 17 May 2010 in the Charlemagne Building in Brussels to find the answers to all your questions related to the Culture Programme of the European Commission. There will also be a ‘live’ streaming of all sessions and direct chat with the Culture programme teams. This information day is brought to you by the European Commission and the Education, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency EACEA) to give useful information on the priorities and what’s new to the programme, as well as practical advice on the preparation and submission of proposals, and on the management of grants. Please register online by 7 May 2010 at the latest. For further information about the programme, please visit the EACEA website.

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The European Commission has selected the official logo and slogan for the European Year of Volunteering 2011. The slogan will be: ‘Volunteer! Make a difference.’

Europatweets brings together the Tweets of all members of the European Parliament who use Twitter. During the last European elections, in June 2009, Europatweets was released as a twitter-based platform to deliver more information to the people and bring Europe closer to its citizen.