The main task of the European Cybercrime Centre is to disrupt the operations of organised crime networks that commit serious and organised cybercrime. Concretely, the EC3 supports and coordinates operations and investigations conducted by Member States’ authorities in several areas.
The EU-ASEAN Aviation Summit’s objective is to enhance political, technical and industrial co-operation between ASEAN and the EU in the aviation sector.
The initiative is part of the modernization of the EU product legislation to simplify rules, reduce administrative burdens and introduce clearer and more coherent rules across many sectors.
Safer Internet Day 2014 is all about a better Internet to encourage people of all ages to create good online content for youngsters. The winners of the best online content are chosen from 1100 entries. The awards will be given to the adults and children from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia and the United Kingdom.
“The funding announced today will help turn ideas into innovation. The ERC Proof of Concept grants encourage a new type of thinking amongst researchers, backing them to make the most of their blue sky research. This mindset will help European recovery and improve our quality of life.”: said EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Máire Geoghegan-Quinn.
The number of African elephants illegally killed has doubled over the last decade, with 22 000 killed by poachers in 2012; rhinoceros poaching has escalated in South Africa, with rhino horn selling at EUR 40 000/kilo; and poaching now accounts for 78 % of Sumatran tiger deaths. Tiger bones sell for EUR 900/kilo
Students and academic staff from Latin America will have more opportunities to study or train in European universities thanks to increased support from Erasmus+, the new European funding programme for education, training, sport and youth.
New rules, which aim to restore confidence in the EU’s financial markets and improve investor protection, now have to be formally approved by EU member states –
The Commission estimates that around 100 000 seasonal workers enter the EU every year.
This is the first time in a macro-regional strategy that there has been an equal balance of EU countries (Croatia, Greece, Italy, Slovenia) and non-EU countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia) working together to meet common challenges and build on shared strengths.
