An organised crime group involved in manipulating professional tennis competitions was dismantled in an operation led by the Spanish Civil Guard and coordinated by the National High Court of Spain (Audiencia Nacional), supported by Europol….
With a rich historical and cultural heritage and an eye to the future. Plovdiv in Bulgaria and Matera in Italy are this year’s Capitals of Culture Plovdiv Plovdiv is the first Bulgarian city to take…
The Silk Roads are behind major cultural and trade exchanges between different parts of the world. Throughout their long history, contacts between different civilizations and people resulted in the sharing of various knowledge. These knowledge…
Read what measures the European Union is taking to meet targets to reduce carbon emissions in different sectors in order to prevent climate change To prevent dangerous climate change, in October 2014 EU leaders adopted the 2030…
UNICEF calls for urgent scale-up of treatment and prevention programmes among adolescents as data shows slow reduction of HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths Some 360,000 adolescents are projected to die of AIDS-related diseases between…
NATO held an exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme. Prototypes of the most promising technologies were displayed at NATO’s Headquarters by 25 scientists from NATO and…
The Cloud will provide a safe environment for researchers to store, analyse and re-use data for research, innovation and educational purposes Today, the Commission, Member States and the science community launch the European Open Science…
“Romania needs to strengthen its institutional framework to better protect the rights of persons with disabilities, and should step up the efforts to combat violence against women,” said today Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner…
9 members of a network (5 in Spain and 4 in France) have been arrested in a joint operation, which was carried out by Spain and France on 24 October The investigation revealed that around…
As of 7 November municipalities in the EU can apply for free Wi-Fi hotspots in public spaces On 7 November 2018 at 13:00 (CET), the Commission will launch a call for applications for the scheme…
Manufacturers who obtained a UK type-approval for their cars will be able to apply for new EU-27 approvals to retain access to the European Union’s market. The draft law voted on in the Internal Market…
Forty-four countries and 52 seaports participated in a two-week maritime enforcement operation in the second quarter of 2018, aimed at disrupting the flow of possible container shipments contaminated with drugs. The intercontinental operation led to…
More than 3 million people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol in 2016, according a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) today. This represents 1 in 20 deaths. More than…
The Alliance for Torture-Free Trade agreed to step up the pace of its efforts and work towards a United Nations instrument – such as a binding convention – to stop the trade in instruments for…
New €100 and €200 banknotes to start circulating on 28 May 2019 Banknotes to incorporate new and innovative security features: a satellite hologram and an enhanced emerald number €100 and €200 banknotes complete Europa series…
EU countries lost almost €150 billion in Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenues in 2016, according to a new study published today by the European Commission The so-called ‘VAT Gap’ shows the difference between the expected VAT…
