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EC proposes to help jobless by improving efficiency of public employment services

Member States’ public employment services have a crucial role to play in helping the 26 million unemployed in Europe to get a job. This is why the European Commission has proposed a Decision to help public employment services to maximise their effectiveness through closer cooperation to better address the needs of the unemployed and businesses. …

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Vacancy at ECHA

Assistant position at the European Chemicals Agency, Helsinki, Finland. Apply here. Deadline: 2 August 2013

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Vacancies at the National Gallery

Interested in working at the National Gallery in London? Apply here

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“Europe, I’ve got something to tell you” Photo competition

In the framework of the 2013 European Year of Citizens, the PES Group in the Committee of the Regions (CoR) has launched on 1 March the sixth edition of its annual photo competition. Would you like to win up to EUR 2,000 worth of photographic equipment, plus a trip to Brussels? Then it’s time to …

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Project Assistant at IAEA

The Department of Management (MT) provides a ‘platform of services’ that serves as a foundation for the successful delivery of the IAEA’s scientific and technical programmes. Its mission statement is as follows: “MT is a partner and a business enabler that champions change and efficiency, leveraging a common purpose”. Thus, among other support activities, it …

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Call for Abstracts: Conference on Disability Rights in Africa

The Centre for Human Rights invites abstracts for a conference on disability rights with a focus on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in the African region. The conference will be held at the Centre for Human Rights on Tuesday, 5 November 2013 in Pretoria, South Africa. The …

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Call for Abstracts: Conference on Rights of Women in Africa

Commemorating the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa: Exploring possibilities for promoting women’s sexual and reproductive rights Submission specifications A committee will review abstracts that are in English and are 300-350 words in length. Abstracts must include: …

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European Commission gives €77 million boost to high-tech manufacturing sector SMEs

The European Commission is contributing €77 million from its 7th R&D Framework Programme (FP7) to an innovation initiative for the manufacturing sector designed to help high-tech small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) exploit the potential of ICTs to help grow their businesses, the EC press service announced. The “I4MS” initiative (ICT for Manufacturing SMEs) will …

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Register for Speak Up!2

The European Commission’s annual strategy on EU enlargement, adopted in October last year, highlighted freedom of expression and media as one of the most important challenges for the countries aspiring to EU membership. Moreover, freedom of expression is considered an EU accession priority. To this end, the Speak Up!2 conference on 20 June 2013 will bring together …

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Investigative journalism conference calls for papers

Journalism professors worldwide can submit their papers to be presented at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference. The eighth Global Investigative Journalism Conference, to be held October 12-15 in Rio de Janeiro, will feature for the first time an academic research track, highlighting trends, challenges, teaching methodologies and best practices in investigative journalism. Topics of research …

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