Tag: European Commission

Teachers’ salaries start to increase in Europe

In 2013/2014, teachers saw their salaries increase in 16 European countries (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, France, Croatia, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Austria, Slovakia, Finland, United Kingdom, Norway, Macedonia, Turkey) compared with the previous school year, according to a Eurydice report carried out for the European Commission. The rises were chiefly due to salary reforms and adjustments …

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How can we make the EU a better place for SMEs? Commission seeks your views

What do small and medium sized enterprises in Europe need from future EU policy? This is the core question of a consultation the Commission launched to help upgrade the EU’s Small Business Act (SBA). The SBA – a wide-ranging set of measures designed to make life easier for small companies – has already proved to …

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Juvenes Translatores contest

Juvenes Translatores is the annual translation contest of the European Commission for 17-year old pupils. The 2014 contest will take place on 27 November — it will be for pupils born in 1997. To participate, schools must register first — between 1 September and 20 October. This year’s theme will be “European identity”. Any school wishing to participate must respond by registering electronically on …

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#WallFall25 – Berlin conference for Europeans born in 1989

#WallFall25 – Berlin conference for Europeans born in 1989 – apply now! Walls are frontiers set in stone. Built to last forever. Forever? Not in 1989, when the Berlin Wall came down – in one night only. The fall of the Berlin wall was an important step towards German reunification, but also towards European integration. …

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Assistant Accountant – Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA)

The jobholder will be an Assistant Accountant who reports to the Accountant. S/he will be responsible for tasks related to the implementation of accounting in the Agency. TASKS S/he will in particular carry out: • Contribute to the implementation of the accounting processes and the preparation of reports on budgetary and general accounts and/or third …

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Call for proposals – Fiber to the Home

Pilot project – Connected for Health: Well-Being and Healthcare Solutions in Open Access FTTH Networks This call for proposals is established under the Commission Decision n° C (2014) 2761 dated 30/04/2014. Finland and Sweden have been traditionally strong in deploying FTTH, which may be a good solution to enable future eHealth and well-being services, in …

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Commission announces €100 million Fast Track to Innovation and five innovation prizes

The European Commission (EC) presented details of a new €100 million “Fast Track to Innovation” (FTI) pilot action and five innovation prizes under Horizon 2020, the European Union’s €80 billion research and innovation programme. The FTI aims to support Europe’s economy by offering innovative businesses and organisations grants to give a final push to get great …

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Fellowship Programme – CERN

A great way to start your career! In 2009, CERN introduced a new ‘Graduate Engineering Training (GET)’ scheme. CERN is already well-established as a central and vital force in the physics community, but CERN also offers outstanding possibilities for training and work experience in engineering fields. The aim of this scheme is to encourage Fellowship …

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#SummerLearning video contest

Summer is here and most of you are out of school, but the European Commission cares about learning all year round, through experience and fun. EC wants to know what you plan to learn this summer! Send a short video clip, telling or showing what you plan to learn, and you could win a trip to Brussels and tickets to …

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European Commission Traineeship – March-July 2015

Paid 5-months Traineeship at the European Commission (EC) or some of the executive bodies and  agencies – March – July 2015 You will receive a monthly grant of some €1,000 and reimbursement of travel expenses. Accident and health insurance can also be provided. Every year around 650 young professionals from the Member states and Non-EU …

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