During a well-attended and entertaining award ceremony which took place on 17 November at the Provincial Government House in Maastricht, EIPA handed over the European Public Sector Award 2011 to the three winning projects: “Political Management based on Economic Stringency and Strategic Budgets”, submitted by the Bilbao City Council in Spain; “Civil Society Involvement in the Welcoming and Integration of Immigrants – The Case of Portugal”, submitted by the Portuguese High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue; “ÖkoKauf Wien &n
Brussels 21 November 2011 – Matthias Lüfkens will join Burson-Marsteller on 1 February 2011 to lead the Digital Practice across Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA). Lüfkens has been the Head of Digital media at the World Economic Forum (WEF) since 2004. In addition to designing and implementing the WEF’s digital strategy, Matthias has advised a wide range of Fortune 500 companies as well as non-profit organisations on social media.
The objective of the AAL Joint Programme is to enhance the quality of life of older people and strengthen the industrial base in Europe through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The motivation of the new funding activity is in the demographic change and ageing in Europe, which implies not only challenges but also opportunities for the citizens, the social and healthcare systems as well as industry and the European market. The concept of Ambient Assisted Living is understood as
The European Spallation Source is a Partnership of 17 European Nations committed to the goal of collectively building and operating the world's leading facility for research using neutrons by the second quarter of the 21st Century.
Brussels, 21 November 2011 – Today the Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) has submitted its response to the Commission’s consultation on the Green Paper on Audiovisual Works.
The Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament, Joseph Daul MEP, has congratulated the leader of the Partido Popular (PP) of Spain, Mariano Rajoy, after the Party's remarkable victory in the legislative elections.
AGE Platform Europe, the European Disability Forum and Vodafone Foundation launched a unique initiative challenging developers to design mobile applications (or ‘apps’) to improve the lives of ageing people and people with disabilities. The 12 finalist apps will be presented at the Awards night on December 5 in Brussels and the 4 winning ones will share a prize of €200k.
MetCap and GE Announce Advanced Technology Projects to Boost Turkey’s Energy Supply Including Eurostar and Dervish Extension
Energy Output License Extension Paves Way for MetCap to Add Second Unit of GE’s New FlexEfficiency* Technology for Dervish Extension
New Investments will Push MetCap Installed Capacity with GE Technology to more than 2,000 Megawatts by 2016
Water shortages, droughts and floods in a variety of European regions are raising public awareness and increasing demand for effective responses and strategies towards ensuring sustainable water management. Open discussion on the impacts of climate change, the EU policy on “resource efficiency” and Blueprint 2012 are also enhancing public debate on these key issues.
