Brussels, 30 September 2013 – In June of this year, DIGITALEUROPE announced the start of its work to develop a UHD logo programme for Ultra High Definition consumer equipment. Today, DIGITALEUROPE announces its initial findings on the baseline capabilities of UHD Consumer Displays:

Native Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Pixels
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Colorimetry: ITU-R BT.709
Colour Bit depth: 8 Bit
Frame Rate: 24p/25p/30p/50p/60p
Audio: PCM 2.0 Stereo

The so-called "democratisation package"* presented by Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan is a step in the right direction", according to GUE/NGL MEP Jürgen Klute (Germany), but "cannot be seen as a substitute for the urgently needed constitutional reform" in the country. 

The EU’s cyber security agency ENISA, together with the European Commission’s DG CONNECT, is launching the first fully fledged European Cyber Security Month campaign. During the month of October, more than 40 public and private stakeholders will promote cyber security among citizens and children, and advocate for a change in the perception of cyber-threats.

European Commission Vice President and Commissioner Neelie Kroes’ video message

Brussels (30/09/2013) – More than 50 students from 28 European states have launched a petition to promote the EU student exchange programme ERASMUS. The initiative called “Help Erasmus” focuses on a fictional Erasmus of Rotterdam, the 16th century Dutch philosopher and patron of the programme. On their homepage they display Erasmus as a bored student who decides to participate in the exchange programme. Soon afterwards he eats paella in Spain, drinks beer in Prague, and goes jet skiing in Greece.

When: Thursday, 3 October; 11.00

Where: European Parliament, PHS building Room 1C51 - Brussels

With: Green public health spokesperson and tobacco directive shadow Carl Schlyter and Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms