P-LUX est un projet créé par deux jeunes européens qui se sont rencontrés lors d’un échange Erasmus en République Tchèque. Devenus amis à l’étranger, ils sont venus travailler pour l’Union européenne à Bruxelles en 2009. Trouvant que les institutions manquaient de couleurs, ils lancent aujourd’hui la première marque de t-shirts européens.

Eight years after its establishment Fondation EurActiv became a public service foundation, dedicated to hosting and training independent media, by Royal Decree of 29 March 2012 and published in the Official Gazette of Belgium on 16 April. Its official name has changed to "Fondation EurActiv Politech" in recognition of the integration of Politech Institute AISBL from 01/01/2011 – see link.

Bad Hofgastein, Salzburg, October 3 to 6, 2012
 
Bad Hofgastein, May 10, 2012 – The European Health Forum Gastein is preparing for its 15th annual conference. The theme for 2012 could hardly be more topical. After decades of rising prosperity, the spectre over Europe is of a continuing financial crisis which threatens every aspect of people's lives. And a sector particularly affected by austerity matters is public health – representing 10% of GDP in the EU, and providing one of the largest sources of employment.

"In times of economic crisis, when austerity is being called for in the Member States, it is particularly important that the EU uses its resources carefully and minimises waste and fraud", said Christofer Fjellner MEP responsible for the Report on the discharge of the Commission budget for 2010.

"The European Parliament has granted discharge to the Commission, but not unconditionally. We have demanded better management and control of the financial engineering instruments and tougher use of sanctions for Member States mismanaging EU funds."

The IRU has published a manual for bus and coach operators, providing them with useful information before the 1 March 2013 deadline, regarding their obligations to passengers and aiming to promote increased service quality within the sector.