March is dedicated to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion: We embody the needs of people from all walks of life represented in the Agency. Watch the video message of the Core value Ambassador of the month, Salima Abu Jeriban (C3), who shares her journey as a woman in chemical engineering.
Become an eggs-pert at spotting hidden cyber threats! In view of the upcoming holidays, the Cyber Aware team brings you a cybersecurity reminder to help you defend yourself against the increasing cyber threats and be cyber safe this Easter.
The 2023 ‘20 years of service’ medallists based in Brussels marked this major milestone with a reception at the Autoworld Museum on 14 March, in the presence of Commissioner Hahn. This followed the ceremony that took place with DG MOVE on 27 November 2023 in the Berlaymont, in the presence of Commissioner for Transport, Director-General of DG MOVE and CINEA Director. Congratulations to all of our medallists!
This April the Walking Challenge is back to bring colleagues together, to reduce stress, and to help staff feel positive. During the full month of April, all staff are invited to enjoy a walk, encode their steps, share photos and vote for their favourite one. Below you can find more information and how to register.
At a time of increased geopolitical tensions, the EU has continued to successfully tackle the issues that concern Europeans most in 2023, whilst remaining on track to deliver on the political priorities. That is according to the new edition of the EU General Report published on 13 March, where several of CINEA projects across all our programmes are highlighted. This proves once again the importance of our work in delivering on the European Green Deal and ensuring Europe’s climate neutrality by 2050.
Registration is open from 13 March until 26 April. This year the Running for Europe team will run to encourage every citizen to vote at the European Elections on 9 June while promoting the ‘Use your Vote’ campaign. Joining the Running for Europe team also means running for a good cause. The team will raise funds for two Belgian non-governmental organisations that aim at protecting nature around us.
In our series of short ‘Meet your colleagues’ interviews, we met with Claudia Pierdominici this week, Project Officer in Unit D3 ‘Sustainable Blue Economy’. Let us know if you would like to be next!
The total support requested in the first auction far exceeded the EUR 800 million budget. All bids taken together provide for a total planned electrolyser capacity of 8.5 gigawatts. Over ten years, this represents a total production volume of 8.8 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen.
Over 650 experts attended the leading conference on the energy transition and climate neutrality to discuss net-zero industries, energy communities, and clean energy technologies. The LIFE Programme had a dedicated stand at the event and different LIFE Clean Energy Transition projects and initiatives showcased their activities.
Over 650 experts attended the leading conference on the energy transition and climate neutrality to discuss net-zero industries, energy communities, and clean energy technologies.
The European Commission has announced the finalists of the 2024 edition of the European Natura 2000 Award.
PAF-NATURALIT - one of LIFE’s longest-running and ambitious projects - aims to reconcile the sometimes conflicting interests of nature and people by demonstrating that protecting nature is also profitable.
In the EU, approximately 42 million people are affected by energy poverty. New research conducted by the LIFE JUSTEM project in Greece highlights how energy poverty and gender are interlinked, with women more at risk.
In the EU, approximately 42 million people are affected by energy poverty. New research conducted by the LIFE JUSTEM project in Greece highlights how energy poverty and gender are interlinked, with women more at risk.
In the EU, approximately 42 million people are affected by energy poverty. New research conducted by the LIFE JUSTEM project in Greece highlights how energy poverty and gender are interlinked, with women more at risk.
Ahead of the European elections on 6-9 June 2024, DG HR and DG JUST are organising a lunchtime information session on 11 March dedicated to your voting rights. You will find the event details and many useful links related to the European elections 2024 on CINEAnet.
Building from the success of the #MyTeam video competition, a campaign for a new series of short internal videos (2-5 minutes) called ‘FOCUS ON’ is now open. This is another chance to have a moment of glory and shine a light on an interesting aspect of our work to share with the rest of the Agency!
As part of the ‘Be Well’ action plan, the second edition of the ‘Self-Care Days’ will take place from 18 to 22 of March. In parallel, the link text team will offer simple physical tests and advice of experts through the 'Check your Physical Fitness Days' initiative (18-21 March).
The Commission recently published a new section on its website, with the achievements of the von der Leyen Commission. Pledging audacity and ambition from the very beginning, this Commission worked tirelessly to tackle the priorities set at the start of its mandate, while finding solutions to challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented energy crisis.
