Thinking about using online AI tools for your work? It can save time when you are analysing documents and provide inspiration for reports or presentations, along with many other uses. Besides benefits, there are important risks and limitations to keep in mind. Make sure you are using these tools in a safe way by following the Commission’s guidelines for staff.
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In our series of short interviews - ‘Meet your colleagues’ - this week we met with Julia Beile, Project Adviser in Unit D3 'Sustainable Blue Economy'. Let us know if you would like to be next!
Joining Efforts for a Sustainable, Modern and Competitive Blue Economy
A series of events linked to the blue economy will happen in October 2023 in Porto. The aim is to gather the projects, potential partners, Interreg and mainstream funding programmes, managing authorities, the European Commission, and other interested parties in one single place to promote cooperation in practice, the exchange of knowledge, and the creation of synergies among the Atlantic stakeholders.
The European Commission has published the Terms and Conditions for the pilot auction dedicated to European renewable hydrogen production. It is an important step towards scaling up the production of renewable hydrogen in the EU, and achieving EU Green Deal goals. The auction, funded by the Innovation Fund, is intended to open in November 2023.
The first ever EU Algae Awareness Summit will be held 5-7 October 2023 at the Maison de l’Océan in Paris.
It will kick off a process to promote and raise awareness among EU Member State administrations and the public on the benefits algae cultivation may bring to national and regional economies, people and the regeneration of our ocean.
World Cleanup Day unites millions of volunteers, governments and organizations, in 197 countries and territories, to tackle the global mismanaged waste crisis and to help create a new, more sustainable world. If you live in Brussels, you can join one (or several!) of the actions that will be organised on that day.
When taking time off, it’s good practice to create an effective out-of-office message for your work email. You should always give people your return date as well as an alternative source to contact in your absence. This could be a FMB or the address of a colleague acting as your back-up. Providing all the practical information is good - but it’s even better if you can do so succinctly.
This key project selected under the first CEF call (over €379 million of CEF funding) comes to the end with 100% completion rate. It is a very important part of the Polish stretch of the via Baltica co-financed by CEF. Given the Russian invasion in Ukraine the significance of via Baltica has further increased to support military mobility. The S61 road is part of the trans-European transport network connecting Poland to the Baltic States and ensures the continuity of the North Sea - Baltic Core Network Corridor between the two closest urban nodes on both sides of the Polish-Lithuanian border.
The Waga 4 World (W4W) project has already achieved a remarkable feat in Spain by producing grid-compliant biomethane from landfill gas, all thanks to the cutting-edge WAGABOX® technology deployed at the Can Mata (Spain). With a €2.4 million grant under the EU ETS Innovation Fund, the technology will avoid the emission of 17,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year by replacing fossil natural gas.
The EXHAUSTION project released two videos about the health risk of wildfires and the impacts of heat as well as an interview with the lead authors of their major study on heat or cold stress in cities analysing 20 years of data from 854 cities in 30 countries.
The work of the LIFE Northern Bald project has been praised in The New York Times. The article highlights the efforts of the project to prevent the rare and beloved Northern Bald ibis from going extinct.
Do you wonder about the best ways to keep yourself safe and secure on the street, when walking in an unfamiliar neighborhood or when travelling to different places? Join the presentation delivered by a Brussels police officer who will give advice on how to protect yourself and how to handle uncomfortable situations in public. Colleagues can join in person (L107) or online.
The first draft of the CINEA Staff Charter is now ready and you are welcome to send your comments/remarks by 11 September to CINEA-STAFF-ENGAGEMENT@ec.europa.eu. The draft charter - presenting staff’s core values as a guiding principle for the benefits of everyone in the Agency as well as for our work towards beneficiaries, external stakeholders, and citizens - will be also discussed at CINEA Away Day on 15 September.
The second edition of CINEA’s Away Day will take place on 15 September in Oostende. The event, planned as part of the #EUBeachCleanup campaign, is the perfect opportunity to catch up with each other, reconnect and strengthen our bonds.
The call for expression of interest to participate in the Inter-Agency Women Talent Programme (IWTP) for 2023-24 is now published. Read the call text for full information on how to apply by 22 September 2023 (midnight).
In our series of short interviews - ‘Meet your colleagues’ - this week we met with Giulia Moggia, Project Officer for Research and Innovation in Unit C3 'Horizon Europe Transport'. Let us know if you would like to be next!
LIFE CityTRAQ uses tools to measure and analyse air quality and involve citizens in creating plans and initiatives to reduce pollution.
LIFE A-MAR NATURA2000 campaigns across the Mediterranean to raise the profile and encourage the conservation of marine Natura2000 sites.
The infographic shows different existing types of technologies in the market, sustainable cooling opportunities in the cooling sector, and some EU-funded projects working on sustainable cooling technologies.