Open competition for lawyer-linguists has been published on EPSO Website for following positions: EPSO/AD/424/25 – CS – Czech-language lawyer-linguists (AD 7) EPSO/AD/424/25 – DA – Danish-language lawyer-linguists (AD 7) EPSO/AD/424/25 – ET – Estonian-language lawyer-linguists (AD 7) EPSO/AD/424/25 – FI – Finnish-language lawyer-linguists (AD 7) EPSO/AD/424/25 – FR – French-language lawyer-linguists (AD 7) EPSO/AD/424/25 – IT – Italian-language lawyer-linguists (AD 7) EPSO/AD/424/25 – LV – Latvian-language lawyer-linguists (AD 7) EPSO/AD/424/25 – SV – Swedish-language lawyer-linguists (AD 7) Closing date for applications is Wednesday, 28 May 2025. Further details can be found on the EPSO website under the link below.

Since 2010, the Gender Equality Index has set a benchmark for equality between women and men to guide decision-makers on policies and goals for a more balanced and inclusive society across the EU by highlighting what is working and where, and what is not working. The Gender Equality Index score for the European Union is 71 out of 100 points. This marks an incremental 0.8-point improvement on the 2023 Index score and an increase of 7.9 points in total since 2010. With a score of 73.4 out of 100, Ireland ranks 9th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index 2024, 2.4 points higher than the EU score. Ireland score the highest in the domain of health (94.6 points) and ranks 1st among all Member States. Ireland ranks 23rd in the domain of time, losing 17 positions in the ranking compared to 2015.

EU exports of alcoholic beverages have reached 29.8 billion in 2024, up 10.9% from 2019, according to recently published Eurostat data. Wine accounted for over half of these exports, followed by spirits and liqueurs, and beer. France led the EU in alcohol exports to non-EU countries, with €12.1 billion (40.6%), followed by Italy (€6.0 billion, 20.2%), and Spain (€2.5 billion, 8.3%). The Netherlands (€2.3 billion, 7.6%), Germany (€1.6 billion, 5.3%), and Ireland (€1.5 billion, 5.0%) were also significant exporters. The remaining €3.9 billion (13%) came from other EU countries. France’s exports were largely wine and spirits, while Italy and Spain also focused on wine. The Netherlands mainly exported beer, and Ireland stood out for its premium spirits, such as whiskey and cream liqueurs. Ireland, though a smaller exporter by value, continues to strengthen its international profile through its globally recognised spirit brands, particularly in North America and Asia.

Ten years after the historic climate agreement reached at COP21 in Paris, considerable progress has been made in areas ranging from energy efficiency and renewables deployment to electric vehicles and heat pumps. However, this progress is well below that required to deliver on the goals in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, and investment in clean energy remains uneven. As political headwinds increase, Brian Motherway will consider what the past decade has taught us in terms of global engagement on climate and clean energy, and what we have learned in terms of engaging citizens and societies in the vital project of clean energy transitions.

In this talk, Professor Stephen Millard will discuss the outlook for the UK economy in light of the Chancellor’s Spring Statement and accompanying Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast. He will compare the current NIESR view as to the outlook for GDP, inflation and the labour market with the OBR’s forecast and the forecast from the Bank of England’s February Monetary Policy Report. In his remarks, Professor Millard will also draw out the implications for monetary and fiscal policy moving forward.

U radni posjet Hrvatskoj dolazi Magnus Brunner, europski povjerenik za unutarnje poslove i migracije. Kao povjerenik za unutarnje poslove i migracije Magnus Brunner odgovoran je za jačanje unutarnje sigurnosti Europe, izradu i nadogradnju zakonodavstva, politika i operativnih odgovora EU-a kako bi se odgovorilo na brojne prijetnje s kojima se suočavamo i osiguralo ostvarivanje temeljnog prava svakog europskog građanina da se osjeća sigurno. Tijekom posjete predviđen je susret sa predsjednikom Vlade Republike Hrvatske i ministrima te posjet nacionalnom koordinacijskom centru za nadzor granice sa potpredsjednikom Vlade i ministrom unutarnjih poslova Davorom Božinovićem.

The aim of the public consultation is to gather the views and concerns of all interested citizens, organisations and businesses on (a) improving the security of EU citizens’ ID cards and residence documents and those of their family members and (b) facilitating the exercise of EU citizens’ free movement rights and the rights of their family members to accompany them. The consultation is open until 5 December 2017.

The European Commission adopted two decisions under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) specifying the measures that Apple has to take to comply with certain aspects of its interoperability obligation. The Commission is assisting Apple in its compliance by detailing the measures needed for enabling interoperability with iOS for third-party connected devices and by streamlining the process put in place by Apple to handle future requests for interoperability with iPhone and iPad devices.

Le prochain budget à long terme, qui débutera en 2028, doit résoudre la quadrature du cercle : les attentes à l'égard de l'UE ne cessent d'augmenter. Pour que le budget de l'UE soit à la hauteur de nos ambitions, nous devons introduire de nouvelles ressources propres.

EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) is a voluntary environmental management instrument, which enables organizations to assess, manage and continuously improve their environmental performance.

Nova #EUAquaculture kampanja Europske komisije. Saznajte više o proizvođačima u EU-u i vrstama koje uzgajaju.

Sofia Alves, 🇪🇺 #EUinMyRegion u posjetu Zagrebu, Paromlinu i obnovljenom Prirodoslovnom muzeju

Aujourd’hui nous célébrons les 70 ans de la signature du Traité de Paris. It created the European Coal and Steel Community, the bedrock of economic cooperation between former enemies. Auferstanden aus den Trümmern des Krieges begann Europa den Weg hin zur heutigen Union. Voir la vidéo Voir la vidéo Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) le 18 avril 2021