Entries by Myrto Katsouri

EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: protecting European interests, ensuring fair competition, and continued cooperation in areas of mutual interest

After intensive negotiations, the European Commission has reached today an agreement with the United Kingdom on the terms of its future cooperation with the European Union. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen said: “It was worth fighting for this deal because we now have a fair and balanced agreement with the UK, […]

EUROPE DIRECT CONTACT CENTRE: BREXIT HELPLINE FOR CITIZENS

As we are approaching the end of the transition period on 1 January 2021, the Europe Direct Contact Centre (EDCC) – the EU’s single phone number for citizens – will remain at the disposal of citizens, businesses and stakeholders to answer Brexit-related questions in all 24 official languages. Questions related to the UK will be […]

€95.5 billion for 2021-2027 HORIZON EUROPE

The Commission welcomes the political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on Horizon Europe, the largest transnational programme ever supporting research and innovation. The new EU research and innovation programme will have a budget of around €95.5 billion for 2021-2027 (current prices). This includes €5.4 billion (current prices) from NextGenerationEU to boost our […]

Citizen Engagement and Deliberative Democracy Festival

The Festival is an open event, aiming to bring together people that are interested in, and working on, citizen engagement and deliberative democracy. Events such as the Citizen Engagement and Deliberative Democracy Festival are more critical than ever in contributing to public and policy discussions on the future of democracy and how to implement more […]

EXTENSION OF THE PHOTO CONTEST

“The Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus and Europe Direct Information Centre in Larnaca, are organizing a photo contest entitled “Larnaca, the gateway to Europe”. Send your favorite photo, highlighting the beauty of Larnaca by 31/10/2020, 12:00 pm at [email protected] and five of you will win a Tablet APPLE iPad 7. All photos will […]

YOUNG TRANSLATORS AT EU SCHOOLS – COMMISSION OPENS REGISTRATION FOR 2020 TRANSLATION CONTEST

The European Commission today announced the launch of its annual translation contest for secondary school students from across Europe, Juvenes Translatores. From midday on 2 September, schools from all EU countries will be able to register online so their students can compete with peers from other EU countries. This year, the participating teenagers will have […]

Call for proposals to support people in vulnerable situations

Check out this open call for proposal on social innovation The call will support innovative and experimental local/regional-level projects aimed at putting in place support to people in vulnerable situations. Amount of the Call: 10 million EUR. Deadline 15 October. https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=629&langId=en&callId=603&furtherCalls=yes

2,450 Fully Funded Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2020 2021

Keep calm and now ready for 2,450 Fully Funded Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2020 2021. The Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for International Students to Study in three Different Universities in three different countries from the European Union. Erasmus is a Fully Funded all Expenses covered Prestigious Scholarship Program https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/emjmd-catalogue_en

Photo contest “Larnaca, the gateway to Europe

The Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus and Europe Direct Information Centre in Larnaca, are organizing a photo contest entitled “Larnaca, the gateway to Europe”. Send your favourite photo, highlighting an EU co-financed project in Larnaca by 30/09/2020, 12:00 pm at [email protected] and five of you will win a Tablet APPLE iPad 7. All […]