Two bursaries covering the registration fee for the 2023 European Drugs Summer School (EDSS) are currently being offered through the EMCDDA’s partnership with the COPOLAD III programme. Professionals, academics or experts from Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC) are encouraged to apply (1).

The EIB loan will support EGF’s plan to invest €202 million in waste management in Portugal over the period 2022-2024.

Nuove risorse per 750 milioni da destinare all’ammodernamento e alla gestione delle tratte di Autostrade Alto Adriatico che genereranno importanti impatti economici e sociali su tutto il territorio. Questo il risultato dell’accordo firmato oggi presso il Palazzo della Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia a Trieste dall’Amministratrice unica di Società Autostrade Alto Adriatico (SAAA), Anna di Pasquale, dal Vicedirettore Generale e Direttore Business di Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), Massimo Di Carlo, e dal Principal Advisor per il dipartimento di Growth Capital and Project Finance della Banca Europea per gli Investimenti (BEI), Simone Dell’Atti, alla presenza del Presidente della Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia e Commissario per l’emergenza della A4.

(20.03.2023) EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel starts an official three-day visit to Austria today where he will meet with high-level officials including the Minister of Health, Johannes Rauch, and Minister of Justice, Dr Alma Zadić. The Director will be accompanied by EMCDDA colleagues and by Franz...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is supporting the construction of the large new He Dreiht wind farm with a €600 million loan for the German utility Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW). The wind farm in the German part of the North Sea will consist of 64 wind turbines, each with a 15 MW capacity, providing 1.1 million households with green electricity. The overall cost of the project will be €2.4 billion.

The latest findings from the largest European project in the science of wastewater analysis are released today in Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study, published by the Europe-wide SCORE group, in association with the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). The analysis reveals a rise in...

The EDPS opens office in Strasbourg francesco Wed, 03/22/2023 - 14:53 Tue, 03/14/2023 - 12:00 On 14 March, the EDPS has opened his new Office in the premises of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. With the new office, we aim to provide additional support in the European Parliament's legislative process, including during the plenary sessions, fulfilling our role as advisor to the EU legislator. Data protection is becoming increasingly engrained in EU legislation, the new EDPS office provides an opportunity for closer cooperation and engagement with policymakers and other EU institutions present in Strasbourg, as well as with the Council of Europe. The inauguration ceremony featured speeches from the Chair of the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament, the European Ombudsman and the Council of Europe. 1 Watch the video

EIB Global, the arm of the European Investment Bank (EIB) for activities outside the European Union, has signed a €70 million EU investment grant with the government of the Republic of North Macedonia to build a wastewater treatment plant in Skopje. Signed on World Water Day, this is the largest EU investment grant allocated to the country under the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF). This important environmental project that will enable better living conditions for some 500 000 people is part of the European Commission’s Economic and Investment Plan and of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans.

EMA has published a report summarising the mid-term achievements of its Regulatory Science Strategy (RSS) to 2025. The report provides an...