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The 30 winners of the 2013 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards were honoured on Sunday at a ceremony in Athens. There, Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture,... All similar articles: 57 »

Hamdallah has always favored opportunities for dialogue to promote intercultural dialogue. PA President Mahmoud Abbas (front row R) stands next to PM Rami Hamdallah (C) at swearing-in Photo: REUTERS I first had the opportunity...

Androulla Vassiliou explains why Europe must do what it takes to preserve its "cultural exception" during free trade talks with the US, discusses the future of the Erasmus Programme and comments on the crisis in her native Cyprus.

EU conference reinvigorating the momentum for education The European Union (EU) is standing up for education. Andris Piebalgs , EU Commissioner for Development, hosted an EU High-Level Conference on Education and Development on... All similar articles: 221 »

The EU Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards is one of the four prizes supported by the Commission in the field of culture, together with the European Border Breakers Awards for popular music, the EU prize for...

The European Union (EU) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday pledged to build an annual dialogue in sport so as to promote closer cooperation. "The IOC is a very valuable partner for the EU and establishing...

ROME, JUNE 10 - Weekly diary of the main events scheduled in the Euromediterranean area from June 10 to june 16. MONDAY JUNE 10 DOHA - Opening of the US-Islamic World Forum (also 11/6). ATHENS - Hearing in the appeals trial... All similar articles: 118 »

Display June 10, 2013 The MOOC momentum continues. "the European Union wants to get in to the MOOC game and is doing so now with a dozen partners at colleges throughout Europe in its new OpenUpEd MOOC platform." Image: Ville...

The new, European Commission-supported international university ranking U-Multirank announced last week that 540 higher education institutions had registered to participate, exceeding its goal of 500. Registration was “still...

The European Citizens´ prize is awarded to citizens or organisations that have contributed to the promotion of better mutual understanding and stronger integration between citizens or to the facilitation of cross-border and...

Brussels/ Barcelona, 7-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The winners of the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Award will be honoured tomorrow. The ceremony marks the 25th anniversary of the...

Author(s): Elena Ralli The European panel responsible for overseeing preparations by the 2014 European Capitals of Culture, Riga (Latvia) and Umeå (Sweden), has recommended that the European Commission should award them the...

On 30 May 2013, the Patriarch of Romania participated in the annual meeting of the religious leaders of Europe with the presidents of the Commission, Council and European Parliament, as well as with other high officials of the...

BRUSSELS, May 31 — The European Union’s youth and culture commissioner Androulla Vassiliou on Friday warned of young people’s disengagement in the continent’s political affairs largely due to unemployment and lack of...

South Africa to 17,トリ?バ?チ バッグ,"A change in emphasis seems inevitable."She said the controversy surrounding the project had one pos... All similar articles: 99 »

At least 1.5 billion euros will go towards funding a so-called Erasmus for All program, which is a university exchange system on a grand scale, allowing students from EU countries to transfer to any college around the world.

Androulla VASSILIOU Speech CHARLEMAGNE Building/Brussels, 31-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, Thank you for joining me to celebrate the 25 years of EU Youth Programmes: Youth for Europe, Youth and,...

The European Commission will establish rules on helping the appropriate Member States to claim back the illegally removed national treasures. Vice President Antonio Tajani responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship...

The European Commission is reconfirming its commitment to creating an education system that will serve each student equally well regardless of their individual circumstances. Education quality remains on top of the EC’s...

Uh-oh. At least two European Commissioners will be sent to bed without dessert tonight (or, whatever the appropriate punishment actually is for naughty members of the European Union’s executive arm... Perhaps representing the...

PARIS (AP) — European leaders sounded the alarm on youth unemployment Tuesday and called for more help for businesses to help solve the problem that has left nearly one in four young people in Europe without a job. Europe... All similar articles: 978 »

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 28 May 2013 The second meeting of the Competitiveness Council under the mandate of the Irish Presidency of the EU will meet in Brussels on 29 and 30 May 2013. On 29 May, Irish Minister for...

The Minister of Education Evarist Bartolo has signed a cooperation agreement for Mutual Recognition of Academic Degrees and Diplomas with his counterpart Minister Yuan Guiren of the People’s Republic of China. This agreement is...

In order to reduce the potential amount of information on a subject like “rethinking education” to a manageable size and to highlight the issues at stake, the Commission’s November ’12 Communication (Procedure 2013/2041 (INI))...

Brussels, 24-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission will confirm today its commitment to making education more equal and of a higher quality in the Development agenda beyond 2015 through continued financial support,...

Commission européenne Bruxelles, le 24 mai 2013 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Activités des Institutions Déplacements et visites Lundi 27 mai 27-28/5 Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) + FAC Development Mr José...

European elections: two out of three young people intend to vote Almost two third (64%) of young Europeans intend to vote in the 2014 European Parliament elections whereas around one thirds (35%) say they are unlikely to do so,...

Author(s): Elena Ralli Almost two thirds (64%) of young Europeans aged 15 to 30 intend to vote in the 2014 European Parliament elections, according to the findings of a Commission survey on youth participation in democratic...