Alors que le premier tour de ses élections présidentielles s’est tenu le 31 mars 2019, l’Ukraine est le théâtre à ciel ouvert de jeux d’alliances dont l’Union européenne et la Russie sont les principaux protagonistes. Plus...
Brexit : qu’en pensent les entreprises ?
Alors que le Royaume-Uni semble plonger dans un grand marasme politique, les entreprises britanniques et européennes continuent à s'interroger sur l'issue finale du Brexit. Plus...
La triste dérive de la France et de l'Allemagne
La perspective du Brexit aurait dû rapprocher encore plus Paris et Berlin. C'est tout le contraire : les deux puissances de l'Union européenne s'éloignent inexorablement l'une de l'autre. Plus...
Europe : l'urgence du retour aux sources
En 2019, comme il y a soixante-dix ans à l'époque des pères fondateurs, l'Europe a pour mission de protéger l'essentiel : la paix et la liberté. Plus...
Le niveau 5 du cadre européen des certifications, une piste pour les besoins de techniciens en Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles ?
Dutch Academics Declare Research Free-for-all
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Dutch Academics Declare Research Free-for-all
Three cheers for the Dutch! As the Register reports, "Scientists from all major Dutch universities officially launched a website on Tuesday where all their research material can be accessed for free. Interested parties can get hold of a total of 47,000 digital documents from 16 institutions the Digital Academic Repositories. No other nation in the world offers such easy access to its complete academic research output in digital form, the researchers claim. Obviously, commercial publishers are not amused." Personally, I don't care whether they are amused. More...
54 networks bid to join European Universities pilot
The aim behind this initiative is to bring together a new generation of creative Europeans, who are able to cooperate across languages, borders and disciplines to address the big societal challenges and skills shortages that Europe faces. More...
FUEN has established its checkstones for the upcoming European elections
The Federal Union of European Nationalities invites political parties and their candidates in the European elections to find solutions to the concerns of autochthonous European minorities at the European level and draw attention to their situation. More...
Council of Europe adopts first-ever international legal instrument to stop sexism
States should step up their fight against sexism in all walks of life, according to a Recommendation just adopted by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers.
In response to the #MeToo and other recent movements that have heightened awareness of persistent sexism in society, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted a recommendation to stop sexism, which includes the first ever internationally agreed definition of it. More...
Bulgarian legislation on family allowances for children violates certain provisions of European Social Charter
In a decision published today, the Council of Europe’s European Committee of Social Rights found that certain provisions of the Family Allowances for Children Act in Bulgaria violate the right to appropriate social, legal and economic protection for the family, and are discriminatory against Roma, particularly towards Roma female minors. More...