ec.europa.eu Nutritional shortcomings are a key driver of age-related decline and disability whereas proper diet can increase years of healthy life. In support of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (the Partnership), JRC...
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Launch of the European science and technology network on unconventional hydrocarbon extraction (via JRC)
Research Headlines - Understanding underwater - an in-depth approach to what lies beneath (via Research & Innovation)
One woman: a song for UN women
Support women all over the world. Buy "One Woman" at http://song.unwomen.org. From China to Costa Rica, from Mali to Malaysia, acclaimed singers and musicians, women and men, have come together to spread a message of unity and solidarity: We are "One...
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EU Climate Action Can islands be powered solely by #renewables ? That seems to be the case in Samso Denmark where renewables constitute the main power source in the island which is researching into becoming 100% fossil free. At the same time Valverde...
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Patricia Gadea por Wolf Gang. Credits Wolf Gang El Museo Reina Sofía quiere encarnar el concepto de museo expandido, en el que la experiencia del arte contemporáneo sea a la vez fuente de disfrute y de conocimiento. Su Colección huye de una lectura única...
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Never Forget. Auschwitz Birkenau Today is the 70th anniversary of the “Gypsy camp” liquidation at Auschwitz-Birkenau. “Teaching about the past and the tragedy of the Roma under the Nazi regime is one key to a better understanding their present situation,”...
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Learn how to code! For your future and for Europe #Digital_Agenda Neelie Kroes, European Commission, invites you to take part in the Europe Code Week (11-17 October 2014): http://codeweek.eu/ Digital skills are in demand. Let's fix that problem! Boost...
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Great news! Today, the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence is entering into force http://ow.ly/zPIZc . To date, 13 member states of the Council of Europe have ratified this new human rights...
Read moreГермански учени: българското кисело мляко лекува / The Bulgarian yoghurt / Le yaourt bulgare / El yogur búlgaro
The Bulgarian yoghurt effective in treating Parkinson / Le yaourt bulgare efficace dans le traitement de la maladie de Parkinson / El yogur búlgaro eficaz en el tratamiento del Parkinson. www.dw.de Сензационно откритие направиха германски учени: българското...
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A new link so that you can make petitions to the European Parliament through my blog./ Un nouveau lien pour que vous pouvez faire des pétitions au Parlement européen par mon blog./ Un nuevo enlace para que podáis hacer peticiones al Parlamento Europeo...
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europarltv.europa.eu That's the question. It Sounds like an important position. But what exactly is the role of a Commissioner? And who appoints them and how? A picture is worth 1000 words!
Read moreIn Pictures: Eid al-Fitr Celebrations in India
blogs.wsj.com India on Tuesday celebrated Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month during which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset.
Read moreMost detected victims are females
Blue Heart campaign against human trafficking. Credits UN, MAC66 Studio Each year millions of children, women and men are trafficked, robbing them of their freedom, dreams, dignity and hope. OSCE joins the United Nations in marking the first World Day...
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Simone Veil In July 1979 Simone Veil became the first President of the European Parliament and the first female President since the Parliament was created in 1952. Did you know how many of the 30 Presidents since 1952 were women? The answer is - only...
Read morePublic Opinion in the European Union
EU citizens voice 4-point increase in the number of Europeans for whom the EU casts a positive image. The proportion of EU citizens who say that their voice does not count has fallen sharply, from two-thirds (66%), down to just above half (52%). (Eurobarometer,...
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Civilians in Gaza. EU Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection
Civilians in Gaza Kristalina Georgieva I am horrified by the loss of lives and injuries caused to civilians in Gaza. The EU is increasing its humanitarian aid in response to the escalating crisis there. For more information: http://bit.ly/Uy5KC9
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Censura made in Google
Finalmente, Google ha decidido restringir durante 2 semanas el uso que hago de los servicios de Google+. El uso que hago de Google+ consiste en publicar artículos de carácter social y político similares a los que publico en otras redes sociales incluyendo...
Read moreEU Agency for Fundamental Rights' success on Social Media
20,046 Friends on Facebook! This is part of the celebration by the FRA's team of their success on Social Media. This day they reached the amount of 20046 (more than 20000) friends on Facebook. FRA: " Wow - 20,046 friends on Facebook! We made it - thank...
Read moreFemale Genital Mutilation FGM and Child Marriage CM
Say No to Female Genital Mutilation FGM. Photo credits Newtown Grafitti UNICEF New stats released today show that if we don’t do more to end female genital mutilation and child marriage, up to 63 million more girls could be cut and 700 million women will...
Read moreMH17 crash: EU calls for solidarity with Ukraine and sanctions against Russia
MH17 crash European Union at the UN – New York #MH17 crash: #EU Parliament calls for solidarity with #Ukraine and sanctions against Russia http://eu-un.europa.eu/articles/en/article_15305_en.htm
Read moreRape as a weapon of war
Saran Keïta Diakité. Rape as a weapon of war. Photo credits UN Women and Reuters Malian lawyer Saran Keïta Diakité uses her legal skills to educate and empower war-affected women and, ultimately, to seek justice. “Imagine the horrors that these survivors...
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