Emilia-Romagna, Europe Region: performance compared between regional, national and European averages
In preparation for the European Session, the Board of the Emilia-Romagna Region prepares the Cognitive Report. It is an essential window that allows to observe the performance of the Region compared to the 7 objectives identified by the EU in the following thematic areas: Employment and the gender gap NEET Research and Development Energy and […]
The European Session: how the Region participates in the definition of future EU standards
Wednesday, February 15, 2023, the European Session opened in the Legislative Assembly: a path of participation in the formation of EU policies and law. The European Session provides for the discussion, in the Committees of the Legislative Assembly, of the initiatives on which the European Commission intends to work, in order to gather the opinion […]
European Parliament approves a new law to combat global deforestation
The legislation requires companies to ensure that products sold in the EU do not cause deforestation, to combat climate change and biodiversity loss. Between 1990 and 2020 deforestation affected a larger area of the EU and EU consumption responsible for about 10% of losses. The European Parliament has definitively approved a law that provides that […]
Europa Experience centres: David Sassoli exhibition space in Rome
Experience Europe – David Sassoli is the exhibition space, inaugurated in October 2022 in Piazza Venezia in Rome, dedicated to the EU promoted by the Parliament and the European Commission and named after the former President of the European Parliament. Dialogue with citizens, starting with young people, was one of the issues that was particularly […]
Do you want to participate in the photo contest with your class? Go to the contest rules #LaTuaEuropa for high schools
Take part of the photo contest #LaTuaEuropa with your class! The winning class will have the opportunity to visit the multimedia center “Europe Experience – David Sassoli” of Rome to discover how the European Union works and put yourself in the shoes of Members of the European Parliament through an engaging interactive role-playing game organized […]
What Europe does for me, a website and an app to discover the concrete impact of the EU in the lives of its citizens
How does Europe enter our daily lives? How does it affect our jobs, our families, our healthcare, our hobbies, our travel, our safety, our consumption choices and our social rights? How is it present in our countries, cities, and regions? What Europe does for me is the interactive and multilingual website created by the European […]
Join the EU FACTOR photo contest: take a picture at #LaTuaEuropa and win
Take a photo at #LaTuaEuropa and win Take a picture of what Europe represents for you, share it on your Instagram profile. Tag @eufactorproject and use the hashtag #LaTuaEuropa. 20 euro online vouchers and many other prizes. CONTEST #LaTuaEuropa is the photo contest of the EU FACTOR project – for a cohesive, sustainable and fair Europe. […]
The Open Laboratory of Modena, yesterday and today.
At the beginning of the ‘900, close to the historic center of Modena, stood the AMCM sector, home of the Municipal Electricity Companies (AEM) that managed the tram power network, to facilitate the extension to serve the new districts that would soon become part of the city perimeter. The re-functionalization of the former AEM, which […]
International Women’s Day: the European Parliament for Gender Equality
The EU has adopted legislation, published recommendations and good practices to improve gender equality at work, in politics or in other fields. The European Parliament, with its Standing Committee on Women’s Rights, has always strenuously defended the cause, and every year raises awareness of the issue by organising various events to celebrate International Women’s Day. […]
The EU plan for the circular economy, a sustainable “revolution”
Limited resources and climate change require a shift from a “production-consumption-waste” society to a zero-carbon, environmentally sustainable, toxic-free, and fully circular economy by 2050. The circular economy would cut CO2 emissions, while stimulating economic growth and creating job opportunities. The circular economy is a model of production and consumption based on sharing, lending, reusing, repairing, reconditioning, […]