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“Erasmus for young entrepreneurs” is the European exchange programme for entrepreneurs

The Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme helps aspiring European entrepreneurs acquire the skills needed to start and/or run a successful small business in Europe.

New entrepreneurs learn and exchange knowledge and business ideas with established entrepreneurs, from whom they are hosted and with whom they collaborate for a period of 1 to 6 months. The stay is co-financed by the European Commission.

A double and concrete opportunity: on the one hand, the young entrepreneur lives an experience of training in the workplace at an SME based in another participating country; on the other hand, it activates relations with new markets, with the possibility to undertake international collaboration relationships and exploit potential opportunities for cooperation with foreign partners.

The programme is also beneficial for established entrepreneurs who can benefit from the stimulus provided by motivated, competent and well-trained young people.

There is no doubt that this is a collaboration from which both sides can benefit enormously, since it offers both sides new market opportunities at European level, the ability to identify new business partners and discover different ways of doing business.

In the long term, the benefits could extend to the creation of a broad network of contacts and the decision to continue cooperation, perhaps as stable business partners.

The “Erasmus for young entrepreneurs” programme is funded by the European Commission and operates throughout the participating countries thanks to the collaboration of local contact centres active in the field of business support (such as chambers of commerce, business start-up centres, business incubators, etc.). Their activities are coordinated at European level by the Programme Support Office.

To know the conditions of participation, here is the link to download the guide to the program:

https://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/upload/Programme%20Guide%20EN,%20Update%20Mar%202023.pdf

For further information, please consult the following Web address:

https://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/index.php

 

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 renewable
  • Dropout
  • University education
  • Poverty and social exclusion

 

The resulting image is of a strongly European Region: more in line with European average performance than with national results. However, the magnifying glass does not escape some problems that the averages shade.

Read more https://regioneer.it/RERinEuropa

Edited by Europe Direct Emilia-Romagna

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 of the local and regional level. In Emilia-Romagna, this process, active since 2009, is made even more participatory by the involvement of stakeholders, such as trade associations and representatives of civil society, which have the opportunity to intervene in the debate and influence the definition of European policies. Therefore, in the legislative field, the European Session represents a bridge between the European and the regional level.

Read more about on https://regioneer.it/SessioneEuropea-ArticoloCompleto 

This year we will talk about cybersecurity and mental health, social economy, sustainable transport, refit program and much more.

Edited by Europe Direct Emilia-Romagna

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 companies will be able to sell in the EU only products whose supplier has issued a declaration of “due diligence” certifying that the product does not originate from deforested land and has not contributed to the degradation of forests, including irreplaceable primary forests, after 31 December 2020.
As requested by Parliament, companies will also have to verify that these products comply with the relevant legislation of the country of production, including on human rights, and that the rights of the indigenous peoples concerned have been respected.

Products covered by the new legislation include cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soya and wood, including products containing, fed or produced using these products (for example, leather, chocolate and furniture)as originally proposed by the Commission. Also included rubber, coal, printed paper products and a number of palm oil derivatives.
At the request of the EP, the definition of forest degradation has also been extended, which now includes the conversion of primary or naturally regenerated forests into forest plantations or other woodland.

The text must also be formally approved by the Council and will then be published in the Official Journal of the EU, to enter into force 20 days later, so it will be directly applicable in all EU countries.

More info https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/it/press-room/20230414IPR80129/il-parlamento-approva-una-nuova-legge-per-combattere-la-deforestazione-globale

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 important to the former president Sassoli.

“Europa Experience” is a project that provides for the opening of multimedia centres in all the capitals of the 27 Member States.

Inside the structure you can live a multimedia path that, through interactive devices and role-playing games, allows you to immerse yourself in the functioning of the European Union, offering the visitor a direct view of how the collaboration takes place to address the most important challenges of the present.

The centres promote knowledge of the EU, its actors, policies and campaigns, but also the values of democracy, inclusion, accessibility and multilingualism.

The main objectives are three in particular: to present Europe as a whole and to ensure that citizens understand the impact of European democracy in their lives, to provide interactive and up-to-date content on the EU, act at local level and involve the citizens of the Member States in an efficient manner.

The area also has a conference room for events, seminars and debates: a place aimed at encouraging the meeting between citizens, stakeholders and European parliamentarians.

More information: https://visiting.europarl.europa.eu/it/visitor-offer/other-locations/europa-experience/rome 

…and just the visit to the center “Experience Europe David Sassoli” is the prize that will win the class winner of the photo contest “La Tua Europa” (section schools), promoted within the EU Factor project.

DISCOVER HOW TO PARTICIPATE OR TO PARTICIPATE, it is very simple!

Vuoi partecipare al contest fotografico con la tua classe? Vai al regolamento del contest #LaTuaEuropa per le scuole superiori

 

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 by the staff of Europe Experience.
CONTEST

#LaTuaEuropa is the photo contest of the EU FACTOR project.

The Contest will be active from 1 April to 15 May 2023.

Secondary school classes wishing to participate in the competition can do so by sending a photo that answers the questions “What is Europe? What does it represent for its citizens? Where do you meet it in your daily life?” to the e-mail address eufactor.project@gmail.com indicating the class, the name of the school, name, surname and e-mail address of a school contact (teacher) together with a short text (maximum 1500 characters) explaining why that is LaTuaEuropa!

YOUR IDEA OF EUROPE

You can portray a landscape, a significant place, a monument, a symbol, an object or people. The strategic objectives of the European cohesion policy can be considered as a starting point. How has Europe improved life around me in terms of sustainability, inclusion, digitalization, mobility, rights, work?

The photos below the requirements will be published by the organizers on the Instagram page of EU Factor @eufactorproject and published on the website www.eufactor.it


AWARDS

A commission of experts of the EU FACTOR project will select, at its sole discretion, the winning photograph based on criteria of originality and quality.

The winner of the competition will have the opportunity to visit the new exhibition space dedicated to the EU “Experience Europe – David Sassoli” in Rome promoted by the Parliament and the European Commission and named after the former President of the Parliament. The Europe Experience Centre – also present in other European cities – promotes knowledge of the EU, its actors, its policies and its campaigns, but also the values of democracy, inclusion, accessibility and multilingualism.

Discover the rules and participate!

Regolamento Contest fotografico_LaTuaEuropa_SCUOLE_EUFACTOR

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 Parliamentary Research Service. It contains hundreds of short, easy-to-read articles providing examples of the real impact the EU has on citizens’ lives. Users can easily find specific information about what Europe does for their region, their profession, or their favorite pastime.

More than 1500 locations

The site provides about 2000 one-page articles to share or reuse as web pages or as PDF files. The articles are divided into two main sections. The first, “In My Region,” allows users and their families to select where they live or work. How is Europe present in our cities and regions? This section includes more than 1500 locations in every part of the European Union.

More than 500 snapshots of what the EU does for citizens

The second section of the site, “In my life”, allows each user to choose from 500 articles that touch on important aspects of the lives of European citizens. For example, how the EU impacts families, healthcare, hobbies, travel, safety, consumer choices and social rights. A series of podcasts in a growing number of languages is also available in this section.

Citizens’ App: Europe in the palm of your hand

This mobile application helps citizens find out what the EU has done, is doing and intends to do. It is browsable, shareable, can be customized and is available in twenty-four languages. It can be downloaded for free from the App Store and Google Play.

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.

What is Europe? What does it mean for its citizens? Where do you meet it in your daily life? Let us know with a photo. The ones that get the most likes will win a voucher in an online store.
The theme is free. You can portray a landscape, a significant place, a monument, a symbol, an object or people. The important thing is that they explain because that is Your Europe. Post the photo in your profile and tag it #LaTuaEuropa (archive photos are fine too).
Photos will be shared on the EU Factor Instagram page.
And if I don’t have Instagram? If my account is private? You can still participate by sending your photos to eufactor.project@gmail.com

The competition is open from 1 April to 15 May 2023. Participation is open to all. The 3 photos that will have obtained more “like” and the 10 photos selected by the EU Factor jury will be awarded.
Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 11 am at the Open Laboratory of the Cloisters of San Pietro di Reggio Emilia will be held the event of awards and presentation of photographs of the Photo Contest #LaTuaEuropa. The initiative is included in the program of events of the OFF Circuit of European Photography 2023 XVIII EDITION – “EUROPE MATTERS Visions of an uneasy identity”.

TELL US “YOUR IDEA OF EUROPE“

Again, the subject is free. If you want to take a cue you can consider the strategic objectives of European cohesion policy. How Europe has improved life around me in terms of sustainability, inclusion, digitalization, mobility, rights, work.
To participate post the photo on your Instagram profile, tag the @eufactorproject page and use the hashtag #LaTuaEuropa (do it, it’s crucial to be rewarded).

AWARDS

They win the three photos that they receive most like at the deadline of the contest (May 15). In addition to these, a commission of experts will select and mark 10 other photographs worthy of their unquestionable opinion, based on criteria of originality and quality.
We will announce the winners on the Instagram profile of the EU FACTOR @eufactorproject and warn them with a private message on their Instagram profile (or email in case of participation via email).
Each of the 13 selected photographs will receive a voucher of 20,00 euro that can be spent at the online store www.librerie.coop (or equivalent).
The winning photographs and other photos reported by the jury:
– will become a calendar that will be printed and given away in limited edition
– will be the protagonists of a special edition of the television strip “Pills of Cohesion” of the EU FACTOR project broadcast on TV channels of TR MEDIA
– will be presented in a dedicated event that will be organized within the OFF Circuit of the XVIII EDITION of European Photography in Reggio Emilia, international cultural festival dedicated to contemporary photography
– published in a local newspaper/web tv with the names of the authors
– will be used by the communication channels of the EU FACTOR project

Discover the guidelines.

Regolamento Contest fotografico_LaTuaEuropa_EUFACTOR

DARE: the project that transformed the Darsena of Ravenna

“Dare” in English means to take risks: specifically, the challenge was to renew the Darsena District of Ravenna, through an open and participatory digital transformation process, making it more attractive, greener, and safer.

DARE is a project funded by the European Community, focused on a process of Urban Regeneration that leverages the alliance between the public, private, non-profit sectors, and citizens. The Darsena of Ravenna, with its history, has become an open-air laboratory of regeneration and digital transition. The aim of the project, in fact, was the dissemination of a widespread digital culture to sensitize citizens of the changes in cities and push them to interact.

In 2019 the DARE project – “Digital Environment for Collaborative Alliances to Regenerate Urban Ecosystem in middle-sized cities” – was funded under the IV call of the UIA – Urban Innovative Actions program. Since then, many activities have been undertaken from the organization of webinars to digitalization courses aimed at citizens, from public calls to photo contests, up to on-site initiatives. The journey ended in recent days with a series of meetings and debates.

https://www.darsenaravenna.it/home-dare

Open Laboratories: The Places of Innovation

Ten places opened to local communities in order to promote digital inclusion and citizen participation.

Stimulating and increasing the participation of citizens in the development of cities through the use of ICT technologies and promoting the cultural actors representative of the cultural identity of the cities: on these objectives is based the project for the creation of the “Rete di Laboratori aperti dell’Emilia-Romagna”, among the priority axes of the Por Fesr 2014-2020 – Attractive and participatory cities , promoted by the Emilia-Romagna Region, thanks to the European Fund for Regional Development.

The European Urban Agenda recognizes cities a central role as a territorial hub, providing for actions to qualify cultural heritage and to develop all the factors that favor the participation of citizens in the strategic choices of the city, with new technologies.

The nine main municipalities of the Region, plus Cesena, were involved, responsible for implementing sustainable urban development strategies that designed their own open laboratory focused on the vocation of the city.

The spaces dedicated to becoming Open Laboratories are equipped with advanced solutions in which forms of comparison, cooperation and collaboration are developed between companies, citizens, the third sector, universities and the world of research and public administration and, in general, of all the actors who have a significant role in the transformation of the information society in the urban environment.

With UE Factor – Stories of Cohesion we also tell these important experiences, including the focus on InLab of the Cloisters of San Pietro in Reggio Emilia to which we dedicated a video clip: https://youtu.be/IkrAIFTfI5s

The site dedicated to Open Laboratories: https://www.laboratoriaperti.it/