European Documentation Centre (EDC)
Since 1965 the European Documentation Centre (EDC) of the University of Mannheim is part of a worldwide information network, which has been set up in the early 1960s by the European Commission. Today there are more than 350 European Documentation Centres in the EU Member States. The purpose of the network is the support of academic study and research on European integration. The EDC is also open to the interested public. [Flyer ; Video ; BuB article]
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Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2023
Sweden has taken over the EU Council Presidency since 1 January. With the Czech Republic and France they are working in trio on the basis of a joint programme.
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2023 - European Year of Competences
The motto of the year is "Promoting competitiveness, participation and talent".
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European Capital of Culture 2023
Timișoara (Romania), Veszprém (Hungary) und Eleusis (Greece) hold the title of "European Capital of Culture 2023".
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Virtual visits to the EU in Brussels
The European Commission Visitors' Centre offers virtual visits for groups of 15 providing information on how the Commission works. These can be general or tailored information visits.
In addition: European Committee of the Regions (one-hour virtual information visits) ; European Economic and Social Committee (between one and two hours sessions) ; the Council (for groups of at least 20 participants).
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EU Public Consultations 2023
Contributions can be submitted for: New product priorities for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products (until 25 April) ; Sustainability agreements in agriculture (until 24 April) ; Late payments – update of EU rules (until 17 March) ; Security-related information sharing (until 17 March) ; Distortive foreign subsidies – procedural rules for assessing them (until 6 March) ; Preventing terrorism – new rules on the marketing and use of high-risk chemicals (until 23 February) ; Reform of the EU’s electricity market design (until 13 February)