TOP-NEWS from European Commission

February 2009
By PR Agency "IMA Media" www.ima-media.ru

Getting a new global agreement on climate change
The European Commission setting out proposals for a new global agreement to tackle climate change and how it should be financed.

“For Diversity. Against Discrimination.” Journalist Award
The winners selected from among 27 national winners, selected by an independent jury of media professionals and anti-discriminations experts.

2-nd European University-Business Forum in Brussels
High Level representatives from business, higher education and politics meet for the Forum.

Europe celebrates its single emergency number, 112
http://ec.europa.eu/112

Regions for Economic Change – Networking for Results and RegioSTARS Awards Ceremony
More than 500 participants from regions all over Europe are expected to attend the conference. The aim is for European regional policy practitioners to showcase examples of good practice and translate success stories into mainstream policy.
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/index_en.htm

Launch of the new phase of Erasmus Mundus
In 2009-13, the EU will continue to support joint programmes in Europe to the most highly-talented students and professors from countries outside the EU, but also give more financial support to European students. In 2009 -13 the expected budget for Erasmus Mundus will be 950 million euro.