Met een Europees Parlementslid praten over de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen, is dat niet raar? Wat ons betreft niet. Zo’n 70% van het beleid dat in de Europese Unie wordt gemaakt sijpelt namelijk door naar het niveau van gemeenten. Met de Nederlandse gemeenteraadsverkiezingen in aantocht vonden we het hoog …

Demographic change, generational shifts and fierce competition on the labour market present companies with major challenges and make it difficult for them to attract and maintain suitable personnel (Bundesagentur für Arbeit 2019, 5). The demographic change is already far advanced in Europe and has …

Like a marker pen on a map, the Covid-19 pandemic drastically highlighted the persisting existence of borders that used to play an ever decreasing role in people´s perception and behavior over the last decades. Yes, inner European borders are open in normal times. Yes, people, goods, services and ideas …

It is assumed by the projects demonstrating Positive Energy District (PED) concepts in cities across Europe that citizens should want and need to be involved in the development of new energy concepts, such as PEDs for these concepts to be deployed successfully. Six different PED research and innovation …

The seismic assessment of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings with cavity walls is a relevant issue in many countries, such as in Central and Northern Europe, Australia, New Zealand, China and several other countries. A cavity wall consists of two separate parallel masonry walls (called leaves) connected …

This demo is the first outcome of the research project VR for Diversity. The theoretical backgrounds for the project are shortly discussed and the concept for Amelia’s Dream is presented. Amelia’s Dream is a VR experience that is filmed using volumetric video capture technology, in which a young woman …

The Scandinavian e-commerce market is growing exponentially. Denmark, Norway, and Sweden were all ranked in the top 10 of cross-border countries. This is an annual ranking of the best 16 European countries in cross-border online shopping by CBCommerce. These countries are thus of high interest for e-retailers …

This feasibility report aims to create a solid background for Savings Groups programming in Italy, Spain, Germany, Poland and the Netherlands where partner organisations of the LETS SAVEE1 project are based. This Erasmus+ funded project aims at exploring the potential of saving groups in the European …

Presentation given at the online conference Talking the Cyprus Issue Togehter : Maritime Disputes in the Eastern Mediterranean - Session 2

Werkweken van 70 uur, elf verschillende functietitels in tien jaar en toch is het volgens Jennifer Smits Kilgus de meest verslavende werkplek van de wereld: Washington DC, oftewel ‘The Hill’. Jennifer heeft onder andere voor president Bush gewerkt en in de Capitool voor het ministerie van buitenlandse …