The FARE - Football Against Racism in Europe

The FARE - Football Against Racism in Europe- network co-ordinates action against racism in and around football stadiums across Europe.

Each year they organise an action week where football fans, ethnic minorities and football clubs will stand united against discrimination. This year it will take place from 15 until 29 October 2013.

The idea behind the Action Weeks is that a wide range of initiatives and activities that address local problems within their club or community and join groups across the continent to present a unified stand against discrimination in the game.

All 32 teams of the UEFA Champions League participate in the campaign, reaching more than 600,000 fans directly at the matches and millions more via live broadcasts through television. The number of participating professional leagues has increased to 14.

Get involved - join the FARE Action Weeks.
The 2013 Action Week will be from 15 to 29 October and the application process will run from 1st August to 9th September.

http://www.farenet.org/default.asp?intPageID=16

EU and China together explore the benefits of green growth

EU and China together explore the benefits of green growth

Business opportunities from resource efficient production is the focus of today’s visit to China by European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani, Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, and Janez Potočnik, Commissioner for Environment.

 Green growth is now high on the political agenda for the EU and China – both are interested in achieving sustainable growth while maintaining and improving the state of their respective environments. The global market for green goods and services is currently estimated at around €1 000 billion per annum, and this is expected to double by 2020. This year the European Union and China are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and “Green Growth” has been proposed both as a key topic for the upcoming EU-Summit and for this Mission for Growth.

The Chinese government is committed to support environmental protection and sustainable growth. In this respect, the EU’s industry and its well-developed expertise on environmentally friendly products and services has a lot to offer. The participation of EU companies active in the “environmental” sectors in this 'Mission for Green Growth' proves there is considerable potential for business opportunities.

Vice-President Tajani and Commissioner Potočnik, accompanied by 59 European and national industry associations and companies, will discuss regulatory challenges in the Chinese market and articulate EU best practices in improving the business environment, in particular for SMEs.

European Commission/MEMO

European Policy Network of National Literacy Organisations

CALL FOR PROPOSALS - EAC/S05/13


European Policy Network of National Literacy Organisations

The purpose of this call is to strengthen cross-European collaboration between foundations and associations, ministries and other organisations active in the field of literacy promotion in order to raise levels of literacy amongst children, young people and adults in Europe.

The call aims to support the establishment of one European policy network to raise awareness, gather and analyse policy information, and exchange policy approaches, good practice and promising campaigns and initiatives to promote literacy and in light of the education and training framework (‘ET 2020’) benchmark to reduce the number of low achievers in reading by 2020.

http://ec.europa.eu/education/calls/s0513_en.htm