Eurobarometer reveals that tobacco use is down by 2 percentage points in the EU since 2012, but 26% of Europeans are still smokers Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on Sunday 31 May, the Commission publishes a Eurobarometer on Europeans’ attitudes towards tobacco. The survey reveals a downward trend in tobacco use across Europe. The overall reduction compared with 2012 is 2 percentage points (26% vs. 28%). The age category…

Healthy eating habits start young, so the EU and its member states should do and spend more to encourage kids to eat healthy and local foods, Parliament said on Wednesday. To ensure that they get healthy eating lessons, as well as school milk, fruit, and vegetables from EU schemes, Parliament amended draft rules and approved a mandate for MEPs to negotiate their final form with EU member states.

MEUSAC, the European Parliament Information Office in Malta and the European Commission Representation in Malta today organised a half-day conference on ‘Peace and Security’, as one of the main events of the European Year for Development 2015 (EYD2015). MEUSAC is the national coordinator for the EYD2015 in Malta.

MOVE, a non-profit organisation for the promotion of sports and culture, has teamed up with MC Adventure, an experienced provider of guided adventure activities around the Maltese islands, to offer children and youngsters a unique summer adventure, allowing them to experience the thrill of adventure sports.

Micro and small enterprises present special challenges in achieving healthier and safer workplaces. Restricted time and resources are frequently highlighted as a barrier to adopting a proactive approach to health and safety management. Moreover, such enterprises may experience difficulty in complying with occupational health and safety legislation and tend to underestimate the risks posed by their workplaces.

Sign up to the new and improved iCoach and set your personal challenge today! One in three of the more than 431,000 registered users of previous campaigns stopped smoking after three months with the free digital health coach, iCoach. With new and improved functions, the revamped online and mobile tool should help even more smokers stub out their last cigarette. In the run-up to World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) on…

‘Reaching Out to Girls Today, Empowering Women Tomorrow’ On Friday, 6th March, the Malta-EU Steering and Action Committee (MEUSAC) organised a Youth Debate, titled ‘Reaching Out to Girls Today, Empowering Women Tomorrow’ at the University. This was one of the events being organised by MEUSAC for the European Year for Development (EYD2015).

As the national coordinator for the European Year for Development 2015 (EYD2015), the Malta-EU Steering and Action Committee (MEUSAC), on February 25, organised the first major public event for this year – a half-day conference on development education targeted at educators, academics, experts and representatives of Non-Governmental Development Organisations (NGDOs).

Plzeň in the Czech Republic and Mons in Belgium are Europe’s cultural capitals for 2015. Inaugurated in 1985, cultural capitals highlight the diversity and richness of European culture, while also fostering a European identity. More than 50 cities around Europe have already had the honour and since 2011 two cities from two different EU countries share the title each year. Read on to find out more about this year’s cultural…

Young people running projects with a European dimension have until 23 February to register for the 2015 edition of the Charlemagne Youth Prize and win cash prizes, as well as trips to Aachen and the European Parliament. The aim of the Prize is to encourage the development of European consciousness among young people, as well as their participation in European integration projects.