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European Cup 1985-86 The season 1985-86 of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Steaua BucureĹźti on penalties in a final against FC Barcelona. Steaua became the first Eastern European side to win the tournament, mainly thanks to the heroics of their goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam, who after keeping a clean sheet in the final saved all four of Barcelona's penalties to win the cup.
European Cup 1987-88 The season 1987-88 of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by PSV Eindhoven on penalties in the final against two-times winners SL Benfica. PSV arguably had the worst record of any European Cup winner by not winning a game from the quarter finals onwards; they got through the quarter- and semi-final on away goals after drawing the games.
European Cup 1988-89 The season 1988-89 of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the third time by AC Milan decisively in the final against former winners Steaua BucureĹźti. It was the most one-sided final since the replayed final in 1974.
European Cup 1990-91 The season 1990-91 of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by FK Red Star on penalties in the final against Olympique de Marseille. This was only the second time that an Eastern European side won the competition, after Steaua BucureĹźti of Romania.
European Cup 1991-92 The season 1991-92 of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by Barcelona after extra time in the final against Sampdoria. The winning goal was scored by Ronald Koeman with a free-kick.
European Currency Unit The European Currency Unit (â‚ ; ECU) was a basket of the currencies of the European Community member states, used as the unit of account of the European Community before being replaced by the euro. The European Exchange Rate Mechanism attempted to minimize fluctuations between member state currencies and the ECU.
European data format European Data Format (EDF) is a standard file format designed for exchange and storage of medical time series. A few European medical engineers who first met at the 1987 international Sleep Congress in Copenhagen developed it.
European decency threshold The Social Charter initially defined what many UK campaigning groups termed the Council of Europe decency threshold in the 1960s as 68% of average earnings within a national economy. The definition was modified to that of 60% of net earnings (as of July 2004) in order to take account of the difficulties experienced in taking into account initiatives such as redistributive tax systems when calculating adequate incomes.
European delivery European delivery programs are those arrangements that European automobile manufacturers make with their dealerships throughout the world, typically aimed at the North American market (the most profitable market for Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Saab, Volvo and Porsche), to attract consumers who will combine the purchase of a European-made automobile with a trip to Europe.
European dream The European dream is a suggested European Union alternative to the classic American Dream of the United States. Commonly it is painted in terms of opposition or contrast with traditional American values and goals.
European dueling sword The duel has its origins in judicial combat, a particular subset of trial by ordeal that formed in the so-called Dark Ages through such traditions as the Scandinavian Holmganga and continued through the Middle Ages as a highly codified and legal form of personal violence. It became largely the prerogative of the knightly class and a formal part of the legal process.
European Day of Languages September 26 was proclaimed European Day of Languages by the Council of Europe, with the support of European Union, on December 6, 2001, at the end of European Year of Languages 2001. Its aim is to encourage language learning] across [[Europe.
European Defence Community The European Defence Community (EDC) was a plan proposed in 1950 by René Pleven, the French Prime Minister, in response to the American call for the rearmament of West Germany. The intention was to form a pan-European defence force as an alternative to Germany's proposed accession to NATO, meant to harness its military potential in case of conflict with the Soviet bloc.
European Defence Initiative The European Defence Initiative is a proposal for enhanced European Union defence cooperation presented by France, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg in Brussels on 29 April 2004. It was based on the reinforced cooperation principle and aimed for better reactivity under the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
European Democracy Party founded in 2000 by Sergio D'Antoni, former head of the Catholic-oriented trade union called CISL, Giulio Andreotti and Ortensio Zecchino, all spliters of the Italian People's Party. Many ex-members of the Northern League, led by Vito Gnutti (former minister of Industry in 1994-95) and Domenico Comino (former parlamentarian group head in the Chamber of Deputies in 1996-99).
European Democrat Students European Democrat Students (EDS) is an umbrella organisation of European political centre-right student organisations. EDS was founded as International of Conservative and Christian Democratic Students (ICCS) and comprises student and youth wings of conservative, Christian democrat and liberal parties in the European Democrat Union.
European Democratic Party The European Democratic Party (EDP) is a centrist European political party very strongly in favour of European integration ("europeanist"). It was initiated on April 16 2004 and formally founded on December 9 in Brussels.
European Design Awards European Design Awards (Also ED-Awards) is a Paneuropean institution consisting of an awards scheme, a conference and an annual catalogue for the European communication design industry. The ED-Awards (European Design) is the comprehensive annual awards organization acknowledging the best of graphic design, illustration and multimedia design in Europe.
European Development Fund The European Development Fund (EDF) is the main instrument for European Community aid for development cooperation in the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT).
European Disability Forum The European Disability Forum (EDF) is a umbrella organization representing more than 50 million disabled people in Europe. Its mission is to ensure disabled citizens' full access to fundamental and human rights through their active involvement in policy development and implementation in the European Union.
European Drawer Rack The European Drawer Rack (EDR) is a multi-user facility planned for the International Space Station that accommodates a variety of science experiments. It will be located in the Columbus Laboratory module and was developed for the European Space Agency by Alenia Spazio, a subsidiary of Alcatel Alenia Space.
European economic interest grouping A European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) is a type of legal entity created on 25th July 1985 under EU Council Regulation 2137/85. It is designed to make it easier for companies in different countries to do business together, or to form consortia to take part in EU programmes.
European eel The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, , is a snake-like, facultatively catadromous fish, which can reach in exceptional cases a length of 1½ m, but is normally much smaller, about 60-80 cm, and rarely more than 1 m. They are generally believed to spawn in the Sargasso Sea and the larvae (Leptocephalus) migrate towards Europe in a three-year-long migration.
European emission standards European emission standards are sets of requirements defining the acceptable limits for exhaust emissions of new vehicles sold in EU member states. The standards are defined in a series of European Union directives staging the progressive introduction of increasingly stringent standards.
European exploration of Africa The first European attempts to explore Africa, motivated by the search for a water route to India, began in the 15th century. These expeditions were mostly conducted by the Portuguese, who had been given papal authority to exploit all non-christian lands of the Eastern Hemisphere.
European exploration of Arabia The Arabian Peninsula, much of which now comprises the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has always held a mysterious attraction for European explorers. Until modern times it was uncharted, inaccessible, dangerous and forbidden.
European Economic Area The European Economic Area (EEA) came into being on January 1, 1994 following an agreement between the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the European Union (EU). It was designed to allow EFTA countries to participate in the European Single Market without having to join the EU.
European Embedded Value The European Embedded Value (EEV) is an effort by the CFO Forum to standardize the calculation of the Embedded value. For this purpose the CFO Forum has released guidelines how embedded value should be calculated.
European Enforcement Order The European Enforcement Order is a method of enforcing foreign judgments within the European Union without the need of any intermediate proceedings, such as exequatur. The procedure was established by Council Regulation (EC) 805/2004 of 21 April 2004 and comes into force on 21 October 2005.
European Engineer European Engineer (Eur Ing) is an international professional qualification for engineers used in many European countries. The title is granted after successful application to a national member of European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI) which includes representation from many European countries, including much of the European Union.
European Environment Agency European Environment Agency (EEA), agency of the European Union devoted to establishing a monitoring network for the monitoring of the European environment. It is governed by a Management Board composed of representatives of the governments of member states, a European Commission representative and two scientists appointed by the European Parliament, assisted by a committee of scientists.
European Environmental Bureau The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is the largest federation of environmental organisations in Europe, with more than 140 members, environmental non-governmental organisations in 31 countries. Our specific mission is to promote environmental and sustainability policies at the European Union level by effectively integrating environmental objectives into the EU’s horizontal and sectoral policies, as well as ensuring compliance with effective strategies to realise these objectives.
European Environmental Tribunal The European Environment Tribunal is non-governmental, non-profit and totally independent institution formed for serious discussion, reflection, and dialogue regarding planetary citizenship, crossing fields like sciences, art, anthropology, history, economy, biology, medicine, architecture, urban planning among other disciplines.
European Eventing Championship The European Eventing Championship, like most other European Championships, is held every two years. It is a **** (four star) eventing competition, the highest level offered, where nations from Europe compete for both team and individual titles.
European Exchange Rate Mechanism The European Exchange Rate Mechanism, ERM, was a system introduced by the European Community in March 1979, as part of the European Monetary System (EMS), to reduce exchange rate variability and achieve monetary stability in Europe, in preparation for Economic and Monetary Union and the introduction of a single currency, the euro, which took place on 1 January 1999.
European Extremely Large Telescope The European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) is an extremely large telescope design proposed for the next-generation European Southern Observatory optical telescope with a mirror diameter of 42 meters. ESO is focusing on this design after a feasibility study concluded that the proposed 100m diameter Overwhelmingly Large Telescope would cost €1.
European flag The European flag consists of a circle of twelve golden stars on a blue background. Although the flag is most commonly associated with the European Union (EU), it was initially used by the Council of Europe (COE) and was intended to represent Europe as a whole as opposed to any particular organisation such as the EU or the COE.
European free jazz European free jazz is a part of the global free jazz scene with its own development and characteristics. It is hard to establish who is the founding father of European free jazz because of the different developments in different European countries.
European Fair Trade Association The European Fair Trade Association is a Dutch association established in 1990. It regroups 11 fair trade importers in 9 European countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
European Federalist Free Entrepreneurs The European Federalist Free Entrepreneurs - Entrepreneurs' Trade Union (Liberi Imprenditori Federalisti Europei - Sindacato Imprenditori, LIFE) is an association of entrepreneurs based in Veneto, one of the regions of Italy.
European Federation for Medical Informatics The European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) is a non-profit organization, which was conceived at a meeting, assisted by the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organisation (WHO), in Copenhagen, (Denmark, Europe), in September 1976.
European Federation for Transport and Environment The European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E) is a European umbrella for non-governmental organisations working in the field of transport and the environment, promoting sustainable transport in Europe; which means an approach to transport that is environmentally responsible, economically sound and socially just.
European Federation of Biotechnology The European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB) is a non-profit association of Learned Societies, Universities, Institutes, Companies and Individuals who are interested in the promotion of Biotechnology throughout Europe and also beyond. The EFB organization was established by European scientists in 1978.
European Federation of National Engineering Associations European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI) is a professional body and currently represents over 2 million professional engineers in 26 European countries. Members receive the pre-nominal title Eur Ing (European Engineer) and are placed on the FEANI Register.
European Federation of Psychologists' Associations The European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA) is the federation of national psychology associations that are located in the European Economic Area. Currently, there are 32 member associations of EFPA, which together represent over 200,000 psychologists.
European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual event in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. The event is sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), and is the oldest of the 4 annual figure skating competitions designated "ISU Championships" (the others are the World Figure Skating Championships, the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, and the World Junior Figure Skating Championships).
European Film Academy The European Film Academy and the European Film Awards are an initiative of a group of European filmmakers who came together in Berlin on the occasion of the first presentation of the European Film Awards in November 1988.
European Financial Services Roundtable The European Financial Services Roundtable (EFSR) is a European organization, located in Brussels, Belgium, of financial service companies to provide a voice on policies of the European Union related to financial matters. The members of EFSR are the Chairmen or Chief Executives of leading European banks and insurance companies.
European Fisheries Agency European Fisheries Agency will have its headquarters in Vigo, Galicia Spain. On March 14 2005 the European Union Agriculture ministers reached a political agreement on establishing a Community Fisheries Control Agency which will be tasked with coordinating fishing controls in Community waters.
European Football Championship video games Not unlike other sports events, the European Football Championship has its own video games licensed from European football's governing body, UEFA. Only three games were released so far, since the first game was only released in 1996.
European Footballer of the Year The "" (French for "Golden Ball") is a football award, created in 1956 by the French football magazine France Football. It is usually known in English as the European Footballer of the Year award.
European Forum for Good Clinical Practice The European Forum for Good Clinical Practices (EFGCP) is a European think tank which works on the ethical, regulatory, and scientific framework of clinical research in Europe. The EFGCP is committed to the development of the standards for the protection of human subjects and data quality in clinical trials, both in Europe and abroad.
European Foundation for Landscape Architecture The European Foundation for Landscape Architecture (EFLA) is the professional organization for landscape architecture in Europe. It represents the interests of the profession at a European scale and most particularly to the European Union and the Council of Europe.
European Foundation for Management Development The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) is a network association in the field of management development. As the largest in the world of its kind, the network covers over 500 institutional members and reaches over 12,000 management development professionals from academia, business, public service and consultancy in 65 countries across the globe.
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions is a agency of the European Union, with offices located in Dublin, Ireland. It was set up by in May 1975 by the European Council to help improve living and working conditions across Europe.
European Free Alliance The European Free Alliance (EFA) is a grouping of various political parties in Europe who believe in either full political independence (statehood), or some form of devolution or self-government for their country or region.
European Fundamental Rights Agency The European Fundamental Rights Agency (formally, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights) is a proposed agency of the European Union which will be set up in Vienna. Intended as a successor to the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC), its mandate would be "collecting and analysing data on fundamental rights with reference to, in principle, all rights listed in the Charter"; however, it is intended to focus particularly on "the thematic areas within the scope of Union law".
European garden spider The European garden spider (Araneus diadematus, cross spider) is a very common and well-known orb-weaver spider in Western Europe. Araneus diadematus also lives in parts of North America, in a range extending from New England and the Southeast to the Northwestern United States and adjacent parts of Canada.
European green lizard The European green lizard (Lacerta viridis) is a large lizard distributed across mid European latitudes from the north of the Iberian peninsula to as far east as Ukraine. It is often to be seen sunning itself on rocks or lawns, or sheltering amongst bushes.
European Gendarmerie Force The European Gendarmerie Force or EGF was launched by an agreement between five members of the European Union, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands. Its purpose was the creation of a European intervention force, which would have military police (gendarmerie) functions and be specialized in crisis management.
European Genetics Foundation The European Genetics Foundation (EGF) is a non-profit organization, dedicated to the training of young geneticists active in medicine, to continuing education in genetics/genomics and to the promotion of public understanding of genetics. Its main office is located in Bologna, Italy.
European Geosciences Union The European Geosciences Union (or EGU) is an interdisciplinary learned non-profit association open to individuals who are professionally engaged in or associated with geosciences, planetary and space sciences, and related studies.
European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) is a satellite based augmentation system (SBAS) under development by the European Space Agency, the European Commission and EUROCONTROL. It is intended to supplement the GPS, GLONASS and Galileo (when it becomes operational) systems by reporting on the reliability and accuracy of the signals.
European Gliding Championships The European Gliding Championships is a gliding competition held every two years or so. The additional classes of glider that have been introduced over the years mean that it is no longer possible for all the classes to compete at the same location.
European Graduate School The European Graduate School (EGS) in Switzerland is a privately funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its German name is Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien ("European University for Interdisciplinary Studies").
European Grand Prix The European Grand Prix is a separate Formula One event that was reintroduced during the mid-1980s and was held regularly from 1993 to 2006. In earlier years, one of the national Grands Prix was also designated as the European Grand Prix.
European Grand Prix for Choral Singing The European Grand Prix for Choral Singing (in French, Grand Prix European de Chant Choral, commonly abbreviated as European Choral Grand Prix or GPE) is an annual choral competition between the winners of six European choral competitions. It was inaugurated in 1989.
European Gravitational Observatory The European Gravitational Observatory or EGO is located in the countryside near Pisa in the Commune of Cascina. In order to ensure the long term scientific exploitation of the VIRGO interferometric antenna for gravitational waves detection as well as to foster European collaboration in this upcoming field, the VIRGO funding institutions (CNRS for France and INFN for Italy) have created a consortium called EGO (European Gravitational Observatory).
European Green Party The European Green Party (or European Greens) is the Green political party at European level. It was founded at the Fourth Congress of the European Federation of Green Parties on February 20-22, 2004 in Rome in a party convention with over 1,000 delegates.
European Greenfinch The European Greenfinch, or just Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. The genus Carduelis might be split up and in this case, the greenfinches would be separated in their old genus Chloris again.
European Greens–European Free Alliance The European Greens – European Free Alliance (The Greens – European Free Alliance; Greens – EFA; French: Le Groupe Verts – Alliance libre européenne; Les Verts – ALE, German Fraktion der Grünen – Freie Europäische Allianz) is one of the parliamentary groups in the European Parliament.
European Group on Tort Law In 1992 Jaap Spier, who at the time was a professor of law at the Universiteit van Tilburg, called together a group of scholars to discuss fundamental questions of tort law on a comparative basis. After exploring the limits of liability, this “Tilburg Group” embarked on quite a demanding project – the drafting of „Principles of European Tort Law” (PETL).
European hip hop European hip hop is hip hop music created by European musicians. Hip hop is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s.
European hornet The European hornet Vespa crabro is the largest European eusocial wasp, commonly known simply as the "hornet". This is not to be confused with the colloquial use of hornet for the bald-faced hornet, or other yellowjackets in other countries.
European Hamster The European Hamster, Cricetus cricetus, also known as the Black-bellied Hamster, is a species of hamster native to Europe. It is typically found in low-lying farmland with soft loam or loess soils, although it may also inhabit meadows, gardens, or hedges.
European Health Insurance Card The European Health Insurance Card (or EHIC) allows citizens of the EEA countries and Switzerland to receive medical treatment in another member state for free or at a reduced cost, if that treatment becomes necessary during their visit (for example, due to illness or an accident), or if they have a pre-existing chronic condition which requires care such as kidney dialysis.
European Heritage Alliance The European Heritage Alliance (EHA) is a moderate political organization devoted to the cultural awareness, historical education, self-reliance, and representation of Europeans and European Americans. Its tagline is "European cultural pride without extremism.
European Heritage Days European Heritage Days (Journées Européenes du Patrimoine) is a joint initiative of the Council of Europe and the European Union involving all 48 signatory states of the European Cultural Convention under the motto, Europe: a common heritage. The annual programme offers opportunities to visit buildings, monuments and sites, many of which are not normally accessible to the public.
European Heritage Open Days Heritage Open Days are an annual celebration of England's architecture and culture that allows visitors free access to historical landmarks that are either not usually open, or would normally charge an entrance fee. It also includes tours, events and activities related to architecture and culture.
European Humanist Federation The European Humanist Federation- Fédération Humaniste Europeenne (EHF-FHE) is an international association that federates numerous European humanist associations. The members of its administrative board are elected for three years by the general assembly of the member organisations.
European Challenge Cup The European Challenge Cup in rugby union, known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003, is the sister competition to the Heineken Cup. It is competed for by teams from England, France, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Romania on a knock-out basis.
European Champion Clubs' Cup The European Champion Clubs' Cup, or simply the European Cup, is a trophy awarded annually by UEFA to the football club which wins the UEFA Champions League. Prior to 1992, the competition in its older format shared its name with the trophy, being also known as the European Cup.
European Championship (auto racing) The European Championship was the top honour in auto racing prior to the establishment of the World Championship for Drivers after World War II. It was awarded from 1935 through 1939, based on the results of selected Grand Prix races, the Grandes Epreuves, one for each country, each the most important Grand Prix race in that country.
European Championships in Athletics The European Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. It is organised every four years, the same year as the Commonwealth Games and between the summer Olympic Games cycle.
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) is a European treaty (CETS 148) adopted in 1992 under the auspices of the Council of Europe to protect and promote historical regional and minority languages in Europe. It only applies to languages traditionally used by the nationals of the State Parties (thus excluding languages used by recent immigrants from other states), which significantly differ from the majority or official language (thus excluding mere local dialects of the official or majority language) and which either have a territorial basis (and are therefore traditionally spoken by populations of regions or areas within the State) or are used by linguistic minorities within the State as a whole (thereby including such languages as Yiddish and Romany, which are used over a wide geographic area).
European Charter for Researchers The European Charter for Researchers is a recommendation of good practice for researchers and employers and/or funders of researchers issued by the European Commission (DG Research). It sketches rights and duties of researchers and their funding institutions.
European Charter of Local Self-Government The European Charter of Local Self-Government was adopted under the auspices of the Council of Europe (not to be confused with the Council of the European Union) and was opened for signature by the Council of Europe's member states on 15 October 1985. Almost all Council of Europe member states are parties to the Charter - the exceptions are the three micro-states of Monaco, Andorra and San Marino, plus France and Serbia.
European Chemicals Agency The European Chemicals Agency will be an agency of the European Union which manages the technical, scientific and administrative aspects of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) system. It will be sited in Helsinki.
European Christian Political Movement The European Christian Political Movement (ECPM) is a European political association for reflection and working on Christian Democratic politics in Europe from an explicit Christian Social view. The ECPM tries to fill a gap in the European political landscape.
European Christian Political Youth Network The European Christian Political Youth Network is an organisation that brings Christian, politically active young people from all over Europe together. ECPYN aims to equip these young people, to reinforce Christian politics in Europe.
European industry federation A European industry federation (EIF) is a trade union organisation operating at European sectoral level, comparable to and sometimes part of the global union federations. They are the social partners recognised by the European Commission as acting on behalf of employees in their sectors for the purposes of European social dialogue.
European integration European integration is the process of political, economic (and in some cases social and cultural) integration of European states, including some states that are partly in Europe. For centuries, there have been proposals for some form of integration, but currently the dominant force in European integration is the European Union.
European Indoor Championships in Athletics The European Indoor Championships were held for the first time in 1970, replacing the European Indoor Games which had been held since 1966. They took place annually in different cities all over Europe until 1990, where the championships was changed to a biannual event.
European Information, Communications and Consumer Electronics Technology Industry Associations The European Information, Communications and Consumer Electronics Technology Industry Associations (commonly known by its abbreviation, EICTA) is a Brussels-based European trade association of electronics and telecommunications companies.
European Institute for Health Records The European Institute for Health Records or EuroRec Institute is a non-profit organization founded in 2002 as part of the ProRec initiative. On 13 May 2003, the institute was established as a non-profit organization under French law.
European Institute of Technology The European Institute of Technology (EIT) is a proposal adopted on 22 February 2006 by the European Commission to the European Council intended to be a new flagship research university for excellence in higher education, research and innovation. The initial concept for an European Institute of Technology was based on the example of the Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and its combination of world class education, research, and deep engagement in effective innovation processes.
European Investment Bank The European Investment Bank (the Banque Européenne d'Investissement) is the European Union's financing institution and was established under the Treaty of Rome (1957) to provide financing for capital investment furthering European Union policy objectives, in particular regional development, Trans-European Networks of transport, telecommunications and energy, research, development and innovation, environmental improvement and protection, health and education. Contrary to one implied meaning of the bank's name, the EIB is not an investment bank.
European IST Grand Prize The European Information Society Technologies Prize (European ICT Prize since 2006) is the most distinguished award for groundbreaking products that represent the best of European innovation in Information Society Technologies. It is organised by Euro-CASE with the support and sponsorship of the IST Programme of the European Commission.
European Journal of Palliative Care Launched in 1994, the European Journal of Palliative Care (EJPC) is the European Association for Palliative Care’s official journal. Its remit is to publish relevant, informative and beneficial material on the latest advances in palliative care across Europe and thus provide a communication channel through which all healthcare professionals can share experience and expertise.
European Journalism Centre The European Journalism Centre is an independent, non-profit institute based in Maastricht, The Netherlands. Its director is Wilfried Ruetten who was previously the head of digital television at the University of Applied Sciences in Salzburg], [[Austria.

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