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16 October 2020

Today is the United Nation’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-for-eradicating-poverty The European Union is characterised by its high living standards and its citizens can choose to live and work amongst 27 modern...

16 October 2020

On 16 October we celebrate World Food Day to commemorate the foundation of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which took place on this very date in 1945. With its headquarters in Rome, this agency of the United Nations was set up to eliminate hunger and...

11 October 2020

El 12 de octubre de cada año, la lengua española se convierte en la protagonista de medio mundo. En ese mismo día en el año 1492, el famoso navegante Cristóbal Colón descubrió a bordo de su nave, Santa María, la isla de Guanahí, que actualmente se conoce como San...

09 October 2020

Dear users, A novelty has been introduced in the Speech Repository: the Two Factors Authentication. This is an additional identity verification method, which increases the security when you authenticate on My Speech Repository. You will find more information about the...

08 October 2020

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag an Ursula von der Leyen! Born in Brussels, Ursula von der Leyen studied medicine at the Hannover Medical School, where she graduated in 1987. Her political career began in 1990, when she joined the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)...

02 October 2020

Dear users, It is the beginning of the academic year and we are very pleased to announce that 13 new speeches have been published on this occasion! These speeches are adapted for students starting their training as they are all consecutive type, with Basic or Beginner...

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