In 2013, the proportion of those aged 30 to 34 who had completed tertiary education increased compared with 2002 in all Member States, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union has announced.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, will launch Erasmus+, the EU's new funding programme for education, training, youth and sport, in Florence tomorrow (10 April). Stefania Giannini, the country's Minister of Education and Research, and Giuliano Poletti, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, will also take part in the event. Erasmus+ will have a total budget of €14.7 billion over the next seven years – 40% more than under previous programmes. Nearly 330 000 Italians are expected to receive Erasmus+ grants between now and 2020.

Internet access providers would be barred from blocking or slowing down selected services for economic or other reasons by the latest draft EU "telecoms package" legislation voted by Parliament on Thursday. MEPs also voted to ban "roaming" charges for using a mobile phone in another EU country, as of from 15 December 2015.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a SEK 1.8 billion (EUR 200 million) loan to Nordic telecommunications operator Hi3G for the upgrading and expansion of its mobile network in Sweden and Denmark.

On Wednesday, Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite congratulated and awarded the finalists and winners of the 7th school students' competition Clear Language – Clear Mind.

A new international player has arrived in the Baltic digital communications market. iProspect, part of Dentsu Aegis Network, has set up headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuania, supported by experienced teams in both Estonia and Latvia.

Satellites and space vessels are under threat from the increasing amount of space debris orbiting earth, which is why they need to be monitored. On Wednesday 2 April , Parliament votes on a programme to support member states' efforts to track this "space junk".

Ahead of the European elections, 6,000 young Europeans will meet at the European Youth Event (EYE) on 9-11 May to participate in workshops, hearings, debates and discussions organised by the European Parliament and its partners. All the activities are based on five issues important to young people in Europe: employment, digital revolution, future of the European Union, sustainability and European values.

The number of electronic signature users has been progressively growing in Lithuania. Nonetheless, the statistics of electronic signature users show that this identification form is spreading faster among companies than residents.

In a hurry? Twitter is the fastest way to get updates about decisions taken by the European Parliament. With its 140 character messages, the social network has become the platform of choice for politicians, journalists and other news junkies. But how do you find the best account to follow for you among the nearly 100 official Twitter accounts run by the Parliament? Our interactive Twitter map shows the way.