The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the results of the latest round of its 2024 proof-of-concept competition. A total of 134 projects will receive grants, each worth €150,000. The proof-of-concept grant enables ERC-funded researchers to test the practical feasibility of scientific concepts, explore commercial opportunities or prepare patent applications, helping them to bridge the […]
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European Commission Representation in Spain visits Titanium Industrial Security’s facilities
On 16 January, a team from the European Commission visited Titanium Industrial Security (“Titanium”) in Madrid to see first-hand projects demonstrating how NextGenerationEU funds support the cyber security industry. Titanium was founded in 2016 in San Sebastian to provide services and advice to industrial companies in the field of cybersecurity. It is headquartered in San […]
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Economic governance framework: Council sets fiscal expenditure paths for 21 member states
As the next step in the implementation of the EU’s new fiscal rules, the Council today adopted recommendations endorsing the first-ever medium-term fiscal-structural plans and setting the net expenditure paths for 21 member states. The medium-term fiscal-structural plans are a cornerstone of the new economic governance framework. The plans contain member states’ fiscal trajectory, together […]
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Council greenlights the amended plans of Greece, Cyprus and Spain
The Council today endorsed the Commission’s positive assessment of the amended recovery and resilience plans submitted by Greece, Cyprus and Spain. According to the Commission’s analysis, the specific amendments submitted by the Member States do not affect the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and coherence of their recovery and resilience plans. Greece On 21 October 2024, Greece […]
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The free screenings of the finalist films for the LUX Prize begin in 17 Spanish cities
The feature films will be screened for free in 17 Spanish municipalities, including two towns affected by the DANA. Next Thursday, January 23, the first screening of the finalist films for the LUX Public Prize 2025, awarded annually by the European Parliament, will take place in Sant Pol de Mar (Barcelona). The feature films will […]
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The Council adopts recommendations for countries with excessive deficit
The Council adopted recommendations for seven countries to correct their excessive deficit situation within a set time period: Belgium, France, Italy, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Romania. The recommendations contain a corrective budgetary path, expressed in numerical terms, and a deadline, for each member state. These are in line with each member states’ objectives, expressed in […]
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Europol holds largest-ever operation to increase seizures of criminal assets worldwide
For the first time ever, Europol has welcomed to its headquarters over 80 financial experts from all around the world to participate in Project A.S.S.E.T. (Asset Search & Seize Enforcement Taskforce), a unique initiative aimed at enhancing the number of criminal assets seized globally. In total, 43 law enforcement agencies from 28 countries joined the […]
Read MoreCouncil sets budget expenditure paths for 21 Member States
The Council moved a step closer to implementing the EU’s new fiscal rules by adopting today recommendations approving the first national medium-term fiscal-structural plans and setting out net expenditure paths for 21 Member States. The national medium-term fiscal-structural plans are a cornerstone of the new economic governance framework. They set out Member States’ fiscal paths, […]
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Council adopts new regulation improving cross-border access to EU health data
The Council of the EU has adopted a new law that will make it easier to exchange and access health data at EU level, paving the way for it to come into force. The European Health Data Space (EHDS) regulation aims to improve individuals’ access to and control over their personal electronic health data, while also enabling […]
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