The European Commission has today launched a public consultation on its future Action Plan on Organic Farming. It is a priority for the Commission to ensure that the organic farming sector has the right tools in place as well as a well-functioning and consensual legal framework which is key to achieving the objective of 25% […]
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Europe’s raw materials supply: Commission announces actions to make supply more secure and sustainable
The Commission has presented an Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials, the 2020 List of Critical Raw Materials and a foresight study on critical raw materials for strategic technologies and sectors from the 2030 and 2050 perspectives. The Action Plan looks at the current and future challenges and proposes actions to reduce Europe’s dependency on third countries, diversifying supply […]
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Countries led by women coped better with COVID-19
Women world leaders have handled the coronavirus pandemic more effectively than their male counterparts. Countries with women at the helm like German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Ministers Mette Frederiksen and Sanna Marin of Denmark and Finland, respectively, have received worldwide praise for their success in handling the COVID-19 crisis. That’s not to say that […]
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Get involved in the State of the European Union – 16 September 2020
The 2020 State of the European Union debate (SOTEU) comes at a time of uncertainty. Europe faces one of its toughest years yet as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact all aspects of society. It is a time of resonating change, a time of great upheaval as European and global economies have been hit hard […]
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Artificial Intelligence: Joint quest for future defence applications
The Artificial Intelligence has significantly growth due to deep-learning techniques with insight implications in the defence world. The European Defence Agency aims to develop a Research & Development program alongside its Member States in this sector in important ways, from creating a common set of AI references and terminology to delimit logical areas for their […]
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Back to school: teach and connect with your students through play
EU countries are preparing the return to class of all their students with restrictive measures and with the threat of Covid-19 breakouts. Learning corner If you’re a primary or secondary school pupil, this is where you’ll find games, competitions and activity books to help you discover the EU in a fun way, in the classroom or at home. You can also […]
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A European project that will create the Google Earth of the brain
The objective of the EU-funded project HBP SGA3 is developing a 3D atlas of the human brain, the most complex organ in the body, and ultimately simulating it to help improve research on and treatment of conditions like epilepsy and cancer. The scientists have recently presented the most comprehensive digital map of the brain’s cellular […]
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Horizon Europe: views on priorities for the next four years
To design the ambitious EU research and innovation programme that supports the green and digital transitions for a sustainable coronavirus recovery the DIRECTORATE-GENERAL for Research and Innovation (European Commission) ask for your your say on Horizon Europe’s first Strategic Plan. Horizon Europe Horizon Europe, the next EU research and innovation programme, will launch in 2021. […]
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Over 4000 researchers to take part in 74 new Research and Innovation Staff Exchanges
More than 4000 researchers from 137 countries will take part in 74 new staff exchanges through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchanges (MSCA-RISE) action. The €80 million budget available this year will fund 823 organisations (including 117 SMEs) involved in research and innovation activities. The full list of 74 newly funded projects is available here. Aims […]
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