Every year, the catchy tune with the opening bell chimes and tour-de-force delivery re-enters charts worldwide in the weeks before Christmas. Whether you’re indoors or outdoors, the enduring track is unavoidable during the holiday season. The music industry and mainstream media have covered the cultural impact and reasons for the timeless, classic quality of a […]
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EU companies doubled R&D investment growth in 2022
Europe’s industry significantly increased its investment in research and development in 2022, according to the 2023 edition of the EU Industrial Research & Development (R&D) Investment Scoreboard. EU private R&D investment growth has reached the highest rate since 2015 and more than doubled compared to 2021, with 13.6% increase in 2022. In comparison, China has decreased […]
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CORDIS: Decorating before Christmas makes us happier, say experts
Year after year, it feels as if Christmas comes earlier and earlier. Commercialisation is one answer. There’s another reason why people decorate earlier and tap into the excitement of the holidays before the rest of us. It has to do with a chemical reaction in our brains. Putting up the Christmas tree, and breaking out […]
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Council adopts a new Regulation and Directive to help digitize judicial systems
The Council paved the way for advancing the digitalisation of EU member states’ justice systems and for making them more accessible and effective. The adoption of a Regulation on the digitalisation of cross-border judicial cooperation and access to justice and of an accompanying Directive will facilitate electronic communication in the context of cross-border judicial cooperation […]
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EU will have first-ever law on artificial intelligence
Following 3-day ‘marathon’ talks, the Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the proposal on harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (AI), the so-called artificial intelligence act. The draft regulation aims to ensure that AI systems placed on the European market and used in the EU are safe and respect fundamental rights and EU values. […]
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EU expenditure on R&D reaches €352 billion in 2022
In 2022, the EU spent €352 billion on research & development (R&D), 6.34% more than in the previous year (€331 billion) and 48.52% more than in 2012 (€237 billion). When looking at R&D intensity, i.e. R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP, data show a slight decrease from 2.27% in 2021 to 2.22% in 2022. […]
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Commission launches Chips Joint Undertaking under the European Chips Act
The Commission has officially inaugurated the Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU), which will reinforce the European semiconductor ecosystem and Europe’s technological leadership It will bridge the gap between research, innovation and production thereby facilitating the commercialisation of innovative ideas. The Chips JU will, among others, deploy pilot lines for which the Commission announced today the first […]
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The Council approved conclusions on enhancing the cultural and creative dimension of the European video games sector
The video games sector is an integral part of the ecosystem of cultural and creative industries. It interacts with other sectors and has great potential to transmit cultural content and highlight the value of the richness of European creation, heritage and history. In parallel, the video games industry is a booming economic sector – this is proven by the fact […]
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Spain, in the top three projects of excellence to be funded by the European Research Council
Out of 2130 applicants, the European Research Council (ERC) has selected 308 researchers for this year’s Consolidation Grants. The funding will support excellent scientists and academics at the career stage when they may still be consolidating their own independent research teams to pursue their most promising scientific ideas. Worth a total of €627 million, the […]
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