Von der Leyen announces the start of HERA Incubator to anticipate the threat of coronavirus variants To prepare Europe for an increased threat of coronavirus variants, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced the start of European bio-defence preparedness plan called “HERA Incubator”. The Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) Incubator will […]
Brussels demands confinement of Spain
Commission proposes update to coordinated approach on free movement restrictions. An update to the agreed colour code for the mapping of risk areas would be necessary to control the virus, in addition to stricter measures applied to travellers from higher-risk areas. Today @EU_Commission proposes: ☑️to add a new dark red colour to @ECDC_EU‘s weekly map […]
Artificial intelligence solves 50-year-old biology mystery
New artificial intelligence (AI) system works out enduring and very complex scientific problem about protein structure and behaviour. There are hundreds of millions of known proteins. From the insulin that regulates our blood’s sugar levels to the antibodies that help us combat infections, proteins are key to almost every function in our bodies and to […]
Local traffic data and how it gives more power to citizens
An EU-funded project team is helping citizen scientists collect neighbourhood traffic data. Their hope is that it will assist local communities to campaign for local policy changes resulting in effective traffic solutions. Today’s cities face a wide variety of transport challenges that can’t be solved with a one-size-fits-all approach. Addressing urban mobility challenges requires not […]
Time to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy, says European civil society
As Europe slowly emerges from the coronavirus crisis, the climate emergency is starting to regain the place it deserves, coming back to the top of the EU agenda. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), which brings together civil society organisations from all Member States, developed this Opinion in response to a request by the […]
H2020. Development of therapeutics and diagnostics combatting coronavirus infections
The European Commission funds through Horizon 2020, the EU research and innovation programme, up to €45 million of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) fast track call for research proposals in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Scope Proposals submitted under this topic are expected to advance the knowledge specifically on COVID-19 and more widely on the […]
Declaration by EU Presidents about the future of Europe
The Presidents of the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission will make statements on the future of Europe this Friday, 31 January at 11.00 in the Parlamentarium. Following their meeting this Thursday at the Jean Monnet House in Bazoches, France, Presidents Sassoli, Michel and von der Leyen will present their reflections on Europe’s political […]
European Comission
Access to the official webpage and social networks Role: Promotes the general interest of the EU by proposing and enforcing legislation as well as by implementing policies and the EU budget Members: A team or ‘College’ of Commissioners, 1 from each EU country President: Ursula von der Leyen Year established: 1958 Location: Brussels (Belgium) […]