The new CORDIS Synergy Info Pack on Delivering growth and the green transition highlights how projects coming from different countries, sectors and funding programmes are all working towards the same shared goal: delivering the European Green Deal and its commitment to a climate-neutral future that benefits everyone. The European Green Deal is the EU’s commitment […]
Commission invests more than EUR 233 million in strategic environment and climate projects across Europe
The Commission is investing over €233 million in twelve new Strategic Projects across Europe under the LIFE programme to support the implementation of the EU’s environmental and climate ambitions under the European Green Deal. These Strategic Projects are expected to mobilise substantial additional funds from other EU sources, including agricultural, structural, regional and research funds, as well as […]
Eurostat report shows EU’s progress on Sustainable Development Goals
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, published the ‘Sustainable development in the European Union — monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context, 2023 edition‘, which provides a statistical overview of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the EU. The report is published together with the European Semester […]
EU Commission approves €220 million Spanish measure to support COBRA in production of renewable hydrogen
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €220 million Spanish measure to support Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios, S.A. (‘COBRA’) in the production of renewable hydrogen, with the aim of promoting its use in industrials sectors. The measure contributes to the achievement of the EU Hydrogen Strategy and the European Green Deal targets, while helping reduce […]
State aid: Commission proposes rules to simplify procedures for State aid to green transport
The European Commission has proposed a Council Regulation enabling the Commission to exempt from prior notification under EU State aid rules certain types of aid for rail, inland waterway and multimodal transport, with the objective of promoting green transport. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “The Commission’s proposal adopted today will enable us to […]
H2020: Towards Climate-Neutral and Socially Innovative Cities
The strategic long-term vision published by the Commission for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate-neutral economy calls for a drastic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Specific Challenge The European Commission’s Green Deal proposes a new growth strategy that aims to preserve the planet for future generations. It should serve as the compass to emerge from […]
Research Fund for Coal & Steel. Coal
The European Green Deal Communication, presented by the Commission in December 2019, aims to transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. Proposals Within the most pertinent lines […]