Título: 2019 European Social Innovation Competition: Challenging Plastic Waste Autor: Crecimiento en la Unión Europea Duración: 01:33 Resumen: El concurso europeo de innovación social 2019 está organizado por la Comisión Europea. Bajo el tema Desafío a los residuos plásticos, la edición de este año busca ideas y proyectos que reduzcan los residuos plásticos enfocándose en el […]
Fostering defence innovation through the European Defence Fund
The European Parliament on Thursday adopted the partial agreement on the EU Defence Fund for 2021-2027, aiming for a more ‘European’ approach to defence. 328 MEPs voted in favour of the partial deal with EU ministers, with 231 against, and 19 abstaining. The EU Defence Fund will foster technological innovation and cooperation in the European […]
Food safety: New rules to boost consumer trust approved by MEPs
New rules to ensure reliability and transparency in EU food safety risk assessment procedure have been adopted. MEPs have approved new rules, already agreed with EU ministers, which ensure the EU’s risk assessment procedure for food safety is more reliable, transparent and objective, passing with 603 votes in favour, 17 against and 27 abstentions. Unfavourable […]
EU plans to invest €9.2 billion in key digital technologies
The EU is set to invest billions in high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital skills after MEPs approved funding for these projects for 2012-27. The Digital Europe Programme is a new €9.2 billion funding programme whose goal is to ensure that all Europeans have the skills and the infrastructure needed to meet a full […]
New rules on energy performance for buildings: shaped by your views
Título: New rules on energy performance for buildings: shaped by your views Autor: Comisión Europea Duración: 01:52 Resumen: Las nuevas reglas para edificios más inteligentes fueron configuradas por las contribuciones de miles de ciudadanos, organizaciones y autoridades públicas en toda la UE. Gracias a las reglas actualizadas, los edificios del futuro serán más verdes y cómodos, y consumirán […]
R&I cooperation between EU and Middle East reaches new heights
Boosting international cooperation in research and innovation (R&I) requires a strengthened dialogue between actors from the EU and targeted regions. It also involves identifying obstacles to cooperation and solutions to overcome them. The EU-funded MERID project promoted and intensified EU-Middle East R&I cooperation by building on previous international cooperation experiences in the Mediterranean and Middle […]
Epigenetic therapy! Switching off your own cancer genes
Cancer, particularly acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), is aggressive and also resistant to anti-cancer therapy, resulting in poor patient outcomes. Understanding how genes can be switched on and off without affecting their DNA sequence is paramount for the development of new anti-cancer therapies. AML is characterised by the abnormal proliferation of immature myeloid cells. The standard […]
European Defence Fund on track with €525 million for Eurodrone and other joint research and industrial projects
The Commission has recently adopted work programmes to co-finance joint defence industrial projects in 2019-2020 worth up to €500 million. A further €25 million have been earmarked to support collaborative defence research projects in 2019, with calls for proposals launched today. The Juncker Commission is making an unprecedented effort to protect and defend Europeans. […]
€2 billion to fast forward the creation of the European Innovation Council
Ahead of the 21-22 March European Council discussion on innovation, industry and competitiveness, the Commission takes decisive steps to set up a European Innovation Council. Global competition is intensifying and Europe needs to deepen its innovation and risk-taking capability to compete on a market increasingly defined by new technologies. That is why the Juncker […]