The Commission and the European Investment Bank announce the creation of HERA Invest, a €100 million top-up to the InvestEU programme, to support research and development (R&D) in the most pressing cross-border health threats, financed by the EU4Health programme. Currently, European companies find it difficult to access sufficient public and private funding for the development and scaling up of cutting-edge solutions in health […]
MEPs adopt legislation to boost EU chips industry
Plans to secure the EU’s supply of chips by boosting production and innovation, and establishing emergency measures against shortages, were adopted by Parliament on Tuesday. The new law, already agreed upon between Parliament and Council, aims to create a favourable environment for chip investments in Europe, by fast tracking permitting procedures and recognising their critical […]
Commission presents EU-Chile agreement to Council for signature authorisation
The modernised EU-Chile agreement has today taken a step towards ratification, with the Commission sending the Advanced Framework Agreement (AFA) and the Interim Trade Agreement (iTA) to the Council for authorising its signature. Once the Council gives its green light, the EU would sign the agreement with Chile. As highlighted during the recent visit of President von […]
The Commission announced 18 new projects to contribute to the EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’
The Commission announced 18 new projects which will receive over €106 million to contribute to the EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’. The projects gather over 370 beneficiaries from 36 countries, including SMEs, research institutions, local authorities, schools and businesses. They will play a key role in achieving climate neutrality and restoring nature by protecting and restoring biodiversity in waters, cutting […]
James Dyson Award 2023
The James Dyson Award is an international student design award supporting current and recent graduates of design or engineering who have a problem-solving idea. Who can apply The award is open to current university students of engineering, product design and industrial design, and those who have graduated in these subjects in the last four years. All […]
European Commission proposes new rules to help companies get the most out of their patents
The Commission has proposed new rules to help companies, especially small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), make the most of their inventions, leverage new technologies and contribute to the EU’s competitiveness and technological sovereignty. The proposed Regulations on standard essential patents, compulsory licensing of patents in crisis situations, and the revision of the legislation on supplementary […]
April 21: World Creativity and Innovation Day
Today, April 21, is World Creativity and Innovation Day and to commemorate this day the CDE of Almeria has created this interactive infographic: Leading innovation through EU research Investing in research and innovation is investing in Europe’s future. It helps us to compete globally and preserve our unique social model. It improves the daily lives […]
“SocioDigithon”, the competition to promote Human Rights and digital innovation launched by the European Union.
The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Indonesia has launched the third edition of the ‘’, an annual competition which aims to address human rights challenges in Indonesia through digital innovation. Held this year in partnership with Binar Academy, this competition is part of the EU’s broader effort to support Indonesia in promoting human […]
What are the benefits of making data accessible?
By fostering trust in the availability of data, European standards aim to stimulate innovation, ease the green transition and benefit Europeans. Big data plays a key role in the EU’s digital transformation as it can be used in different fields, such as agriculture or healthcare. To exploit its potential, data sharing needs to be enabled, […]