Last July 30, the EU launched a call for tenders to establish up to seven AI Gigafactories across Europe, as part of its latest major push to accelerate Europe’s technological sovereignty and ambition of becoming the AI Continent. Led by industry and supported by up to €10 billion in EU and national funding, the initiative […]
Japan officially joins Horizon Europe
As of today, 30 July, Japan is officially an associate partner of Horizon Europe. With a population of 123 million, Japan is the most populous country associated with the programme, bringing one of the world’s most advanced research and innovation ecosystems to the European network for scientific cooperation. The agreement allows Japanese researchers and organisations […]
Internships – Internships in Digital Transformation, AI and Technological Development at the European Central Bank (ECB) – Germany
Are you interested in artificial intelligence, software development and digital transformation? The European Central Bank (ECB) is looking for an intern to join the Language Support and Innovation Section of its Directorate-General for Communications in Frankfurt am Main (Germany). What will you be doing? Help design solutions involving workflow management, AI capabilities, integrations and reporting; […]
New Charter boosts access for companies to cutting-edge research and technology infrastructures in Europe
The Commission has adopted a Charter of Access for Industrial Users to Research and Technology Infrastructures to speed up and simplify companies’ access to Europe’s world-class infrastructures. By putting forward a set of six principles, to be voluntarily endorsed by infrastructures, this initiative aims to help companies to better access infrastructures’ cutting-edge services, ranging from advanced laboratories to […]
The committee has made a preliminary finding that TikTok breached the Digital Services Act by failing to ensure that accounts were safe for minors
On 24 July, the European Commission sent TikTok some preliminary findings indicating that TikTok accounts held by minors do not meet the safety standards required by the Digital Services Act (DSA). On TikTok, minors can set their account to public. This means that any user, even those without a TikTok account, will be able to […]
The Council and the Parliament reach a political agreement on a programme for agile and rapid innovation in defence
On 15 July, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the proposal to establish a Programme for Agile and Rapid Innovation in Defence (AGILE), a new €115 million instrument designed to provide rapid, agile and targeted financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises – including start-ups and scale-ups – that […]
The Commission considers, on a preliminary basis, that the addictive design of Instagram and Facebook infringes the Digital Services Regulation
The European Commission has reached a preliminary conclusion that Meta has breached the Digital Services Act due to the addictive design of Instagram and Facebook. The investigation focuses on features such as ‘infinite scroll’, ‘autoplay’, ‘push’ notifications, and the platforms’ highly personalised recommendation systems. The Commission’s investigation indicates that Meta failed to adequately assess the […]
The Commission’s reports highlight the growth of European SMEs and the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs.
On 22 June 2026, the European Commission published the Annual Report on European Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) 2025/2026 and a new report on women entrepreneurs in Europe. Both reports provide new data to support future policies, initiatives and funding measures for small and medium-sized enterprises. The Annual Report shows that Europe’s 34 million SMEs […]
Regions call on the EU to take measures to unlock the full potential of SMEs in the defence sector
SMEs must play a much greater role in the European defence industry. This is the main conclusion of the meeting held by the European Committee of the Regions’ (CoR) Working Group on Defence on 16 June in Cartagena, its first meeting outside Brussels. Its members called for simpler procedures, better access to funding and public […]