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First list of STEP Seals to promote high-quality EU projects in strategic technologies

The Commission has published the first projects that were awarded a Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Seal, a quality label which gives more visibility to promising projects in clean and resource-efficient tech, and deep and digital tech. This label will help attract additional EU public and private funding and support services. The first 130 […]

Commission earmarks €4.6 billion to boost net-zero technologies, electric vehicle battery cell manufacturing and renewable hydrogen under the Innovation Fund

Today, in the first week of its new mandate, the Commission is stepping up its efforts to boost net-zero technologies that are key to ensure the competitiveness of European industry while meeting agreed climate goals. It is launching two new calls for proposals with a budget of €3.4 billion to accelerate the deployment of innovative […]

€166 million boost to the European Solidarity Corps for youth volunteering in 2025

Today, the Commission published the European Solidarity Corps call 2025 which supports the participation of young people in volunteering activities in communities across the EU and beyond. The €166 million budget allocated for 2025 represents a significant increase compared to previous years, due to the recovery of funds from Covid-19 years, when many volunteering activities […]

Vienna wins 2025 Access City Award for leading the way in accessibility for persons with disabilities

Today, Vienna won the 2025 Access City Award, for its outstanding efforts to making the city accessible for persons with disabilities. The initiatives to improve access to public spaces, public transport, information and communication technologies, and public services undertaken by the capital of Austria have significantly improved the lives of persons with disabilities. The city's […]

€166 million boost to the European Solidarity Corps for youth volunteering in 2025

Today, the Commission published the European Solidarity Corps call 2025 which supports the participation of young people in volunteering activities in communities across the EU and beyond. The €166 million budget allocated for 2025 represents a significant increase compared to previous years, due to the recovery of funds from Covid-19 years, when many volunteering activities […]

Erasmus+ Annual Report highlights support for 1.3 million learning opportunities abroad and 32,000 projects in 2023

The 2023 Erasmus+ Annual Report released today, showcases the programme's achievements in supporting lifelong learning and cooperation, with a strong focus on social inclusion, green and digital transitions, and the promotion of EU values. The report also explains how the programme has supported projects addressing the consequences of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, […]

Commission announces winners of the 2024 Lorenzo Natali Prize

The winners of this year's edition of the Lorenzo Natali Prize, which showcases the EU's commitment to support journalists around the world, were announced today at a ceremony hosted at the Residence Palace, in Brussels. The 2024 winners are: For the Best Emerging Journalist Prize: Jamaima Afridi was awarded this prize for her investigative work […]

Nearly €5 billion under Erasmus+ to support learning abroad and cooperation in education, training, youth and sport in 2025

In 2025, EU's Erasmus+ programme will support learning exchanges abroad and cooperation partnerships in education, training, youth and sport with around €5 billion. Representing a 6.5% increase in funding compared to last year, the Commission published the Erasmus+ 2025 call for proposals today. With over 16 million participants since its launch in 1987, Erasmus+ continues […]

Spain is the third country that has obtained the third largest grant in the first years of Horizon Europe

Spain has consolidated its position as the leader in collaborative R&D&I projects, and the second in number of participations. Spanish entities have obtained 3,416.9 million euros in the calls awarded in the first three years of Horizon Europe, the European Union's Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2021-2027. Spain is the third […]

European Commission and South Africa launch the Scaling up Renewables in Africa campaign

Today in Rio de Janeiro, on the eve of the G20 Summit, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the global campaign ‘Scaling up Renewables in Africa' during Global Citizen NOW. COP28 had set the ambitious target of tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency worldwide. To achieve […]

Torino and Braga win European Capital of Innovation Awards

Today, the Commission has revealed the winners of the 2024-25 European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital), celebrating a decade of recognising cities that lead the way in delivering innovative solutions for their citizens. This year's top prizes, funded under the EU research and innovation programme Horizon Europe, were awarded to the cities of Torino and […]

European Innovation Council to invest €1.4 billion in deep tech and scale up of strategic technologies in 2025

The European Innovation Council (EIC), part of the EU research and innovation programme Horizon Europe, will support European deep tech research and high-potential start-ups with €1.4 billion next year. The EIC Work Programme 2025, which the Commission adopted today, represents an increase of nearly €200 million in comparison with 2024. In addition to a bigger […]
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