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The Recovery and Resilience Facility continues to deliver, Commission third annual report shows

The implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), at the heart of the EU's recovery instrument NextGenerationEU, is speeding up, fostering continuous reform and investment progress in Member States. As shown in the Commission's third Annual Report on the RRF adopted today, the Commission is supporting Member States in the full and timely delivery […]

Commission to invest €865 million under Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to support fast and secure digital connectivity networks

Today, the Commission has adopted the second Work Programme for the digital part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Digital, which defines the scope and objectives of EU-funded actions to improve Europe's digital connectivity infrastructures. These actions will receive around €865 million of funding from 2024 to 2027. Improving Europe's connectivity infrastructure is fundamental for […]

First HERA Invest agreement signed to support research and development in cross-border health threats

Today, the Commission, through its Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) and the European Investment Bank, have signed an agreement worth €20 million with the French biopharmaceutical company Fabentech. This will support the company's development and deployment of its broad-spectrum therapeutics to combat biological threats to public health. HERA's threat analysis has demonstrated the […]

Commission to distribute 35,500 free DiscoverEU travel passes to young people

Starting next spring, thousands of 18-year-olds will have the opportunity to explore Europe at no cost. The Commission has just opened the applications for the latest round of the DiscoverEU initiative. A total of 35,500 travel passes are available. To qualify, young people born between 1 January and 31 December 2006 must first answer a […]

EU and Western Balkans deepen cooperation on Innovation, Research, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport

Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth met with Ministers from the Western Balkans in Skopje yesterday and today in a series of meetings that highlighted the joint efforts on implementing the Western Balkans Agenda on Innovation, Research, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport. The representatives reaffirmed their commitment to intensifying cooperation for […]

Interim evaluation of InvestEU

Today, the Commission presented the interim evaluation of InvestEU, the EU flagship investment programme designed to facilitate better access to finance for companies across Europe in support of common priorities. It notably finds that, halfway through its lifetime, InvestEU has already unlocked €218 billion in additional investments, with 90% of the EU guarantee allocated. The […]

€120 million support to farmers affected by adverse weather events in Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Italy and Romania

Today, the Commission proposed to allocate €119,7 million from the agricultural reserve to directly support farmers from Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Italy and Romania who have been impacted by exceptional adverse climatic events in Spring and early Summer. The Commission proposed to allocate €10,9 million to Bulgaria, €46,5 million to Germany, €3,3 million to Estonia, €37,4 […]

Absorption of funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility

Special report 13/2024: Absorption of funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility – Progressing with delays and risks remain regarding the completion of measures and therefore the achievement of RRF objectives The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), amounting to €724 billion, was set up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We audited the absorption of […]

EU boosts European AI developers with the AI Factories call for proposals

Today, the Commission has launched a call for setting up AI Factories to boost European leadership in trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI). AI Factories will be created around the EU's world-class network of European High-Performance Computing (HPC) supercomputers and will be available to a range of European users, such as startups, industry and researchers. AI Factories […]

European Research Council awards €780m in grants to emerging science talent across Europe

The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the award of 494 Starting Grants to young scientists and scholars across Europe. The funding - totalling nearly €780 million - supports cutting-edge research in a wide range of fields, from life sciences and physics to social sciences and humanities. It will help researchers at the beginning of […]

EU allocates €35 million in additional humanitarian aid for West Africa

The EU has released an additional allocation of €35 million for humanitarian assistance to West Africa, as the region continues to face a dire humanitarian situation. Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Mauritania, the Gulf of Guinea coastal countries and Nigeria are affected by food insecurity and displacement, caused by growing political instability, persisting and intensifying conflicts […]

New European Bauhaus (NEB) Investment Guidelines

Today, the European Commission has adopted the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Investment Guidelines, a tool to illustrate how public and private investments can integrate the values of sustainability, inclusion and aesthetics promoted by the NEB to transform Europe's built environment. The NEB Investment Guidelines result from close cooperation between the Commission and JASPERS (Joint Assistance […]
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