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Latin America and the Caribbean: EU strengthens disaster preparedness cooperation and releases €43 million aid fund

Today, Commissioner Janez Lenarčič is announcing the release of €43 million in humanitarian aid for the whole Latin American and Caribbean region in 2023. The announcement will be made at the event ‘Disaster preparedness saves lives', co-hosted by the EU and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), during the EU-Latin America and […]

EU and Latin America and the Caribbean step up action to promote inclusive and equal societies

Ahead of the EU-CELAC Leaders' Summit, Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, announced a new EU programme worth €60 million to step up action against inequalities and to promote inclusive and equal societies in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Commissioner made the announcement at the EU – Latin America and Caribbean Forum bringing together […]

Innovation Fund: EU invests €3.6 billion of emissions trading revenues in innovative clean tech projects

Today, the Commission is awarding over €3.6 billion to 41 large-scale clean tech projects, to be financed through the EU Innovation Fund. With a focus on the REPowerEU Plan and phasing out Europe's imports of Russian fossil fuels, these projects cover a wide range of industries, such as cement, steel, advanced biofuels, sustainable aviation fuels, […]

New initiatives to empower research careers and to strengthen the European Research Area

Today, the Commission unveiled a comprehensive set of measures targeted at strengthening the European Research Area (ERA) and making it more resilient, appealing, and competitive. These will contribute to a priority action of the ERA Policy Agenda 2022-2024, namely to promote attractive and sustainable research careers. These initiatives will bring substantial benefits to 2 million […]

InvestEU kickstarts €250 million of investment in affordable social housing, skills and social enterprises under agreement with Council of Europe Development Bank

The InvestEU Investment Committee approved a new guarantee, bringing the total of operations financed by the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) and backed by InvestEU to five. With this, the overall amount of the InvestEU guarantee approved for CEB projects has reached €80 million. The CEB projects are expected to mobilise €252.5 million in […]

European Health Union: HERA Invest offers €100 million for innovative solutions to health threats

Today, 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 […]

€350 million Spanish scheme for developing electricity storage facilities #REPowerEU

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €350 million Spanish scheme, made available through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (‘RRF'), to support the construction and operation of electricity storage facilities. The measure contributes to achievement of the European Green Deal targets, while helping to reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels and […]

New funding for European Universities alliances boosts cooperation in higher education

Today, the Commission announced the results of the 2023 Erasmus+ call for the European Universities initiative, which provides support to alliances of higher education institutions. These European University alliances are bringing together a new generation of Europeans who are able to study and work in different European countries, different languages, and across sectors and academic […]

New projects for Restore our Ocean and Waters

The Commission announced today 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 […]

€430 million of EU funds to support the EU agricultural sector

The Commission proposes to mobilise additional EU funding for EU farmers impacted by adverse climatic events, high input costs, and diverse market and trade related issues. The new support package will consist of €330 million for 22 Member States. In addition, Member States today approved the €100 million support package for farmers in Bulgaria, Hungary, […]

41 ambitious defence industrial projects under the European Defence Fund

Today, the Commission announced the results of the 2022 calls for proposals under the European Defence Fund (EDF) amounting to €832 million of EU funding in support of 41 joint defence research and development projects across the EU. The selected projects will help further develop EU's high-end defence capabilities in critical areas such as, naval, […]

New European Bauhaus Prizes and European Urban Initiative Call: meet the winners

Today, the Commission is announcing 15 winners of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Prizes 2023 and 14 selected projects, benefitting from EUR 65 million of investments from the first European Urban Initiative - Innovative Actions call under Cohesion policy. The Award Ceremony will take place during the ongoing ‘NEB in Regions and Cities' event in […]
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