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Commission launches new strategy to strengthen Europe's research and technology infrastructures

Today, the Commission has launched the European strategy on research and technology infrastructures to boost Europe's leadership in scientific excellence and technological innovation. To remain a frontrunner in the global race for science and innovation, Europe must reinforce decisively its research and technology infrastructures and make them even more integrated and accessible to a wider […]

More than 350,000 European companies to get energy efficiency support under major EU financing initiative

More than 350,000 companies across Europe are set to make energy efficiency gains through a €17.5 billion financing initiative by the European Union. The energy efficiency for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) initiative, led by the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and supported by the European Commission, seeks to help SMEs using proven energy-saving technologies […]

Commission launches new initiatives with industry to boost Europe's Automotive leadership

Today, President Ursula von der Leyen chaired the third Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry, bringing together the European automotive industry, social partners, and other stakeholders in Brussels. The meeting reaffirmed the need to act fast to implement the Automotive Action Plan. As technology transforms mobility and geopolitics reshapes global competition, […]

A total of 28 Spanish institutions are hosting scientists who have recently been awarded grants by the European Research Council

The European Research Council (ERC) has selected 478 early-career researchers from across Europe to receive this year's “Starting Grants”, worth a total of €761 million, under the EU's Horizon Europe programme. These grants will support excellence in research in various fields, such as physical sciences and engineering, life sciences, social sciences and humanities. Each researcher […]

European Innovation Scoreboard 2025

The EU's innovation performance has made steady long–term progress, increasing by 12.6 percentage points since 2018. This latest edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) reveals significant shifts in national innovation performance. Thirteen Member States improved their score since last year, with Malta (+7.6 points) and Luxembourg (+5 points) seeing the largest gains. Since 2018, […]

EU invests €852 million in six innovative electric vehicle battery projects

Today, the European Commission announced that six pioneering electric vehicle (EV) battery cell manufacturing projects will receive a total of €852 million in grants from the Innovation Fund, using revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). These grants follow a first Battery Call under the Fund, launched in December 2024, aimed at accelerating […]

Investment of €3.66 billion from EU emissions trading revenues in cleaner energy systems  

Today, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank announced that €3.66 billion have been disbursed from the Modernisation Fund to support 34 energy related projects in nine EU Member States. These investments will support the modernisation of energy systems in the EU. They will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the energy, industry and transport […]

EU invests €2.8 billion in 94 transport projects to boost sustainable and connected mobility across Europe

The European Commission selected 94 transport projects to receive nearly €2.8 billion in EU grants under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). By modernising railways, inland waterways and maritime routes across the trans-European transport network (TEN-T), the projects will not only help better connect European regions and cities – north to south, east to west, but […]

Commission launches strategy to make Europe Quantum leader by 2030

Today, the European Commission has put forward the Quantum Strategy to make Europe a global leader in quantum by 2030. The Strategy will foster a resilient, sovereign quantum ecosystem that fuels startup growth and transforms breakthrough science into market-ready applications, while maintaining Europe's scientific leadership. Quantum technologies will revolutionise addressing complex challenges, from pharmaceutical breakthroughs […]

New strategy to make Europe a global leader in life sciences by 2030

Today, the European Commission has launched a new strategy to make Europe the most attractive place in the world for life sciences by 2030. Life sciences – the study of living systems, from cells to ecosystems – are central to our health, environment and economy. They drive innovation in medicine, food and sustainable production, adding […]

EIF uses NextGenerationEU funds to mobilise €2.5 billion of new financing for Spanish small businesses

The EIF has announced the signature of guarantee agreements with Andbank (via Actyus Growth Finance), BBVA, CaixaBank, EBN Banco, ICF, Inveready, Kutxabank, MicroBank, Santander, Tresmares and Unicaja (via Seneca Direct Lending). The guarantees are being made possible by a contribution from the Regional Resilience Fund financed by NextGenerationEU, together with own funds from the EIF. […]

Commission selects 13 Strategic Projects in third countries to secure access to raw materials and to support local value creation

The Commission adopted the first list of 13 Strategic Projects on strategic raw materials located outside of the EU, including in overseas countries or territories. The Strategic Projects will diversify the EU's sources of supply and increase economic security. At the same time, the projects are designed to boost local value creation in third countries. […]
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