Pact for Skills: Launch of large-scale renewable energy skills partnership

Today, renewable energy trade associations and representatives of installers of clean technologies, with the support of the European Commission, have set up a large-scale skills partnership for the renewable energy industrial ecosystem. They aim to empower workers with the skills needed for the manufacturing and management of renewable energy technologies to achieve the EU’s energy …

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Commission gives its Seal of Excellence to outstanding LIFE project proposals

The European Commission has awarded 73 Seal of Excellence certificates to high-quality and promising proposals submitted under the 2021 LIFE Call for Standard Action Projects. The proposals could not secure funding due to budgetary constraints under this specific Call, but they received high assessment scores in the demanding and independent evaluation process. With this quality …

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European Green Deal: Agreement reached on cutting maritime transport emissions by promoting sustainable fuels for shipping

The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council that increases the maritime transport sector’s contribution to reaching the EU-wide target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, and to achieving climate neutrality in 2050. Co-legislators agreed on FuelEU Maritime – a new EU regulation ensuring that …

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Consumer protection: enabling sustainable choices and ending greenwashing

The Commission proposed common criteria against greenwashing and misleading environmental claims. Under this proposal, consumers will have more clarity, stronger reassurance that when something is sold as green, it actually is green, and better quality information to choose environment-friendly products and services. Businesses will also benefit, as those that make a genuine effort to improve the environmental sustainability of their products will …

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Over 500 organisations apply for the EIT HEI Initiative’s third call for proposals

The EIT’s HEI Initiative helps higher education institutions build the capacity to teach innovation and entrepreneurship. The EIT HEI Initiative is pleased to announce that the third call, which closed on 28 February, has received 48 applications from an impressive total of 518 organisations. This year’s applicants include: 286 higher education institutions (248 full partners …

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Reporting on the progress of the European Strategy for Universities

Two new studies shed light on the progress of key initiatives of the European strategy for universities, supporting the European Education Area: on the state and effectiveness of national funding systems of higher education to support the European Universities Initiative, and on the road towards a possible Joint European Degree National funding systems and the …

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€1.3 billion from the Digital Europe Programme for Europe’s digital transition and cybersecurity

The European Commission has adopted the Digital Europe Programme Work Programme for 2023-2024. The Commission has adopted two multiannual work programmes for the Digital Europe Programme, outlining the objectives and specific topic areas that will receive a total of €1.284 billion in funding, out of which €553 million is available in 2023. These work programmes include strategic investments …

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Apply for the European Broadband Awards 2023

Europe’s digital transformation by 2030 relies on providing citizens with access to gigabit connectivity and 5G services. The European Broadband Awards 2023 will highlight projects leading us into the Europe digital decade. All projects advanced in implementation, big or small, rural or urban, private or public, local, regional, national or multi-country, and covering all technologies …

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Growth Lab: The start-ups community that simplifies your work life

Last January, the Growth Lab platform was launched. As a service from EIT Urban Mobility, the digital product is aimed at those urban mobility entrepreneurs who are tired of losing time looking for opportunities and people to help them solve challenges. Hence, the Growth Lab combines all these opportunities in one place to give you the …

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