Ivan Sotiriadis 
The selected party will act as secretariat for the European Heritage Label network, and help sites and stakeholders align their activities with the heritage, cultural and creative, and education sectors. Context European Heritage sites celebrate and symbolise European ideals, values, history and integration. This year, the European Heritage Label has been awarded to 67 sites …
The European Commission launched a whistleblower tool for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. The tool will provide a secure and confidential channel for individuals to report suspected breaches of the AI Act directly to the EU AI Office, the centre of AI expertise within the Commission. Whistleblowers can provide relevant information in any of the EU official …
The European Commission launched a call for evidence to examine whether the Digital Decade objectives and targets for 2030 remain aligned with the rapidly evolving tech landscape since their adoption in 2022. This call will help inform the Commission’s upcoming review, planned for 2026, of the policy programme guiding Europe’s digital transformation. At this midway …
In a high-level event held on the evening of 24 November 2025 at the Presidential Palace, the project “Reform & Digitization of the Art Collection of the Presidential Palace”, titled “The World, the Place, the Word, the Matter”, was officially presented. As part of this broader collaborative initiative, The Cyprus Institute, through the Virtual Environments Lab, made a substantial …
A new study led by researchers of The Cyprus Institute, has produced the first global dataset of ultrafine particle (UFP) concentrations. These tiny particles are invisible to the human eye but can penetrate the lungs and enter the bloodstream, posing a significant threat to human health. The study’s findings reveal major differences in UFP concentrations …
Frederick University hosted the conference “Hydrogen for a Clean Future,” which took place on 14 November in Nicosia, in the presence of the Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry, George Papanastasiou. The conference was co-organized by the Cyprus Hydrogen Association (CHA) and the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) and brought together speakers from Cyprus and abroad who travelled …
Interreg NEXT MED partners meet to advance climate resilience in the Eastern Mediterranean The MedJICARP project, with a total budget of €2,808,453 from the Interreg NEXT MED Programme, officially launched its activities during a two-day kick-off meeting held at the HCMR “Thalassocosmos” facilities in Gouves, Heraklion, Crete. The event brought together partners from across the …
The Commission granted EU marketing authorisation for ‘brensocatib’, a new active substance for the treatment of chronic progressive lung disease (non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, or NCFB) in patients aged 12 years and older. The estimated number of patients with NCFB in the EU ranges from 400,000 to three million. The disease causes damaged airways and severe …
The European Commission has adopted the 2030 Consumer Agenda, a strategic plan for EU consumer policy for the next five years. With 450 million consumers in the single market, who contribute to over 51% of the EU’s GDP through household spending, consumers play an essential role in the engine room of our economy. Enhancing consumer trust, …
With a total budget of €145,6 million, the 2026 Erasmus+ open and competitive call will offer 2 years of financial support for higher education institutions consortia that are engaged in an already existing transnational cooperation at institutional level. About the call The call objective is to enable bridge funding for European Universities alliances until the start of the …