Ivan Sotiriadis 
The Commission welcomed the agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on the annual EU budget 2025. This budget will allow the EU to deliver on its political commitments, starting with the changes agreed in the mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). The annual EU Budget for 2025 …
More than three years after the first transaction of our NextGenerationEU (NGEU) Green Bonds, the EU has issued more than €65 billion of NGEU Green Bonds, setting the EU on track to becoming the largest issuer of Green Bonds in the world. In line with the announcement of President von der Leyen in her State of the …
The European Commission has adopted the Carbon Market Report, which analyses and presents the functioning of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in 2023 and the first half of 2024. In 2023, the EU ETS was marked by a historical 16.5% reduction in emissions from stationary installations driven by the power sector. Renewable electricity production increased …
The Commission has adopted guidance to promote the right of persons with disabilities to live independently and be included in the community. The guidance provides practical recommendations to Member States on the use of EU funding to accelerate the transition from institutional care to community-based services and independent living for persons with disabilities. The aim is to …
In 2025, EU’s Erasmus+ programme will support learning exchanges abroad and cooperation partnerships in education, training, youth and sport with around €5 billion. Representing a 6.5% increase in funding compared to last year, the Commission published the Erasmus+ 2025 call for proposals. With over 16 million participants since its launch in 1987, Erasmus+ continues to grow …
AI safety institutes launched the International Network of AI Safety Institutes in San Francisco. The mission statement reflects their goals to advance AI safety, research, testing, and guidance. On 20 and 21 November 2024, AI safety institutes and government-mandated offices from Australia, Canada, the European Commission, France, Japan, Kenya, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the …
Kansas City Digital Drive (KCDD), representing the KC Futures DAO, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute of the Future (IFF) of the University of Nicosia. This collaboration aims to enhance access to blockchain, digital currency, and metaverse education, to empower the Kansas City community with innovative skills for the digital economy. …
The CIIM Bioeconomia Centre of the University of Limassol (UoL) has been recording, studying and analysing, for the last 5 years, the assessment of municipalities ( 12 studies ) and communities ( 43 studies ), in relation to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the European Protocol on Sustainable Municipalities and Communities. …
The published list of scientists with the greatest research impact worldwide includes Professor Despo Fatta-Kassinou, Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Cyprus. Dr Fatta-Kassinou is the only representative of the country on the Clarivate list and the only woman in Greece and Cyprus. As a highly cited …
Frontier Research: Driving Transformation through Curiosity and Exploration – President Maria Leptin’s keynote speech at the event ‘Boosting Frontier research’ at Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts in Nicosia, Cyprus The European Research Council (ERC) was established to support groundbreaking research across all scientific fields, pushing beyond what we know. Unlike applied research, which …