Ivan Sotiriadis 
The Commission has opened a call for applications for energy infrastructure projects under the Trans-European Network for Energy (TEN-E) Regulation to obtain Project of Common Interest (PCI) or Project of Mutual Interest (PMI) status. The call for the electricity, hydrogen & electrolyser categories runs from 18 September to 18 November 2024, and for the smart electricity grids, …
Social investments and reforms in key areas can boost employment, social inclusion, competitiveness and economic growth. This is the main finding of the Commission’s 2024 Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) report. Reforms and financial support for early childhood education and care, skills development, lifelong learning, vocational training and certain job support schemes are …
The European Commission has published a policy brief on competition in generative artificial intelligence (‘AI’) and virtual worlds following the two calls for contributions launched in January 2024. The objective of the calls for contributions was to better understand the potential impact of these transformative technologies on competition in Europe, to ensure that their potential …
This year’s annual MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships call has attracted considerable interest from the research community, with 10,360 proposals submitted. The fourth call of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-funded Postdoctoral Fellowships, part of the EU’s Research and Innovation framework programme Horizon Europe, closed on 11 September 2024. The European Research Executive Agency received 10,360 proposals. By comparison, 8,039 proposals were submitted in 2023. This represents an increase of 29%. …
Applications are open for MSCA fellows and alumni to engage with thousands of school pupils from across Belgium at this unique science fair in Brussels. Science is Wonderful! is the annual science fair organised by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). It invites EU-funded researchers from around the world to come to Brussels and explain their work …
Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, and Canada’s Minister of Health, the Honourable Mark Holland, held a virtual meeting to launch the EU-Canada Health Policy Dialogue under the EU-Canada Strategic Partnership Agreement. The Health Policy Dialogue, focused on cooperation across three priority areas: antimicrobial resistance, health security (including climate-related health risks), and non-communicable diseases (including cancer …
The Commission has published the State of the Energy Union Report 2024 which describes how the EU has managed unprecedented challenges in the energy policy landscape during this Commission’s mandate, equipping the EU with a regulatory framework for pursuing the clean energy transition and laying the foundations for renewed economic growth and competitiveness. Crucially, over the past years, the EU has managed …
The Commission services in charge of the enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) have agreed to work together to clarify and give guidance on the interplay between DMA and GDPR. This enhanced dialogue between Commission’s services and the EDPB will focus on the applicable obligations to digital gatekeepers …
The Commission has launched a call for setting up AI Factories to boost European leadership in trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI). AI Factories will be created around the EU’s world-class network of European High-Performance Computing (HPC) supercomputers and will be available to a range of European users, such as startups, industry and researchers. AI Factories will bring together …
Another significant distinction has been recorded by the academic staff of the Open University of Cyprus, with Professor Michalinos Zembylas, Director of the Postgraduate Programme ‘Educational Sciences’ and holder of the Commonwealth of Learning Chair, and Associate Professor Antonis Zorpas, Director of the Postgraduate Programme ‘Environmental Sustainability Engineering’ and the Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and …