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Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform mobilises over €15 billion to boost investments in Europe in its first year

The Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) celebrates its first year in action for the development and manufacturing of critical technologies in Europe. Over the past year, STEP has pooled the investment firepower of 11 EU programmes, mobilising over €15 billion to support Europe’s competitiveness in three strategic sectors: digital technologies and deep-tech innovation, clean and resource-efficient technologies, and …

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Commission launches new cybersecurity blueprint to enhance EU cyber crisis coordination

The Commission has presented a proposal to ensure an effective and efficient response to large-scale cyber incidents. The proposed blueprint updates the comprehensive EU framework for Cybersecurity Crisis Management and maps the relevant EU actors, outlining their roles throughout the entire crisis lifecycle. This includes preparedness and shared situational awareness to anticipate cyber incidents, and the necessary detection capabilities …

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EU launches InvestAI initiative to mobilise €200 billion of investment in artificial intelligence

At the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has launched InvestAI, an initiative to mobilise €200 billion for investment in AI, including a new European fund of €20 billion for AI gigafactories. This large AI infrastructure is needed to allow open, collaborative development of the most complex AI models and to make Europe an AI …

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eArchiving in European higher education

How European universities integrate eArchiving into their curricula, revealing trends in digital preservation education across 28 countries and 89 institutions. As part of developing the eArchiving Academic Curriculum, the eArchiving Initiative has assessed the availability of eArchiving courses across European higher education. In 2024, our investigation revealed that 123 programs from 89 institutions across 28 …

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Commission announces actions for safe and sustainable e-commerce imports

The Commission is taking action to tackle risks stemming from low-value imports sold via non-EU online retailers and marketplaces hosting non-EU traders. These actions are part of the Communication on E-Commerce, ‘A Comprehensive EU Toolbox for Safe and Sustainable E-commerce’, which the Commission has proposed on 5 February 2025. The Commission encourages actions, among others, in …

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Digital initiatives under the Competitiveness Compass

The Commission has presented the Competitiveness Compass, the first major initiative of this mandate providing a strategic and clear framework to steer the Commission’s work. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are invented, manufactured, and put on the market, while being the first …

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First rules of the Artificial Intelligence Act are now applicable

As of Sunday, 2 February, the first rules under the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) started to apply. This includes the AI system definition, AI literacy, as well as a very limited number of prohibited AI use cases outlined in the AI Act that pose unacceptable risks in the EU. To facilitate innovation in AI, …

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Call for Experts: Destination Earth Strategic Advisory Board

The European Commission has published a call for independent experts for the Strategic Advisory Board of Destination Earth. The Board will be composed of approximately 15 European high-level technical and scientific experts that will advise the Commission on strategic matters related to both the technological and scientific areas of development for the next two years. …

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Chips for Europe Initiative – Milestone event for first pilot lines

The European Commission has hosted a ceremonial event to mark the launch of the first five pilot lines under the Chips for Europe Initiative. This milestone event is bringing together Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen, leading representatives from research and technology organisations driving the pilot lines, representatives from the Member States, and the Executive Director of the Chips …

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€3 million EU funding for a European media freedom festival

The Commission launched a call for proposals for three editions of a European Festival of Journalism and Media Freedom. Worth €3 million, this festival is aimed at reinforcing dialogue, cooperation and partnership among journalists, media outlets, civil society organisations and media professionals in the European Union. The festival will support discussions on the legislation related …

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