2023 REGIOSTARS awards open to European Social Fund projects

The European Commission launched the 16th edition of REGIOSTARS awards competition that rewards the best projects financed under Cohesion Policy each year. Beneficiaries of all Cohesion Policy-funded projects, including those from the European Social Fund (Plus), are encouraged to submit their applications. This year there is a category dedicated to the European of Year of …

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A new way forward on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: political agreement in principle on the Windsor Framework

The European Commission and the Government of the United Kingdom reached a political agreement in principle on the Windsor Framework. This constitutes a comprehensive set of joint solutions aimed at addressing, in a definitive way, the practical challenges faced by citizens and businesses in Northern Ireland, thereby providing them with lasting certainty and predictability. The …

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EU recovery plan: Council adopts REPowerEU

The Council formally adopted an amending regulation to include REPowerEU chapters in the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The purpose is to strengthen the strategic autonomy of the EU by diversifying its energy supplies and ending its dependency on Russian fossil fuel imports. This is the final step of the adoption procedure. In practical terms, member states will …

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Commission proposes to renew trade benefits for Ukraine for a year

The Commission has proposed to renew the suspension of import duties, quotas and trade defence measures on Ukrainian exports to the European Union – known as the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs) – for another year. This is a continuation of the EU’s unwavering support for Ukraine’s economy and helps alleviate the difficult situation faced by …

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EU funding operations remain strong in second half of 2022 according to new report

The Commission published its third half-yearly report on the debt management operations it conducts to finance the EU’s borrowing and lending programmes, covering the period July–December 2022. Despite the more challenging market conditions, EU funding operations continued to enjoy strong market support in the second half of 2022. Between the start of the programme in …

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Introducing MultiplEYE COST Action

Eye-tracking technology is widely used in various scientific fields including cognitive psychology, linguistics, and computational sciences. Multilingual eye-tracking data collection refers to the process of collecting eye movement data from individuals while they read or look at stimuli in different languages. This type of data collection is useful for both human and machine language processing, …

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Enhance your entrepreneurial skills with the upcoming EntreComp events

The EntreComp Community Café invites you to two events in February and March 2023 to develop entrepreneurial mindset and learn more about women entrepreneurs. The EntreComp Community Café, an initiative supported by the COSME programme (a legacy programme managed by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency EISMEA of the European Commission), invites you to two …

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Commission is calling for experts to advise on the new framework of the EU ETS Innovation Fund upcoming calls for proposals and new auction mechanism

The call for applications will remain open until 3 March 2023 The European Commission launched a call for applications for the renewal of the membership of the Innovation Fund Expert Group (IFEG). The Group needs new expertise because of the changes brought by the revised EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) Directive. With these changes the Innovation Fund will cover …

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