The Commission awarded over €3.6 billion to 41 large-scale clean tech projects, to be financed through the EU Innovation Fund. With a focus on the REPowerEU Plan and phasing out Europe’s imports of Russian fossil fuels, these projects cover a wide range of industries, such as cement, steel, advanced biofuels, sustainable aviation fuels, wind and solar energy, and …
The Commission unveiled a comprehensive set of measures targeted at strengthening the European Research Area (ERA) and making it more resilient, appealing, and competitive. These will contribute to a priority action of the ERA Policy Agenda 2022-2024, namely to promote attractive and sustainable research careers. These initiatives will bring substantial benefits to 2 million researchers across Europe by supporting …
The ERC’s 2024 Work Programme has been adopted by the European Commission. The plan includes new elements in the assessment of research proposals and candidates’ CVs, and in the evaluation process. It also introduces lump sum funding in Advanced Grants and makes changes in the structure of evaluation panels. Main features of 2024 Work Programme …
For innovation to happen, multiple players need to join forces, such as academic institutions, business entities, public authorities and societal actors (e.g. civil society organisations, citizens, end users, media, cultural actors etc.). All have the crucial role of keeping a balance between the world’s needs and the end-products of the innovation process. This is known …
The Commission added a pillar to the European Health Union: a new comprehensive approach to mental health. With 20 flagship initiatives and €1.23 billion in EU funding from different financial instruments, the Commission will support Member States putting people and their mental health first. This communication – which follows the commitment made by President von der …
HaDEA has published 12 calls for proposals under the 2023 EU4Health Work Programme. The topics, numbered from PJ-01 to PJ-12, include healthcare access, mental health, NCDs, cancer, Substances of Human Origin and medical devices. The calls have a total budget of €19 960 000. EU4H-2023-PJ-01: Supporting access to medical devices for cross border health threats (HERA) EU4H-2023-PJ-02: Supporting stakeholders …
The Commission welcomes the adoption by the Council of the European Union of the Commission’s proposal to strengthen EU action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Announced together with the Commission’s revision of the pharmaceutical legislation on 26 April, the AMR Recommendation helps combat AMR in the fields of human, animal and environmental health, following the so-called One Health approach. …
Mental health is as important to our wellbeing as physical health. On 7 June, the European Commission published a new comprehensive approach to mental health with 20 flagship initiatives and EUR 1.23 billion in EU funding. One of these flagships, number 15, aims to support more and better trained professionals in the EU by achieving the …
The European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) have announced the launch of a landmark digital health partnership. In June 2023, WHO will take up the European Union (EU) system of digital COVID-19 certification to establish a global system that will help facilitate global mobility and protect citizens across the world from on-going and …
The 7th of June, delivering on the commitment of President von der Leyen in the 2022 State of the Union Address, the Commission added a pillar to the European Health Union: a new comprehensive approach to mental health. This approach is a first and important step to put mental health on par with physical health and to ensure a new, cross …