The European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) has signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on nuclear safety cooperation, updating the previous agreement from 2013. Building on the extensive scientific and technological co-operation developed over the past years, the two parties have agreed to update the content of the MoU, extending …
The strategic gas infrastructure project creating a new gas supply route into the European market has celebrated its commissioning during a ceremony on 27 September in Szczecin, Poland. High-level representatives at national and European level have attended the event, marking the successful commissioning of the Baltic Pipe project after seven years of feasibility studies and construction works, …
On the 30 September, the European Commission launched the fourth European Universities call under the Erasmus+ programme. This new Erasmus+ call for proposals will continue the rollout of the European Universities initiative with a record total budget of €384 million. The European Universities’ work encompasses all higher education institutions’ missions of education, research, innovation and …
Selection results for the European Cooperation projects recommended for funding are now available. All applicants have been individually notified with the results of the selection process. With a total available budget of around 68 million, 169 proposals have been invited to GAP (Grant Agreement Preparation) phase: 132 Small-scale cooperation projects, 28 Medium-scale cooperation projects, 9 …
The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) has published a new Erasmus+ publication on “Capacity building in the field of higher education at a glance (2015-2020)”. The aim of this publication is to inform about how Capacity building in the field of higher education (CBHE) projects selected in the six calls for proposals 2015-2020 have contributed …
The 2022 edition of the EIT Digital Venture Program just hit a significant milestone. At the end of September, the 31 successful applicants from Southern Europe, Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltics that completed the eight-week pre-acceleration program and incorporated their startup, were rewarded with a cash prize of €10,000 each. An initial €5,000 …
The Commission has opened the third set of calls for proposals of the Digital Europe Programme, worth €200 million, under the 2021-2022 Work Programmes. The calls are open to businesses, public administrations, and other entities from the EU Member States, EFTA/EEA countries, and associated countries. This funding will see an investment of €170 million in …
The Commission has granted awards to innovative broadband deployment projects and successful infrastructures at the European Broadband Awards. After a two-year interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this annual event has returned showcasing best practices and examples of fast and innovative broadband rollout. One winning project gave 93,000 homes in Yvelines high-speed connections thanks to attracting …
The EIT HEI Initiative project INCORE is currently looking for start-ups and small/medium companies interested in receiving support with discovery, incubation and acceleration. Applicants must be based in the outermost regions of the EU: the Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira and La Réunion. The project is currently working with 18 start-ups, who will receive professional help …
EIT Urban Mobility is happy to announce that it will be a part of a 10-partner consortium led by VITO.be for the management of the Smart Cities Marketplace. The Smart Cities Marketplace is a major market-changing undertaking that aims to bring cities, industries, SMEs, investors, researchers, and other smart city actors together, to advance the market …