Already several years out of school, and working as a political secretary at the IG Metall trade union in Munich, Falko Blumenthal is typical of the young professionals who find EIT Digital Summer School is a perfect fit for their needs. The programme saw Blumenthal join a team of other professionals and master’s students in …
On 31 August, the European Commission approved the first package of CAP strategic plans for seven countries: Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, and Spain. This is an important step for the implementation of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on 1 January 2023. The new CAP is designed to shape the transition to a sustainable, resilient and modern …
Two projects have been selected under the 2021 CEF Energy call for preparatory studies for cross-border renewable energy projects. The funding for these projects amounts for around EUR 300.000 and will support pioneering actions representing diverse options of cross-border cooperation that the renewable sector offers. The first project selected, promoted by Regionalwerk Chiemgau-rupertiwinkel, is the Eneregio …
Forests are home to 80% of the Earth’s biodiversity. However, they are under severe threat due to out-of-control forest fires. This summer has been and continues to be particularly difficult. Last week, Portugal entered a state of alert, with temperatures reaching 38C coupled with dangerously strong winds. Residents were sent a text message warning of …
The European Commission has established the first list of renewable energy cross-border (CB RES) projects under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The list marks the start of the implementation of the window of CEF Programme, dedicated to renewable energy and decarbonisation. CB RES projects are identified by the CEF Regulation and aim to promote cross-border cooperation between Member …
Discover opportunities to boost your digital education skills, competences and knowledge through the European Digital Education Hub this autumn. The European Digital Education Hub has already welcomed more than 900 enthusiastic education stakeholders from various sectors across Europe looking to co-create and exchange knowledge. With the help of community experts, in August we provided two online onboarding …
The EIT Community Supernovas welcomes its 2022 cohort for its Rocket Up programme. This first year’s selection will bring pioneering ideas and business to different markets over Europe as they expand through the continent and become the leaders and role models of the future. In the coming months, the chosen start-ups will benefit from top …
Out of 100 applications, the Scale-up Programme has identified the 13 most promising start-ups with solutions for sustainable urban mobility. These companies will now take part in one of the two programme paths. Path A will focus on providing visibility. Path B is oriented towards the performance of a pilot within a European city which …
The ninth edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators closed on Thursday 18 August, with a record 277 applications submitted. After all proposals have been evaluated, three winners in the ‘Women Innovators’ category will be awarded €100,000 each. To mark the European Year of Youth, three ‘Rising Innovators’ under the age of 35 will …
On 10 August, the European Commission is announcing the 21 finalists in this year’s European Social Innovation Competition – the challenge prize. The shortlisted finalists are all social innovation projects with exciting visions of how to tackle this year’s challenge: “the future of living innovation for affordable and sustainable housing districts”. The theme fulfils the objectives …