The EU’s digital strategy has the ambition to foster Europe’s ‘Digital Decade’ with strengthening its digital sovereignty and set global standards for digital data, technology, and infrastructure. Under the Digital Europe Programme, HaDEA is funding projects that build the strategic digital capacities of the EU and facilitate a wide deployment of digital technologies. To evaluate project proposals submitted …
The Commission has launched a public consultation and a call for evidence to support the development of the EU Action Plan against cyberbullying, expected for early 2026. Around 1 in 6 adolescents report being victims of cyberbullying, while 1 in 8 admit to perpetrating it. The Commission is committed to combatting cyberbullying and building a …
The European Commission has launched a call for proposals with a budget of €7.4 million to support independent reporting on EU affairs by European-level newsrooms. As the need for a European public sphere debate remains pressing, this call offers support to media that wish to report together on European affairs and offer Europeans a cross-border …
The Republic of Korea has officially become the first Asian country to associate with Horizon Europe, the EU’s multibillion research and innovation programme. Korean researchers and organisations can now participate in several areas of the programme on equal terms with those for EU Member States. They will be able to join and lead international research consortia, …
As part of the next long-term EU budget 2028-2034, the Commission is proposing to double the budget of the research and innovation framework programme to €175 billion. The new Horizon Europe will boost Europe’s competitiveness and fund solutions to real-world challenges, from AI that supports doctors, to satellites that protect farmers, to cleaner, smarter ways …
The Commission proposed stronger safeguards for workers exposed to hazardous substances. The measures are expected to prevent around 1,700 lung cancer cases and 19,000 other serious illnesses over the next 40 years. In the sixth revision of the Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic substances Directive (CMRD), the Commission recommends setting exposure limits for cobalt and inorganic cobalt …
The European Commission presented its proposal for an ambitious and dynamic Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), amounting to almost EUR 2 trillion (or 1.26% of the EU’s gross national income on average between 2028 and 2034). This framework will equip Europe with a long-term investment budget matching its ambitions to be an independent, prosperous, secure, and …
The Commission published guidelines on the scope of obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models under the AI Act. The aim is to provide legal certainty to actors across the AI value chain by clarifying when and how they are required to comply with these obligations. These guidelines are part of a broader package tied …
The European Innovation Council (EIC) has released a new report titled “Unlocking Innovation through Corporate-Startup Collaboration – The EIC Corporate Partnership Programme”, highlighting how partnerships between innovative startups and large corporations are driving deep tech scale-up and industrial transformation in Europe. The report supports the goals of the EU Startup and Scale-up Initiative and reflects the strategic …
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the first group of researchers to be awarded ERC Proof of Concept Grants in 2025. In this initial round of the 2025 competition, 150 projects will receive €22.5 million in funding. Each grant is worth €150,000 and is designed to help ERC grantees to bridge the gap between …