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EU Stockpiling and Medical Countermeasures Strategies to strengthen crisis readiness and health security

The European Commission launched two initiatives under its Preparedness Union agenda: an EU Stockpiling Strategy and a Medical Countermeasures Strategy. Both are designed to improve access to essential goods for European citizens and societies, businesses and economies – ensuring continuity of essential goods and lifesaving medical supplies at all times, in particular during crises such as major energy blackouts, …

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2025 Rule of Law Report: the importance of the rule of law for Europe’s democracy, security and economy

The Commission published its sixth annual Rule of Law Report, examining rule of law developments in all Member States. This is the first report under the Commission’s new mandate. It consolidates the successful engagement with Member States based on a preventive and dialogue-based approach to strengthen the rule of law, and it is an important incentive for reform. The …

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Better implementation of EU environmental rules protects human health and supports economic growth

The Commission published the fourth Environmental Implementation Review. It supports environmental enforcement and raises awareness about the importance of EU environmental rules to ensure prosperity, competitiveness and environmental security in the European Union. The costs of non-implementation of EU environmental laws through air and water pollution, nature degradation and waste are estimated at €180 billion per …

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General-Purpose AI Code of Practice now available

The European Commission has received the final version of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, a voluntary tool developed by 13 independent experts, with input from over 1,000 stakeholders, including model providers, small and medium-sized enterprises, academics, AI safety experts, rightsholders, and civil society organisations. The Code is designed to help industry comply with the AI Act’s rules on general-purpose …

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Thematic roadmap on open source and inputs on common trust principles

The European Alliance for Industrial Data, Edge and Cloud has published a roadmap highlighting the role of open-source cloud, edge and Internet of Things (IoT) in EU’s digital sovereignty and competitiveness, as well as the Alliance’s input on common trust principles. A new thematic roadmap released on 8 July 2025 by the Cloud-Edge Industrial Working …

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European Innovation Council Board calls for EIC’s expanded mission and increased budget to boost Europe’s deep tech leadership

The European Innovation Council (EIC) Board published a set of ambitious recommendations for the EIC, aimed at strengthening Europe’s position as a leader in deep tech innovation. This represents the EIC Board’s extensive reflections and assessments over the last months and provides a contribution to the upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework proposal, which is expected to be …

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ERC Work Programme 2026 adopted

The 2026 Work Programme of the European Research Council has been adopted. The programme outlines funding opportunities, grant budgets, competition schedules, and eligibility rules for ERC funding in the coming year. The document was drafted and endorsed by the ERC Scientific Council and adopted by the European Commission. As previously announced, several updates will apply to …

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2026 European Capitals of Small Retail Awards competition is open for application

The European Commission has launched the first-ever European Capitals of Small Retail Awards. This initiative stems from a citizens’ petition and was proposed by the Parliament to highlight the vital role of small retailers in revitalising city centres. These annual awards will honour three cities – one small, one mid-sized, and one large – that …

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