The European Commission adopted its annual Enlargement package, presenting a comprehensive assessment of the progress made by the enlargement partners over the past twelve months. This year’s package reaffirms that the momentum for enlargement stands high on the priority agenda of the EU. It also confirms that the accession of new Member States is increasingly …
The Commission has published the State of the Energy Union Report 2025 and the accompanying Climate Action Progress Report 2025. They show the significant strides the EU has made in transitioning to a robust and integrated Energy Union by progressing on the clean energy transition with more renewables, addressing high and volatile energy prices and affordability, and further reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This is …
The European Commission publishes new Perform Europe call to design and manage a platform for sustainable, fair, green, inclusive, and diverse cross-border touring and digital distribution in the performing arts. On 30 October 2025, the European Commission published a call to continue the Perform Europe action. This action will support an organisation or a consortium of organisations …
On 3 November 2025, at the European AI in Science Summit in Copenhagen, organised by the European Commission and the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU, Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen and Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva launched the pilot of RAISE – the Resource for Artificial Intelligence Science in Europe. This new virtual institute is …
The Commission has adopted the 2026 European Innovation Council (EIC) work programme, making €1.4 billion available to support breakthrough innovation and Europe’s deep tech companies. The programme introduces a number of improvements to make funding faster, more flexible and better aligned with innovators’ needs. The programme will pilot new Advanced Innovation Challenges to accelerate the commercialisation of high-risk, high-reward …
Four new European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) calls worth a total of €50 million under the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) have opened today to boost the security and resilience of Europe’s digital infrastructure. The areas supported under the calls include AI powered cybersecurity solutions, supporting uptake of new cyber tools by SMEs, readiness testing for …
The European Innovation Council (EIC) Board has welcomed the European Commission’s ambitious proposal to expand the EIC under the forthcoming 10th EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10). This proposal is set to significantly reinforce the support provided to innovators across Europe, with a strategic increase in budget and enhanced operational autonomy. The Commission’s …
Researchers writing in Frontiers in Science warn that advances in AI and neurotechnology are outpacing our understanding of consciousness – with potentially serious ethical consequences. They argue that explaining how consciousness arises – which could one day lead to scientific tests to detect it – is now an urgent scientific and ethical priority. Such an understanding would …
As of 29 October 2025, new rules under the Digital Services Act (DSA) will allow researchers to gain unprecedented access to very large online platforms’ data to study the societal impact stemming from the platforms’ systems. Such access is now possible following the entry into force of the delegated act on data access. The measures will …
The European Commission is offering 40,000 young people a unique opportunity to explore Europe through DiscoverEU, an action of the Erasmus+ programme, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Schengen area. To apply for a travel pass, young people born between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2007 must complete a short quiz about the EU on …