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Commission encourages Member States to implement equality strategies

The Commission adopted three reports on key strategies aimed at ending discrimination and building a Union of Equality: the EU Anti-racism Action Plan 2020-2025, the EU Roma Strategic Framework 2020–2030 and the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020–2025. The reports highlight progress in setting up national anti-racism action plans, strengthened support for Roma communities and a decrease in LGBTIQ discrimination. However, racism and hatred towards the LGBTIQ people have …

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Policy brief – Rolling out the Common European Agricultural Data Space

The “Agridataspace” preparatory action has concluded its activities and delivered recommendations for the roll-out of the Common European Agricultural Data Space (CEADS). The AgriDataSpace project aimed at paving the way for a Common European Agricultural data space (CEADS) that facilitates data sharing, processing, and analysis in a secured, trusted, transparent and responsible manner. Deployment should lead to …

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EU invests €65 million in quantum chips

The Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) opened calls to support semiconductor research and innovation initiatives. This is the first such call in quantum technologies to step up investment in frontier technologies, in particular quantum chips for computing and sensing. EU funding for this call of €65 million is expected to be matched by the participating states of the …

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New EU-funded project will support researchers at risk

The “Supporting at-risk researchers with fellowships in Europe” project (SAFE) will provide two-year fellowships for 60 international academics at risk to continue their research in the European Union. The European Commission has established a new initiative supporting a European fellowship scheme for researchers at risk. It will be implemented through the three-year project “Supporting at-risk …

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MSCA opens €99.5m call for Staff Exchanges

The Staff Exchanges action offers a unique opportunity to promote the transfer of knowledge and innovation through international research collaborations. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges 2024 call is open as of today. The deadline to submit proposals is 5 February 2025. The European Commission will allocate €99.5 million to fund around 90 projects promoting cooperation between organisations in the …

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The Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development launch the Research and Innovation Careers Observatory

The Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), with the support from the Horizon Europe programme, launched the Research and Innovation Careers Observatory (ReICO). This initiative will provide reliable data on research and innovation careers in EU and OECD countries. Providing researchers and innovators with attractive and sustainable careers is key to …

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Commission restricts use of a sub-group of PFAS chemicals to protect human health and the environment

The Commission has adopted new measures under the REACH Regulation – the EU chemicals legislation – to protect human health and the environment by restricting the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (‘PFHxA’) and PFHxA ‑related substances. These sub-groups of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (‘PFAS’) are very persistent and mobile in water, and their use in certain products poses an unacceptable …

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Call for applications: candidate energy infrastructure Projects of Common and Mutual Interest

The Commission has opened a call for applications for energy infrastructure projects under the Trans-European Network for Energy (TEN-E) Regulation to obtain Project of Common Interest (PCI) or Project of Mutual Interest (PMI) status. The call for the electricity, hydrogen & electrolyser categories runs from 18 September to 18 November 2024, and for the smart electricity grids, …

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Commission report shows how social investments and reforms can support competitiveness, economic growth and inclusion

Social investments and reforms in key areas can boost employment, social inclusion, competitiveness and economic growth. This is the main finding of the Commission’s 2024 Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) report. Reforms and financial support for early childhood education and care, skills development, lifelong learning, vocational training and certain job support schemes are …

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Commission publishes policy brief on competition in generative AI and virtual worlds

The European Commission has published a policy brief on competition in generative artificial intelligence (‘AI’) and virtual worlds following the two calls for contributions launched in January 2024. The objective of the calls for contributions was to better understand the potential impact of these transformative technologies on competition in Europe, to ensure that their potential …

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