Commissioner Iliana Ivanova and Director General for Research and Innovation Marc Lemaître with the representatives of the Gender Equality Champion organisations for 2023. To acknowledge outstanding results achieved by academic and research institutions in advancing gender equality, the European Commission is pleased to announce the recipients of the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions in …
The European Commission invests €20 million in new projects under the Pathways to Synergies action, with the goal of setting up interfaces between different funding systems and supporting cross-border collaboration. Pathways to synergies is a new funding opportunity, part of the Horizon Europe: Widening participation and spreading excellence funding sub-programme. The objectives of this action are to support the …
The law provides a comprehensive and up-to-date list of environmental offences addressing the most serious breaches of environmental obligations. New rules to protect the environment through criminal law entered into force on May 20. The new Environmental Crime Directive will help achieve European Green Deal objectives by fighting against the most serious environmental offences, which can have …
The Commission has released a collection of 3D-digitised cultural heritage assets on Europeana, the common European data space for cultural heritage. The collection was showcased during a high-level event in Brussels in the presence of Commissioner Thierry Breton and EU Ministers of Culture. The collection results from the ‘Twin it! 3D for Europe’s culture’ campaign and includes …
The European Commission has signed an association agreement for the Digital Europe Programme with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Firstly, Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market, will sign the agreement, followed shortly by the signature of Edin Forto, the Minister of Communication and Traffic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following the signatures, and upon the completion of the related …
From ‘EUChooseSafeFood’ to ‘Safe2Eat’: EFSA and its partners in EU Member States return with renewed commitment and expanded participation across Europe, enabling consumers to make food choices with confidence. Building on the success of the previous three years, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and its partners in EU Member States have launched the 2024 Safe2Eat …
The Council formally adopted two directives to strengthen the role of equality bodies across the EU. Equality bodies were established to promote equal treatment, combat discrimination and offer assistance to victims. The new rules adopted today will improve the effectiveness of these bodies and guarantee their independence. The directives establish common EU-wide minimum requirements for …
CoARA Boost is funding up to 1.1M EUR for institutions to implement reform of research assessment. Call for applications open from 26 April until 26 June 2024, 17:00 CEST. Summary of the Call This call for Cascade Funding aims to enhance institutional change and target pilot and exchange-of-knowledge initiatives. It will fund +20 projects facilitating …
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the European Environment Agency (EEA), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) published a joint framework for action to strengthen cooperation to support the implementation of the One Health agenda in the European Union (EU). One …
Independent, fact-based journalism helps protect our democracies by exposing injustices, holding leaders to account and allowing citizens to make informed decisions. Journalists, who sometimes work at great personal risk, should be able to work freely and safely. This lies at the heart of EU values and democracies. This week, two pieces of EU legislation enter into force which …