The Council formally adopted the regulation on CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, amending and strengthening the existing EU rules. The updated rules will further reduce CO2 emissions from road transport and will introduce new targets for 2030, 2035 and 2040. More robust standards for CO2 emissions will help increase the share of zero-emission vehicles in the heavy-duty vehicle fleet …
The Council has given the green light to an EU directive to combat violence against women and domestic violence. Taking decisive action against these acts of violence is essential to ensure the values and fundamental rights of equality between women and men and of non-discrimination. The law requires all EU countries to criminalise female genital …
These are the first outcomes of the European Commission’s expert group on enhancing supportive learning environments for vulnerable learners and for promoting wellbeing and mental health at school. The 2 sets of guidelines address: education policymakers school leaders, teachers and educators Key recommendations In total, the guidelines provide 11 recommendations to implement a whole-system and …
The Commission launched a set of actions to raise awareness of the risks of disinformation and foreign information manipulation and interference, in the run-up to the European elections. Together with the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA), which brings together all 27 national independent regulatory bodies in the field of audiovisual services, it kicked …
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions will fund doctoral and postdoctoral programmes and collaborative research and innovation projects with various calls in 2024, supporting around 10,000 researchers. The European Commission has announced new calls under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) in 2024. This year, the MSCA will provide organisations with over €1.25 billion to fund cutting-edge research through excellent …
The Feedback to Policy call will award a maximum of €2 million to map MSCA’s impact and contribution to specific policies. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Feedback to Policy call is open as of 25 April. The deadline to submit proposals is 3 September 2024. Under this call, the European Commission will award up to €2 …
The European Commission has launched calls for proposals under Horizon Europe’s 2023-2024 digital, industrial and space work programme for research and innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and quantum technologies. The Commission will invest over €65 million in AI. Of this amount, €50 million will be dedicated to projects to develop new ways of combining data and the expansion of …
Most Europeans live in urban areas and cities play a key role in protecting citizens and improving the resilience of European societies against the increasing impacts of climate change. The European Environment Agency’s report, takes stock of urban adaptation in Europe, showcasing what actions cities are taking in response to increasing climate risks, and what is …
Key lessons and examples for the green and digital transition How can traditional higher education programmes best develop competencies important for green and digital innovation? The bulletin presents key lessons and examples of policy and practice which aim to inspire national, regional, and local educational authorities in their green and digital transition. This publication is …
The Commission sent a letter of formal notice to the six Member States. The European Commission decided to open infringement procedures by sending letters of formal notice to Cyprus (INFR(2024)2016), Czechia (INFR(2024)2039), (INFR(2024)2040), Poland (INFR(2024)2041), Portugal (INFR(2024)2038) and Slovakia (INFR(2024)2042) as these Member States have not yet designated their Digital Services Coordinators under the Digital Services Act, or …