EIF announces €40 million investment in Keen Venture Partners’ European defence and security Tech fund under InvestEU

EIF commitment is backed by the InvestEU programme, which aims to trigger more than €372 billion overall in investment supporting EU policy priorities, until 2027 This investment is the EIF’s first investment in a dedicated European defence fund The Fund targets early-stage companies across the EU, focusing on information superiority, cyber defence, space, autonomy and …

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European Vaccine Hub to enhance health preparedness across EU

To strengthen Europe’s vaccine readiness and responsiveness in times of pandemics, the European Vaccine Hub (EHV) was inaugurated in Siena. The initiative consist of key actions, that will amongst others, speed-up vaccine development to less than four months from identifying a pathogen’s genomic sequence. The Hub will bring together nationally-funded vaccine research and development investments at EU …

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Recommendations for Member States to help tackle transport poverty and promote fair, sustainable mobility

The European Commission adopted recommendations to Member States how to address the complex challenges of transport poverty across the EU notably in the context of the upcoming Social Climate Plans. The Social Climate Fund is expected to mobilise at least €86.7 billion as from 2026. It will provide significant financial support to help Member States implement structural …

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Net-Zero Industry Act to further accelerate decarbonisation technologies manufacturing in the EU

The European Commission has taken further steps to support the EU’s transition to a low-carbon economy. Four new pieces of secondary legislation and a communication relating to the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) will help the EU’s industry to become more resilient, competitive and reduce their carbon footprint. These rules clarify which manufacturing projects can benefit …

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Commission seeks views on the use of data to develop Artificial Intelligence

The European Commission is seeking views on the use of data in Artificial Intelligence (AI), on simplifying the rules that apply to data and on international data flows to inform the forthcoming Data Union Strategy. The Data Union Strategy will help the EU build high-quality, interoperable, and diverse datasets that are necessary for AI. The …

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Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions announce €1.25 billion to support cutting edge research and new pilot initiative ‘Choose Europe for Science’

In 2025, the MSCA will fund doctoral and postdoctoral programmes and collaborative research and innovation projects through various calls supporting around 10,000 researchers. ‘Choose Europe for Science’ will address brain drain and precarity of research careers. The European Commission has announced new calls under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) in 2025. This year, the MSCA …

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Commission welcomes significant step towards Pandemic Agreement

The Commission welcomes the preliminary consensus on the Pandemic Agreement, by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body, underscoring the continuing strength of international cooperation and solidarity for global heath. After three years of intensive negotiations the agreement reached marks a significant contribution to strengthening capacities for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response taking a One Health approach. This is a …

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