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EIT Climate-KIC signs ‘EU Green Deal: from local to global’ declaration

All around the globe, cities and regions are driving climate ambitions, promoting innovative solutions and mainstreaming sustainability into the everyday lives of citizens. Without the full engagement of subnational governments, it is nearly impossible for national governments to move quickly from commitments to achievements. At COP27 in Egypt, EIT Climate-KIC joined the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), ICLEI, Under2Coalition, Climate …

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EIT announces EUR 890 million investment in European innovation

The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) is proud to announce an EUR 890 million investment in activities tackling global challenges across Europe, delivered by eight of its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs). The largest EIT funding round to date will boost European innovation in the areas of climate (EIT Climate-KIC), digitisation (EIT Digital), …

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Safe and Sustainable by Design chemicals and materials: Commission recommendation and HaDEA’s projects

The European Commission adopted a recommendation on the assessment framework for ‘safe and sustainable by design’ chemicals and materials. The framework is to be applied and tested in research and innovation (R&I) activities; the recommendation invites stakeholders to engage in the testing, and reporting to the Commission on success stories and challenges. HaDEA contributes to the application …

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REPowerEU: New industrial Alliance to boost the EU’s solar power and energy security

The Commission together with industrial actors, research institutes, associations and other relevant parties launched the European Solar PV Industry Alliance. The alliance will help mitigating supply risk by securing diversification of supplies through more diverse imports and scaled up solar PV manufacturing of innovative and sustainable solar PVs in the EU. In a joint statement, the Commission …

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5 LIFE projects moving mountains

On 11 December, was the United Nations’ International Mountain Day. Here are five projects working to protect the high LIFE. Covering around 27% of the earth’s land surface, mountains improve the health and well-being of 1.1 billion mountain people worldwide. They also provide freshwater, energy, and food – resources that are becoming increasingly scarce. To mark International …

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CEF Energy: over EUR 600 million of grants for 8 projects to develop cross-border energy infrastructure

In the context of the European Green Dealand REPowerEU, EU Member States have given the green light to a Commission proposal to invest € 602 million of EU funds in developing cross-border energy infrastructure projects that contribute to the development of the TEN-E networks. From a total of 24 submitted proposals requesting over EUR 2.3 billion out of the EUR …

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Green Deal: EU agrees new law on more sustainable and circular batteries to support EU’s energy transition and competitive industry

The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council aiming to make all batteries placed on the EU market more sustainable, circular and safe. The agreement builds on the Commission’s proposal from December 2020 and addresses the social, economic and environmental matters related to all types of batteries. A key achievement under the European Green Deal, the new …

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9 creative arts programmes in Europe

Do you want to study subjects related to creative arts in Europe? We have selected nine programmes for you to explore. Europe offers some of the most unique programmes in the field of creative arts. If you are a creative mind, you can be certain that Europe has something for you. Many universities have also …

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The 35th anniversary of Erasmus+ – closing event

On Wednesday 14 December, a celebratory event will be held to round off the 35th anniversary year of the Erasmus+ programme. The event will feature speakers from beneficiary organisations, individual participants of Erasmus+, national agencies and founders of the Erasmus+ programme. The plenary sessions will be streamed online for everyone to follow. Visit the event webpage to find more details and the agenda. …

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