The European Commission adopted the new EU Anti-Racism Strategy, calling for a Europe free from racism where individuals can thrive, fully participate in society and contribute to its stability and prosperity. The strategy builds on the EU Anti-Racism action plan 2020-2025. Over the past five years, the EU has made significant progress in tackling racism, particularly by addressing …
The Commission has presented an EU action plan aimed at bolstering the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers. This Action Plan was announced in President von der Leyen‘s political guidelines as a key priority within the first 100 days of the new mandate. The initiative is an important step in shielding the healthcare sector from cyber threats. …
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are announcing a new partnership to support investments in the EU’s battery manufacturing sector. This partnership will see a €200 million top-up (loan guarantee) to the InvestEU programme from the EU Innovation Fund. It comes in addition to €1 billion in grants to support electric vehicle battery cell …
The Commission has launched a call for expression of interest to join the new Industry-Academia Network under the European Cyber Skills Academy. This network will strengthen the links between industry and academia to boost cybersecurity skills, ensuring the European cyber workforce is adequately equipped to meet growing demands in the sector. Building on the outcomes …
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 …
After a historic agreement was reached on the Pact on Migration and Asylum, work has started to translate the large and complex set of legislative acts into an operational reality over the next two years. This will be a common endeavour, with the Commission supporting Member States every step of the way. The Common Implementation Plan …
Higher education representatives from 47 European countries and the European Commission reaffirmed their commitment to more interconnected, inclusive and competitive higher education. The Communiqué adopted in Tirana at the European Higher Education Area Ministerial Conference also proposes next steps to foster cooperation within the European Higher Education Area (“Bologna process”) in 2025-2027. The “Tirana Communiqué” …