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Sustainable fisheries: EU reaches agreement with north-east Atlantic coastal states, as well as with UK and Norway on the shared management of key stocks in 2023

The EU has concluded consultations with the north-east Atlantic coastal states and trilateral consultations with the United Kingdom and Norway on the joint management of shared fish stocks in 2023. These deals will contribute to the sustainable management of the stocks, as well as secure the fishing opportunities for EU vessels. They set catch limits, …

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Scaling up the European Student Card – What’s next?

2022 marks the first year of the European Student Card’s scaling up effort to foster mobility and student status verification across all 33 Erasmus+ Programme countries. Achievements in 2022 The success of the ESC relies on implementing a sound, secure and efficient system to support higher education institutions and students’ access to services. In 2022, this …

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Erasmus+ supported almost 19,000 projects in 2021, shows annual report

The Erasmus+ annual report shows that over 70,000 organisations and more than 648,000 people took part in the programme in 2021. The 2021 Erasmus+ annual report, presented as part of the closing event for the 35th anniversary of Erasmus+, shows how the programme supports thousands of projects despite a complex global context. The numbers demonstrate …

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39 projects selected for EUR 151.3 million of EU funding under first CEF Digital calls

The EU will provide a total amount of EUR 151.3 million in financial support to 39 projects to deploy safe, secure and sustainable high-performance 5G and digital backbone infrastructure. The projects have been selected among those submitted under calls for proposals under CEF Digital, the funding programme supporting European digital infrastructure. Under the first Call for …

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Cybersecurity: EU holds 8th dialogue with the United States

On 15 and 16 December 2022, the European Union and United States held the eighth EU-U.S. Cyber Dialogue in Washington, DC. This took place in the context of a dramatically deteriorated cyber threat environment due to Russia’s illegal military aggression against Ukraine, which has underlined the need for enhanced transatlantic cooperation and coordination to prevent, …

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Europe launches the second phase of its 6G Research and Innovation Programme

The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) adopted its second Research & Innovation Work Programme (2023) to advance 6G research in Europe. On 14th December 2022, the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) adopted its Research & Innovation (R&I) Work Programme 2023-2024, including information about the 2023 call for project proposals under Horizon Europe. The …

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The EU supports the deployment of digital connectivity infrastructures with 151.3 million in funding under the Connecting Europe Facility

The European Commission has selected 39 projects that will receive EU funding to support safe, secure and sustainable high-performance infrastructure, including Gigabit and 5G networks across Europe. A total EU grant of €151.3 million will be distributed for the aforementioned projects, feasibility studies or works, which were selected among the proposals received for the first Connecting …

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The 2023-2024 work programme of Horizon Europe is out!

With a budget of €13.5 billion, the European Commission has launched the new work programme of Horizon Europe,  the EU’s funding programme for research and innovation. The work programme will focus on: Delivering on climate action and digital transformation; Supporting a safe, secure and resilient Europe; Reinforcing access of Ukrainian researchers to European research infrastructures; Strengthening international initiatives in …

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MSCA announces new calls worth over €1.7 billion to support researchers and organisations

The European Commission has announced new calls in 2023 and 2024 to support researchers’ training, skills and career development and organisations under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. The calls follow the adoption of the Horizon Europe 2023-2024 work programme. With a total budget of €6.6 billion over 2021-2027, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions support researchers from all over the …

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