A call for proposals launched today under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Transport programme makes EUR 5.12 billion available for projects targeting new upgraded and improved European transport infrastructure. Projects funded under this call will help to increase the sustainability of the transport network, putting the EU on track to meet the European Green Deal objective of …
The projects have just signed their grant agreements with the European Commission and will share €959 million of funding to advance on organic farming, sustainable food chains and circular economy methods, while protecting the environment. The funded projects are expected to help the EU deliver on its climate action goals set on the EU Green Deal. They …
The REA funded projects fighting micro plastics and marine litter in Europe’s seas Water you pollute finds its way back to you It was disheartening for Europeans this summer to go on holiday to a coastal area, expect a beautiful beach with clear swirling turquoise water, only to be greeted by a floating disposable facemask …
To mark the 35th anniversary of the emblematic Erasmus+ programme, Vice-President Margaritis Schinas and Commissioner Mariya Gabriel met 35 current and former Erasmus+ participants as well as representatives of the founding team of the programme, on Tuesday, 20 September 2022. The event honoured the achievements of the programme, that has involved 13 million people since its creation in 1987. …
The Hub’s second community workshop will take place on 27-28 October 2022 in Brussels. Its topic will be ‘Digital Education in Times of Crises: Emergency Education Enablers’. The current conflict in Ukraine will be the starting point from which participants can share insights and develop policy recommendations on emergency education enablers. While the first community workshop in Tallinn …
The Virtual and Augmented Reality Industrial Coalition has developed a roadmap outlining the next steps for VR/AR in Europe endorsed by the Commission over 40 EU organisations operating and investing in these technologies. The Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) ecosystem comprises a high number of small and medium enterprises and only a few large market …
#ChallengeMyCity has selected seven start-ups to test their mobility solutions in Milan, Toulouse, and Madrid. The winners will each receive around €50,000 in funding from EIT Urban Mobility to implement a solution to an urban mobility challenge faced by the city and the opportunity to showcase their product in a real environment through a 6-month …
The European Biodiversity Partnership Biodiversa+, co-funded by the European Union, has launched a call for research proposals on “Improved transnational monitoring of biodiversity and ecosystem change for science and society”. This call aims to support transnational research projects (3-years duration) addressing one or more of the three (non-exclusive) themes below: THEME 1 – Innovation and …
Proof of Concept Grants funded by the European Research Council (ERC) have just been offered to fifty-five successful frontier researchers. Worth €150 000 each, the grants will be used to explore the commercial or societal potential of the results of their research projects. This funding is part of the EU’s research and innovation programme, Horizon …
A new initiative between the European Union and Thailand was launched to encourage collaboration between leading Thai researchers and European Research Council (ERC) grantees and their teams. This joint scheme is the first of its kind targeting researchers in Thailand. It will promote cooperation between the Thai Programme Management Unit for Human Resources & Institutional …