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In response to the second EU Innovation Fund call for small-scale projects, the European Commission received 66 applications for innovative clean tech projects in all eligible categories: renewable energy, energy-intensive industries, energy storage, and carbon capture, use, and storage. The funding of projects under this Innovation Fund call will help boost the EU’s green recovery, …

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The European Innovation Council (EIC) is seeking to build synergies with the wider European startup ecosystem via the second wave of actions under the Commission’s Startup Europe initiative. These actions will connect local digital and deep tech startup ecosystems, support cross-border acceleration activities for the scaling up of European digital and deep tech startups, and contribute to strengthening the European …

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The European Newsroom hosts correspondents drawn from across 18 press agencies. The European Newsroom project, is formally launched by Vice-President Jourová and Vice-President Schinas. Following the publication of a €1.76 million open call for proposals, a consortium of European news agencies was selected in December 2021 to carry out independent reporting on EU affairs. The European Newsroom hosts correspondents of 18 …

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EIT Urban Mobility’s equity portfolio keeps growing! During the first half of 2022, EIT Urban Mobility has invested in eleven innovative start-ups. Furthermore, three follow up investments have been made in existing companies from our equity portfolio. The common factor between all these top-tier entrepreneurs is their impact on reshaping the mobility landscape. They are …

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To close the digital skills gap, Europe must modernize its outdated public digital education programs, integrate and streamline private digital education initiatives, and better coordinate pan-European digital skills initiatives, networks and ecosystems. DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT The digital transformation, accelerated by the COVID-19 induced digital surge of the past two years, requires a skills revolution in …

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Already several years out of school, and working as a political secretary at the IG Metall trade union in Munich, Falko Blumenthal is typical of the young professionals who find EIT Digital Summer School is a perfect fit for their needs. The programme saw Blumenthal join a team of other professionals and master’s students in …

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On 31 August, the European Commission approved the first package of CAP strategic plans for seven countries: Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, and Spain. This is an important step for the implementation of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on 1 January 2023. The new CAP is designed to shape the transition to a sustainable, resilient and modern …

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Two projects have been selected under the 2021 CEF Energy call for preparatory studies for cross-border renewable energy projects. The funding for these projects amounts for around EUR 300.000 and will support pioneering actions representing diverse options of cross-border cooperation that the renewable sector offers. The first project selected, promoted by Regionalwerk Chiemgau-rupertiwinkel, is the Eneregio …

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Forests are home to 80% of the Earth’s biodiversity. However, they are under severe threat due to out-of-control forest fires. This summer has been and continues to be particularly difficult. Last week, Portugal entered a state of alert, with temperatures reaching 38C coupled with dangerously strong winds. Residents were sent a text message warning of …

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The European Commission has established the first list of renewable energy cross-border (CB RES) projects under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The list marks the start of the implementation of the window of CEF Programme, dedicated to renewable energy and decarbonisation. CB RES projects are identified by the CEF Regulation and aim to promote cross-border cooperation between Member …

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