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Horizon Europe is well underway, but the world of European R&D policy goes well beyond the confines of the €95.5 billion R&D programme. EU climate, digital, agriculture and regional policies all have significant research and innovation components. National governments often come up with new R&D policies, decide to fund new research avenues, and set up international cooperation deals. This blog aims to keep you informed on all of that and more. If you have any tips, please email the...

Horizon Europe is well underway, but the world of European R&D policy goes well beyond the confines of the €95.5 billion R&D programme. EU climate, digital, agriculture and regional policies all have significant research and innovation components. National governments often come up with new R&D policies, decide to fund new research avenues, and set up international cooperation deals. This blog aims to keep you informed on all of that and more. If you have any tips, please email the...

Bulgarian Tanya Hristova (BG/EPP) was elected chair of the European Committee of the Regions Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC) at the commissions external meeting in Brno, Czech Republic, on 3 October. The Mayor of Gabrovo will chair the SEDEC commission work for two and half years, the second half of the Committees current five-year mandate. In her new role, Ms Hristova will lead the EU regions and cities work on a wide range of topics, including ...

Cities and regions can play a crucial role to respond to the energy crisis. To do so, we need to invest in innovative solutions, appropriate infrastructure including cross-border, renewable energy but also in other environmentally sustainable types of ene...

Partnerships for Regional Innovation (PRI) will be one of the pillars of the European Innovation Agenda, due to be unveiled on 5 July, which aims to make Europe a power house for deep tech start-ups. Yet the partnerships are also intended to help achieve the goals of the European Green Deal, and close the innovation gap between Europe’s regions.

The EU needs to close the east-west innovation gap and catch up with R&D investment levels in the US, if it wants the five research missions in Horizon Europe to succeed, according to a draft report by the Committee of the Regions (CoR). The report, which is expected to be approved in April, says regions need more investment in research and innovation to be able to fully take part in the early work of getting the missions off the ground.

Espoon kaupungin merkittävimpään luottamustehtävään on nousemassa Henrik Vuornos (kok.

Espoon kaupunginhallituksen puheenjohtajaksi on nousemassa Henrik Vuornos.

"Forests burning, floods destroying, droughts killing: so many people have been caught by climate disasters, which are becoming more frequent and intense. The climate crisis has extreme consequences and we must act now, as this is already our new normal. It is a global emergency, for which we need local solutions. The new climate adaptation strategy can help local and regional authorities to prepare and adapt to these extreme conditions and to strengthen our climate resilience. We welcome the ...