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On 30 January 2024, the final GreenShift event was held in Brussels. The GreenShift project aims at fostering innovation and collaboration in the North Sea region.

The European Commission plans to designate 100 locations across Europe as Regional Innovation Valleys, in a bid to strengthen innovation in EU priority areas and encourage collaboration between more and less advanced regions. While the value of winning the label is still unclear, the underlying goal of coordinating EU research money with regional development spending on innovation - in a bid to to amplify the impact of both funding streams - is becoming increasingly evident.

Universities, science organisations and MEPs have expressed concern at a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) that calls for the phasing out of all animal testing in the EU, including in basic biomedical research and preclinical development of new drugs. The initiative, ‘Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics - Commit To A Europe Without Animal Testing’, has attracted over 1.2 million signatories around Europe and was discussed in a parliamentary hearing today.

One of the key moves to address long-standing disparities in R&D performance across European countries is Teaming for Excellence, introduced as part of the Widening scheme under the Horizon 2020 programme, to set up and foster centres of excellence in Widening countries through strategic partnerships with leading institutions abroad.

EU research commissioner Mariya Gabriel was called to Sofia on Tuesday to form the next government of Bulgaria, throwing a spanner in the works during a decisive time for EU research and innovation policy.