Expanded European Tech Champions Initiative offers growth finance for European innovators and new platform for private sector participation. Powered up Defence Equity Facility to nurture Europe’s security and defence venture capital ecosystem. EIB and EIF Boards also...

The European Research Council (ERC) has issued a white paper urging stronger, coordinated action to close Europe’s persistent research performance gap. The report focuses on 'Widening Countries'. Although these countries account for about 25% of the EU’s population,...

As part of the European project 'Science Comes to Town', the third edition of EU TalentOn under the WIDERA programme part of Horizon Europe is being prepared by the European Commission. During this five-day scientific contest, a group of selected young...

Open Research Europe (ORE) is the European Commission’s open access publishing platform for research funded by all EU programmes. Launched in 2021 to promote innovative, no-fee open access publishing, the platform is now preparing to enter a new phase....

Member States have successfully reprogrammed €34.6 billion in their 2021-2027 cohesion policy funds towards the EU's most urgent strategic priorities. These include boosting competitiveness, enhancing defence and civil preparedness, promoting affordable and...

The ERC Scientific Council has adopted new guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence in the evaluation of grant proposals. The guidelines aim to safeguard the integrity of peer review while allowing limited use of AI where it does not compromise responsibility...

The European Commission is presenting AGILE, a €115 million pilot funding tool to rapidly move disruptive defence technologies from lab into practical use. It targets AI, quantum, drones and other advanced solutions, with a strong focus on SMEs, including start-ups...

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After the launch of the OECD Digital Education Outlook 2026: Exploring Effective Uses of Generative AI in Education, the OECD “Smart Data and Digital Technology in Education” project team organises a two-day international conference that will bring together leading...

The Information and Networking Webinar on 19 March 2026 aiming to boost participation of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) partner countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine - in Horizon Europe, the EU Funding Programme for Research and...

The Energy Poverty Advisory Hub annual conference will take place on 17 and 18 March 2026 in Athens, Greece. Hosted by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy, in collaboration with the City of Athens and EPAH, and...

2026 Topic video presentations Please watch the pre-recorded presentations of the call topics linked below. Destination 1: Democracy Video | Presentation slides Destination 2: Cultural Heritage Video | Presentation slides Destination 3: Transformations Video |...

STOA high-level conference - Academic Freedom in Support of Democracy Academic freedom is widely recognised as a key condition for functioning of open and democratic societies that adhere to the rule of law. Similarly, full realisation of academic freedom is unlikely...

The Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) are the pillars of excellent vocational education in Europe. They provide high quality vocational skills in specific areas for initial training of young people as well as for continuing up-skilling and...