by ATHENA | Sep 29, 2026 | News
European Commission allocated an additional €500 million to Horizon Europe, the EU’s flagship research and innovation programme, for 2026 and 2027. With this additional amount, the total budget reaches now around €14.8 billion for the two years. In...
by ATHENA | Sep 28, 2026 | News
CESAER’s input to the revision of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Regulation and Strategic Innovation Agenda is now available for download. The full input note is available here for download and dissemination (PDF). CESAER welcomes the...
by ATHENA | Sep 28, 2026 | News
On 28 September 2026, EU Ministers of Defence meeting in the European Defence Agency (EDA) Steering Board approved the further strengthening of the Agency to support the EU’s Defence Readiness 2030 objectives, including a more ambitious defence innovation centre. “We...
by ATHENA | Sep 25, 2026 | Workshops
n 2026, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) celebrate their 30th anniversary. To mark this milestone, the European Commission is organising a high-level event celebrating three decades of the programme and the remarkable community behind it. Policymakers,...
by ATHENA | Sep 25, 2026 | News
Main results Chips Act 2.0 – policy debate Ministers held a policy debate on the Regulation on a European Chips Act 2.0, presented by the European Commission on 3 June 2026, which aims to strengthen Europe’s semiconductor industry, reduce foreign dependencies...
