by ATHENA | Jul 24, 2025 | News
The European Economic and Social Committee has recently adopted an Opinion on ‘The ERA Act: Unlocking the fifth freedom’. In its Opinion, the EESC: welcomes the European Commission’s ambition to establish a ‘fifth freedom’– the free movement of research,...
by ATHENA | Jul 24, 2025 | News
The European Commission has recently opened the registration for this year’s edition of the European Research & Innovation (R&I) Days, which is due to take place on 16–17 September 2025 at The Square in Brussels. This sixth edition of the...
by ATHENA | Jul 23, 2025 | News
Coimbra Group’s initial reaction to the proposal for the Multi-Annual Financial Framework 2028-2034 The Coimbra Group (CG) welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF). The increase in the combined budget share for...
by ATHENA | Jul 23, 2025 | News
The board of the European University Association (EUA) is calling on all parties to engage in “meaningful, peaceful and constructive dialogue” in efforts to resolve the situation that Serbian universities, which continue to mobilise against the government’s pressure...
by ATHENA | Jul 23, 2025 | News
EU-LIFE, which brings together 17 research institutes in the life sciences, is calling on the EU to strengthen the proposed budget for the next iteration of Horizon Europe, due to start in 2028. The life sciences organisations say the European Parliament...
by ATHENA | Jul 23, 2025 | News
We, the Leaders of the European Union (EU) and Japan, held our 30th EU-Japan Summit in Tokyo, Japan on 23 July 2025 and concluded the following: 1. The EU-Japan Strategic Partnership has never been stronger than today, and it matters more than ever. The EU and Japan...
