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The European Council approved the new Digital Europe 2021-2027 programme which, with a budget of 7,588 billion euros will stimulate digital transformation by providing funding for the introduction of state-of-the-art technologies in key areas such as artificial intelligence, supercomputing, and cyber security. Digital Europe will finance projects in five areas, each with its own indicative budget: [...]

The European Parliament has finally approved the Eu4health 2021-2027 programme, to prepare EU health systems more rigorously for future pandemics and health threats. The new Eu4health programme, with a budget of 5.1 billion euros, will make a contribution in those areas where the EU can clearly add value, thus complementing national policies. The intervention aims, inter alia, to strengthen health [...]

The European Union and the United States have concluded negotiations to adjust the agricultural quotas of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) of the European Union, following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU. This is the culmination of two years of negotiations within the WTO to divide these EU quotas, with part of the volume remaining in the EU-27 and part going to the UK, based on [...]

The European Commission has launched "Horizon IP Scan", a free advice service for SMEs to help them manage and enhance intellectual property in collaborative R&I projects. The new service is designed for start-ups and SMEs involved in collaborative research projects under one of the EU’s research programmes, Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe. Thanks to Horizon IP Scan, each SME will have free intangi [...]

The European Commission has launched "Women TechEU", a support measure aimed at supporting 50 women-led start-ups through mentoring and mentoring to accompany female entrepreneurs on a path of training and business development. The first call for proposals will be launched in June 2021 with the support of the European Innovation Council (EIC). In view of the launch of the call was opened by the EI [...]