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The European Council paves the way for the European Single Market Programme for 2021-2027, funded with 4.2 billion euros. The Council recently adopted its position at first reading on the proposal for a regulation establishing the EU Single Market Programme for the period 2021-2027, following an agreement reached last December with the European Parliament which paves the way for the rapid adoption [...]

The European Parliament launches the Horizon Europe research programme 2021-2027, which will help EU health systems to prepare for future pandemics and industry to achieve decarbonisation and stimulate innovation. Horizon Europe includes the largest budget for digital research and digitisation ever decided by the EU. The programme provides short and long-term funding for research and innovation in [...]

The Commission is allocating 123 million euros from Horizon Europe, the new EU research and innovation programme, for urgent research on coronavirus variants. This first emergency funding under Horizon Europe is in addition to a number of EU-funded research and innovation actions to combat coronavirus and contributes to the Commission’s overall action to prevent, to mitigate and respond to the imp [...]

The Commission is now proposing new rules and actions to turn Europe into the world pole for reliable artificial intelligence (AI). The combination of the first ever AI legal framework and a new plan coordinated with Member States will ensure the security and fundamental rights of individuals and businesses, while strengthening the adoption of AI and EU-wide investment and innovation in the sector [...]

A step forward for the definition of a European climate law: yesterday the negotiators of the Council and the European Parliament reached an interim political agreement that introduces into the legislation two objectives to be achieved: EU climate neutrality for 2050: the reduction of net greenhouse gas emissions (emissions net of removals) of at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. To ensur [...]