Category Archives: News

  • DESCA, the most widespread model Consortium Agreement in Horizon 2020, has now been updated for use in Horizon Europe projects.The revised model takes into account requirements stemming from the rules of the new EU Framework Programme Horizon Europe and experience of...
  • New Pre-Draft of Annotated Model Grant Agreement publish

    The European Commission published another pre-draft of the Annotated Model Grant Agreement (AGA) for Horizon Europe on 30 November 2021. The document follows a first pre-draft of the AGA, which appeared in the Funding & Tenders portal in the summer of this year....
  • 2022 Erasmus+ European Universities call launched

    To support the further rollout of the European Universities initiative, a new Erasmus+ call for proposals to support European Universities across Europe has been launched with a record total budget of €272 million. The European Universities support systemic, structural and sustainable transnational...
  • Council Regulation: Establishment of nine Joint Undertak

    On 19 November 2021, the Council of Ministers of the European Union adopted a regulation (Single Basic Act) for the establishment of nine Joint Undertakings (JUs) under Horizon Europe. The European Union, Member States and/or the private sector jointly implement these...
  • Commission invites cities to express their interest to b

    The Commission launched today a call for expression of interest addressed to cities to join the European Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities. The objectives of the mission are to achieve 100 climate-neutral and smart European cities by 2030 and to...
  • A new ERA for Research and Innovation – a spotlight on

    This article summarizes the Communication on a new European Research Area for Research and Innovation, adopted by the European Commission on 30 September 2020, with a view to European Partnerships. Key findings with a view to European Partnerships The New ERA Communication...
  • 25 years of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: promoting e

    November marks the 25th anniversary of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) programme that has funded the research of about 145,000 PhDs and postdocs in Europe and beyond, and equipped them with new knowledge and skills. Recipients discuss how the MSCA were a stepping...
  • Introducing the EIT Community Booster – Scaling New Eu

    The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is pleased to announce the launch of the ‘EIT Community Booster – Scaling New European Bauhaus Ventures.’ Supporting the New European Bauhaus (NEB) that connects innovation, creativity and design to improve citizen’s quality of life, the venture...
  • Citizens’ engagement: Launch of new centre for designi

    The Commission is launching a competence centre on participatory and deliberative democracy in its Joint Research Centre (JRC). The competence centre will foster partnerships and provide guidance, tools and resources to strengthen citizen engagement in policy. The rise in citizens’ assemblies, juries, and...
  • Coronavirus: Commission steps up research funding with

    The Commission has short-listed 11 new projects worth €120 million from Horizon Europe, the biggest European research and innovation programme (2021-2027), for supporting and enabling urgent research into the coronavirus and its variants. This funding is part of a wide range...