Swiss Science Briefing on SDGs
How can the science community in Switzerland and in Europe contribute to achieving the United Nations (UN) Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals?
Publication of the 2018 ERA Progress Report
The 2018 ERA Progress Report was recently released. It lists the progress of EU Member States and Associated Countries towards the six ERA priorities.
Goodybe Céline
After six months, Céline finished her traineeship at SwissCore and takes up a new professional challenge.
MEPs call for strengthening cybersecurity in Europe
The industry committee of the European Parliament voted in favour of strengthening the EU’s cybersecurity capacity with a new EU-level competence centre.
COMPET Council agrees on missions and partnerships
The Competitiveness Council discussed the specific programme of Horizon Europe and made commitments to move ahead swiftly.
AI and blockchain high on the European agenda
Hungary joins the Blockchain Partnership, the Council of the EU sets priorities in AI and the EU institutions agree on the Copyright Directive in the trilogue.
Brexit: What does it mean for Erasmus+
The European Commission (EC) proposed contingency measures for learning mobility activities in Erasmus+ if the United Kingdom (UK) leaves the EU without a deal.
EC increases Erasmus+ 2019 budget
The increase of the budget should help improve the low success rates and allow more people than ever to benefit from the programme.
Agreement at European level on DEP
The European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on the new Digital Europe programme for capacity building and market uptake of digital technologies.
Fostering children’s online literacy and safety
During the Safer Internet Day 2019, the European Commission put forward practical measures to further children’s digital literacy and prevent online hazards.