Youth is strategic in EU international cooperation
For the first time, the EU recognises the central role that young people play in global sustainable development and EU external action.
EC President launches new initiatives for 2023
Ursula Von der Leyen announces new instruments, like a European Hydrogen Bank, to accelerate the green transition. She proposes to make 2023 the Year of Skills.
Join us at our Swiss Science Briefing on 19 October 2022
On 19 October, the Mission of Switzerland to the EU, the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences and SwissCore organise an event on ‘Monitoring causes and consequences of biodiversity change’.
The New European Bauhaus needs additional funding
The Commission plans to use Horizon Europe funding for the New European Bauhaus while the Parliament demands a long-term funding solution.
Phenoliva: Circularity in the olive oil production
Thanks to the strong EIT Food consortium Phenoliva, the Swiss ETH spin-off Gaia Technologies is close to achieving full circularity in the olive oil production.
Hydrogen technology as a European priority
The European Commission further strengthens the European hydrogen technology value chain by approving two Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI)
The EU improves while Switzerland stays on top
The European innovation scoreboard 2022 shows that compared to 2021, the EU and Switzerland continue to improve while the global innovation level decreases.
Digital skills education needs to speed up
A new EIT report calls for the modernisation of public and private digital skills provision in all education systems to reach the EU skills targets by 2030.
New guide on synergies between Horizon instruments
The new guide explores and provides examples of synergies between the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.
Better knowledge valorisation for a stronger Europe
The Commission proposes a Council Recommendation to strengthen knowledge valorisation – and presents two reports on impacts of data regulation on research.