The EU is awarding €20 million in funding to 41 cutting-edge Ukrainian start-ups and SMEs, following a European Innovation Council call to help them turn groundbreaking ideas into real-world solutions.
Egypt has officially joined the EU’s Horizon Europe, becoming the second African country associated to the EU’s multibillion-euro research and innovation (R&I) programme.
79.7 million tonnes of packaging waste were generated in the EU in 2023, according to Eurostat, amounting to 177.8 kg per inhabitant, down 8.7 kg per capita compared to 2022, but 21.2 kg higher than the figure in 2013.
The EU Commission has unveiled its 2026 work programme geared to EU priorities of boosting competitiveness, harnesssing the power of the Single Market, simplifying EU rules and addressing the affordability crisis.
The EU Council has given its green light to Switzerland joining European Union programmes such as Horizon Europe, Euratom Research and Training, ITER/Fusion for Energy, Digital Europe, Erasmus+, as well as EU4Health.
19,940 people lost their lives in road crashes across the EU in 2024, according to statistics released by the European Commission, which, while representing a slight decrease on 2023, remains ‘unacceptable’.
The European Commission has signed an amending protocol enhancing the existing tax cooperation agreement with Switzerland, part of EU efforts to fight against tax fraud and evasion.
