On 15 December 2020, the European Commission adopted a proposal to revise the 2013 regulation on trans-European networks in energy (TEN-E). Revision of the TEN-E Regulation: EU guidelines for new energy infrastructure
Month: February 2021
At the Extraordinary European Council of 25-26 February, Charles Michel, President of the European Council, put the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic on the agenda. It might seem routine to talk among prime ministers about the coronavirus, in reality it could be a showdown between member countries and the European Commission. Click on the picture […]
European Commission presents the first work programme under Horizon Europe, the new EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for 2021-2027. It includes three main calls for proposals for frontier research actions for a total amount of €1.9 billion for 2021: Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants and Advanced Grants. UK will participate. Horizon Europe is the research […]
Are you 18 years old and a citizen of the European Union? Get ready to explore Europe! The EU, after this long and destabilizing pandemic, which in addition to other personal categories has affected young people very seriously, offers all 18-year-old citizens a free pass to travel for free throughout Europe (except islands and remote […]
The New European Bauhaus is a European Commission initiative, which links the sustainability, aesthetics and inclusion dimensions of building design. The European Commission launched an initiative last September to link the sustainability, aesthetics and inclusion dimensions of building design. Now we are in the heart of the initiative: projects, funds, prizes and new ideas are […]
EU invest on hydrogen. Hydrogen will replace fossil fuel in transport, where batteries won’t be enough. So, hydrogen is expected to play a key role in a future climate-neutral economy, enabling emission-free transport, heating and industrial processes as … Hydrogen as an energy carrier for a climate-neutral economy
With the new 2021-2027 EU Multiannual Financial Framework of €1100 bn and this long Pandemic experience, how EU external relations will change? Let’s take a look inside the EU financing. In the face of the changing nature of the geopolitical environment in the past decade and its own internal challenges, the EU has reflected upon […]
In this article is described how European Union promotes innovation with the aim of triggering an economic dynamism that will increase the competitiveness of the EU as a … Harmonise EU research and regional policies
After the European Parliament, EU Council adopted the Instrument, too. However, the decision authorizing the Commission to borrow on the capital markets to finance this instrument needs to be ratified in all Member States. This financial instrument will make €672.5 billion in grants and loans available for public investment and reforms in the 27 member […]
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, on 28 May 2020 the Commission adopted a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the … Recovery and Resilience Facility