• Posted 20-Jul-2021

EU and Ukraine kick-start strategic partnership on raw materials

The EU and Ukraine have launched a strategic partnership on raw materials, with the aim of achieving a closer integration of raw materials and batteries value chains.


  • Posted 20-Jul-2021

Adoption of the Council Regulation to establish the new EuroHPC JU

On 13 July the Economic and Financial Affairs Council adopted the Council Regulation on establishing the new European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU).


  • Posted 20-Jul-2021

COSME: Supporting creative, social & sustainable business initiatives since 2014

For the last seven years, COSME has been supporting the competitiveness of creative, social and sustainable EU businesses, including the TCLF sector. With 35 million euros between 2014-2020, they have backed more than 70 projects in 37 countries.


  • Posted 20-Jul-2021

IPA4SME – programme eligibility extended to more SMEs

The IPA4SME programme, launched by the European Commission in 2019 has been helping SMEs with their respective intellectual property (IP) journeys. The programme supports SMEs in understanding IP valorisation and successfully protecting their IP.


  • Posted 20-Jul-2021

In focus: EU islands and the clean energy transition

From the volcanic Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the picturesque Greek islands in the Mediterranean, all the way to the Åland Islands in the Baltic Sea, there are approximately 2,200 inhabited islands in the EU.