On 29 June, the European Commission’s Group of Chief Scientific Advisors (GCSA) delivered a Scientific Opinion on a systemic approach to the energy transition in Europe. In their opinion, the Advisors provide policy recommendations on how the Commission can contribute, accelerate, and facilitate the clean energy transition at the European and global level. One of their key recommendations is that a sustainable and fair transition to a climate-neutral energy system requires not only innovative technologies, but also a people-centric approach that actively involves all participants in the energy environment.
The European Commission has appointed Professor Maria Leptin as the next President of the European Research Council (ERC).
The Commission is launching the Knowledge Centre on Cancer, the first Flagship action delivered under Europe's Beating Cancer Plan.
The European Commission has in its second NextGenerationEU transaction, raised €15 billion to finance Europe's recovery from the coronavirus crisis and its consequences. This was a dual-tranche transaction, consisting of a €9 billion 5-year bond due on 6 July 2026 and a €6 billion 30-year bond due on 6 July 2051
The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking petascale supercomputer MeluXina, located in Luxembourg, has been named by the Green500 as the greenest supercomputer in the European Union and the fourth greenest in the world