Over the years, COST Actions have become one the main instrument for research collaboration in Europe.
On 16 June, upon invitation of the European Council, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy are presenting a Joint Communication on the EU's relations with Russia.
On Saturday 19 June, the inaugural Plenary meeting of the Conference on the Future of Europe was held in Strasbourg.
The projects will share nearly €428 million EU funding to provide concrete innovative solutions to achieve the European Green Deal’s main priorities. Some of the selected projects are expected to provide innovative solutions to protect forests from wildfires, restore biodiversity and achieve zero pollution in order to safeguard health, the environment and natural resources from mobile chemicals.
The European Commission has selected 44 projects to address global challenges such as food security and climate change mitigation. The new projects will receive over €310 million EU funding from Horizon 2020, the European Unions’ €80 billion research and innovation programme from 2014 to 2020.