• Posted 21-Dec-2020

New EU Cybersecurity Strategy and new rules to make physical and digital critical entities more resilient

The Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy have presented a new EU Cybersecurity Strategy. As a key component of Shaping Europe's Digital Future, the Recovery Plan for Europe and the EU Security Union Strategy, the Strategy will bolster Europe's collective resilience against cyber threats and help to ensure that all citizens and businesses can fully benefit from trustworthy and reliable services and digital tools.


  • Posted 21-Dec-2020

Batteries Europe’s Strategic Research Agenda sets the priorities of future battery research

The recently published Strategic Research Agenda encompasses those short-term and long-term priorities that European battery research needs to follow in order to strengthen the position of the EU on the global market.


  • Posted 21-Dec-2020

Political agreement on €7.5 billion Digital Europe Programme

The Commission welcomed the political agreement between the European Parliament and the EU Member States on the first EU programme that aims to accelerate the recovery and drive the digital transformation of Europe. Trilogue negotiations have now concluded, pending the final approval of the legal texts by the European Parliament and the Council.


  • Posted 21-Dec-2020

Political agreement on the Creative Europe programme

The Commission welcomed the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and EU Member States on the new Creative Europe programme (2021 2027). Trilogue negotiations have now concluded, pending the final approval of the legal texts by the European Parliament and the Council.


  • Posted 21-Dec-2020

Rural Smart Communities: boosting rural economies through large-scale pilots

The EU is launching a new €30 million initiative, with rural digital service platforms, innovation ecosystems, the smart village approach, and standards at the forefront.