• Posted 14-Sep-2020

Europe invests in research on the batteries of the future

The Battery 2030+ large-scale research initiative entered a new phase on 1 September 2020 with the start of 7 research projects. The total budget of the projects is €40,5 million funded by the EU's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program.

  • Posted 14-Sep-2020

Integrating migrants and refugees into the labour market: Commission and social and economic partners relaunch cooperation

The Commission, trade unions, chambers of commerce and employers' organisations are renewed their cooperation to enhance the integration of migrants and refugees into the labour market.

  • Posted 14-Sep-2020

Artificial Intelligence, data and our values – on the path to the EU’s digital future – the European Data Protection Supervisor assessment

COVID-19 has absorbed, as normal and justifiable, most of the data protection community’s attention on pandemic related matters, namely contact tracing apps. The judgment of the Court of Justice in the so-called Schrems II case has dominated our discussions this summer. Nevertheless, Artificial Intelligence (AI) occupies a privileged seat among the data protection hot topics of 2020.

  • Posted 14-Sep-2020

Tackling pollution and climate change in Europe will improve health and well-being, especially for the most vulnerable

Air and noise pollution, the impacts of climate change such as heatwaves, and exposure to dangerous chemicals cause ill health in Europe. Poor quality environments contribute to 13 % (one in every eight) of deaths according to a major assessment on health and environment released by the European Environment Agency (EEA).

  • Posted 14-Sep-2020

REACT-EU: EU support to mitigate immediate effects of the COVID-19 crisis

The European Parliament Regional Development Committee beefed up the deployment of exceptional additional EU resources and measures, known as REACT-EU, for fostering crisis repair.

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