- Posted 07-Sep-2020
European Green Deal: Commission prepares new initiatives to boost the organic farming sector
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on its future Action Plan on Organic Farming. This sector will play an important role in achieving the European Green Deal ambition, and reaching the objectives set out in the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies.
- Posted 07-Sep-2020
ERC STARTING GRANTS 2020: €677 MILLION AWARDED TO UNRAVEL SCIENTIFIC MYSTERIES
What can be done to improve the efficacy of vaccines? How can we predict our future climate? What is the environmental impact of nanoplastics? Are there alternative economic models to endless economic growth? What is the nature of dark matter in the Universe? Four hundred thirty-six laureates of the 2020 European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants competition will now be able to tackle these and other big scientific questions at universities and research centres across Europe.
- Posted 07-Sep-2020
Environmental Observations for informing citizens and supporting policymaking through innovative applications
By supporting the GEO initiative and the Copernicus programme, and by funding related research activities in Horizon 2020, the EU is actively contributing to worldwide efforts to build a global observation network. This CORDIS Results Pack showcases the results of several Horizon 2020-funded projects, which have been building on these assets to develop commercial applications, create benefits for our citizens and support better policymaking.
- Posted 07-Sep-2020
Commission publishes progress report on the Creative Europe programme
The Commission has published a report to monitor the progress and outline the main achievements of the Creative Europe Programme, the EU framework programme aimed at supporting the culture and audiovisual sectors.
- Posted 07-Sep-2020
Commission announces actions to make Europe's raw materials supply more secure and sustainable
The Commission presented an Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials, the 2020 List of Critical Raw Materials and a foresight study on critical raw materials for strategic technologies and sectors from the 2030 and 2050 perspectives. The Action Plan looks at the current and future challenges and proposes actions to reduce Europe's dependency on third countries, diversifying supply from both primary and secondary sources and improving resource efficiency and circularity while promoting responsible sourcing worldwide.