• Posted 27-Jan-2020

New record for EU Code Week: 4.2 million participants and more than 72 000 activities in 2019

Thanks to continued efforts such as training teachers and supporting activity organisers, EU Code Week saw a continued expansion in 2019.


  • Posted 27-Jan-2020

Artificial intelligence: EU must ensure a fair and safe use for consumers

The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee approved on Thursday a resolution addressing several challenges arising from the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making (ADM) technologies.


  • Posted 27-Jan-2020

Updates to MSCA Country Factsheets

Country-specific factsheets, which provide facts and figures for a country's performance in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), were updated on 8 January 2020.


  • Posted 27-Jan-2020

The long-term benefits of basic research for technology

Eörs Szathmáry, professor of biology at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, underlined in a recent video interview the importance of basic research behind any exciting technological development.


  • Posted 27-Jan-2020

European Commission and European Investment Bank Group join forces to boost space sector investment with €200 million of financing

The European Commission is partnering with the European Investment Bank Group, announcing €200 million of investments into the EU space sector, supporting ground-breaking innovation in the industry.