The Commission have adopted a Communication on a framework of actions intended to protect and restore the world's forests, in an effort to support the biodiversity and industry that rely on them and to help fight climate change.
In July, at the EU-Canada Summit in Montreal, both actors reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen cooperation on science, technology and innovation.
The financing will target companies using new technologies and producing new products in one of the eleven countries where the facility is available.
The Committee of Ministers representing the 47 Member States of the Council of Europe on July 10 adopted a decision accepting a request by the European Union to become an observer with the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO).
At the end of June, COST’s Executive Board bid farewell to their outgoing President, Prof. Dr Sierd A.P.L. Cloetingh, and welcomed in Prof. Paulo Ferrão as the new President of the COST Association.