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European Parliament backs 10% increase in EU's budget for 2028-2034

The European Parliament has voted for an EU budget for 2028-2034 10% higher than the European Commission proposed in July 2025. In a vote on 28/04/2026, MEPs voted 370 in favour, 201 against (and 84 abstentions) to back a report drafted by a centre-right and centre-left MEP that calls for the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 439510
• Published on 28/04/26 at 17:51
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Stephen Collins appointed Director of European Research Executive Agency

The European Commission has appointed Stephen Collins as Director for the European Research Executive Agency (REA) in Brussels on 28/04/2026. He will replace the acting director, Paul Webb, on a date to be confirmed. Collins, a British national, is currently Head of Unit for Corporate…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Careers, …
• Article # 439500
• Published on 28/04/26 at 17:48
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Commission launches call for tenders to improve access to innovation procurement opportunities

The European Innovation Council (EIC) and the SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) has issued a call for tenders to improve access to innovation procurement opportunities for innovators. EISMEA opened the EIC Innovation Procurement Programme (Strategic Access to Innovation Procurement) on…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Horizon Europe - FP 10, Policy, …
• Article # 439400
• Published on 28/04/26 at 14:33
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European Innovation Council seeks defence specialists to evaluate proposals

The European Innovation Council (EIC) is seeking defence specialists in critical technologies, it said on 15/04/2026. Selected experts will join a panel evaluating proposals for short-term assignments and determining which companies should receive EU equity investments to scale defence…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Deeptech, …
• Article # 439416
• Published on 28/04/26 at 14:32
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Danish National Research Foundation secures "yes" for its performance in promoting exceptional research

The Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF) has released its 2025 Annual Report, affirming its status as a "significant actor" in the national research landscape during a year defined by leadership transition, financial resilience and a definitive endorsement of its funding model. The main…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 439350
• Published on 27/04/26 at 18:09
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Berlin's Senate passes law establishing a university construction company to handle university properties

The Senate Chancellery of the State of Berlin has adopted the Berlin Higher Education Construction Company Act, which establishes a Berlin University Construction Company as a public corporation to assume overall legal, organisational, and financial responsibility for the construction, renovation…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Universities, …
• Article # 439341
• Published on 27/04/26 at 17:18
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ETH Zurich's annual report shows how university bolsters Switzerland as an innovation hub

The ETH Zurich annual report 2025 shows that the university is contributing to Switzerland's innovation capacity by training needed skilled professionals, translating research into practice and supporting knowledge transfer to industry through new ventures and investment. The report, published…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 439292
• Published on 27/04/26 at 16:29
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Commission announces eight winners of the STEP Scale Up call

The European Commission has announced that eight companies have successfully passed the evaluation phase of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Scale Up call on 27/04/2026. The eight companies were selected from the 44 that submitted their…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 439329
• Published on 27/04/26 at 16:19
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Max Planck Society opens two new research centres in Singapore

The Max Planck Society, an independent non-governmental and nonprofit association of German research institutes, has opened two new centres in Singapore, the organisation's first in the region. The agreements officially establishing the centres were signed on 20/04/2026 at Nanyang Technological…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 439286
• Published on 27/04/26 at 16:03
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European Commission gives €32.5 million to 70 deep-tech firms to strengthen their capacity

The European Commission will distribute €32.5 million among 70 winning companies from the November 2025 European Innovation Council (EIC) Pre-Accelerator call, a programme designed to strengthen the capacity of SMEs and start-ups. The EIC published the list of winners, which represented 22…
Domain(s): Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Institutions, Companies, European commission, …
• Article # 439303
• Published on 27/04/26 at 15:43