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European Commission dedicates €14 billion to work programme Horizon Europe 2026-2027

The European Commission has adopted the work programme for Horizon Europe for 2026-2027 with a €14 billion budget. The new programme, adopted on 11/12/2025, includes new features, like the so-called "horizontal calls" dedicated to projects across several research areas. These include…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Funding, Horizon Europe - FP 10, …
• Article # 423075
• Published on 11/12/25 at 16:27

OECD recommends making lifelong learning "a reality for everyone"

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has recommended that public authorities "make lifelong learning a reality for everyone". In the OECD Skills Outlook 2025 report, published on 09/12/2025, the organisation said: "Governments must improve access to lifelong…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Business schools, Companies, Universities, …
• Article # 422989
• Published on 11/12/25 at 11:35

"A stronger vision for the contributions of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities for Europe’s future"

In an opinion piece for News Tank on 09/12/2025, Jan Palmowski, Secretary-General of The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, reflects on the integration of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities (SSAH) in the future European budget. "What is driving the European Commission’s vision…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 422664
• Published on 11/12/25 at 09:00

European Commission launches prize for energy communities

The European Commission has announced a €1 million prize for Innovative Governance in Energy Communities. The goal of the prize is to reward communities that are "pioneering new ways of organising and governing their collective energy future", the European Commission said on 10/12/2025. The…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): European commission, Green transition, Partnerships, …
• Article # 422920
• Published on 10/12/25 at 18:16

Europe’s academic freedom eroding amid political and societal pressure, Council of Europe report warns

Academic freedom in Europe is shrinking, according to a report from the Council of Europe, which stated that "protecting academic freedom is a shared responsibility, essential to preserving democratic resilience". The report, titled "The erosion of academic freedom in Europe" and published on…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, State, …
• Article # 422855
• Published on 10/12/25 at 17:05

European Commission appoints six new members to ERC's Scientific Council

The European Commission has appointed six new members to the Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC). The members will take office on 01/01/2026. The six new members are: • Michel Campillo, professor emeritus of geophysics at the University of Grenoble, France; …

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 422857
• Published on 10/12/25 at 15:54

AU-EU Summit: "Much remain to be done" to implement agendas, according to The Guild

The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities said on 09/12/2025 that "much remains to be done" to turn into reality the agendas agreed on by the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) during the 2025 AU-EU Summit. However, The Guild welcomes the Summit declaration’s high-level…

Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 422710
• Published on 10/12/25 at 11:40

Zaharieva: We will "take note" of research ministers' comments about FP10 proposal

Ekaterina Zaharieva, the European Commissioner for Start-ups, Research and Innovation, has played down suggestions that EU member states are concerned about losing influence over the Union's strategic research priorities. Speaking at the end of a meeting on EU research ministers in Brussels on…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Council, European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 422682
• Published on 09/12/25 at 17:55

Zaharieva holds out against EU funding for universities alliances from research programme budgets

Ekaterina Zaharieva, the European Commissioner for Start-ups, Research and Innovation, has stated that European universities alliances should not be funded from the EU's budget for research programmes. Responding to requests from France for funding for alliances, Zaharieva said: "Under Horizon…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 422724
• Published on 09/12/25 at 17:26

EU plans for five AI gigafactories take a step closer after ministers agree to revise supercomputer rules

EU research ministers have cleared the way to setting up AI gigafactories by agreeing on a change to the regulation on the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU). Speaking after the decision was taken by ministers on 09/12/2025, Christina Egelund, the Danish…

Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Council, Digital
• Article # 422717
• Published on 09/12/25 at 16:45