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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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EU member states have mixed views over future of European Institute of Innovation and Technology

The future of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) under the next seven-year budget remains unclear, according to a report on discussions on the Horizon Europe programme for 2028-2034. The EIT was created in 2008 to strengthen the EU's ability to innovate by finding…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Council, European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
• Article # 422614
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EU member states still looking for reassurances about influence over FP10 priorities for 2028-2034

EU member states remain concerned about their control over priority setting for the next Horizon Europe programme (FP10) under the 2028-2034 budget. In a progress report on discussions on the proposal for FP10 drawn up by Denmark, which holds the presidency of the EU’s Council of Ministers…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Council, European commission, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), …
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