Day: January 25, 2018

European Innovation Council – HLG offer key recommendations

The independent High-Level Group of Innovators today published a report titled ‘Europe is back: Accelerating breakthrough innovation’ outlining their views on how to fund and nurture breakthrough innovation. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – Towards a European approach on Industrial Infrastructures for Research and Innovation – 1 March 2018, Brussels

The workshop aims at discussing the future role of Industrial Infrastructures for Research and Innovation. The following issues will be addressed: · Industry needs from Industrial Research and Innovation infrastructures for different types of potential users. · General overview about already existing initiatives · Visibility: Industry requirements for developing the

Research Headlines – Photocatalytic wastewater treatment in a new light

Olive oil, palm oil, seafood – for small producers of such goods, for example in rural parts of Asia, the cost of decontaminating wastewater to the required standard can be a heavy burden. EU-funded researchers have developed innovative photocatalytic technology to support them. Part of the work was carried out

Slovakia: Commission initiative helps a low-income region catch up

European Commission – Press release Brussels, 24 January 2018 Today the Commission launches the “Catching up” initiative in Prešov, a low-income region in North-East Slovakia. Prešov’s GDP is rapidly growing but remains well under the EU and Slovak average. Powered by WPeMatico

Integration of migrants: Commission presents toolkit to help Member States make the best use of EU funds

European Commission – Press release Brussels, 24 January 2018 Today the Commission is publishing a toolkit to help national and regional authorities design strategies and projects to integrate migrants and identify available EU resources. Powered by WPeMatico

Update of Programme reference documents

The Factsheets of the Programme Manual “Partners co-financing and location of project activities” and “Eligibility of expenditure” and the FLC certificate have been updated in order to make them clearer and to better support partners, FLC and future applicants. Here are the key changes: Regarding the factsheet “Eligibility of expenditure”,