Month: February 2021

Research Headlines – Nanocarriers for safer breast cancer treatment

Patients who’ve gone through chemotherapy know that as effective as it may be, it also causes a lot of damage to otherwise healthy cells. The EU-funded NANOCARGO project has pushed a solution forward for breast cancer that would avoid such damage. This breakthrough could benefit the many thousands upon thousands

Report on strengthening EU social dialogue published

A report on strengthening EU social dialogue by Ms Andrea Nahles, Special Advisor on Social Dialogue to Commissioner Nicolas Schmit, has just been published. Powered by WPeMatico

Financing local pilot projects would support the European Skills Agenda’s objectives

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) argues that the new European Skills Agenda should take better into account the major role cities and regions play in supporting and developing skills-related policies and infrastructure in most Member States. Rapporteur Csaba Borboly (RO/EPP), President of Hargita County Council, presented the CoR

UfM adopts new declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy

The Second Ministerial Conference on Sustainable Blue Economy aimed at improving maritime governance while addressing the environmental and climate-related challenges the blue economy sectors are currently facing. Ministers from the 42 UfM countries gathered virtually and agreed to a new Declaration following a broad consultation to which more than 100

Research Headlines – Pioneering photolithography for 7nm chips

Cutting-edge photolithography technology developed by an EU-funded consortium has enabled the launch of a new generation of high-performance smartphones featuring powerful and efficient 7nm-node mobile processors. Powered by WPeMatico

Entrepreneurial societies make resilient regions – Webinar summary

This OECD and CoR’s lunch-time webinar emphasised that developing entrepreneurial societies is a key factor to build long-term resilience across EU regions. Multiple aspects for action and consideration at local, regional and European level were explored to that end. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Solving shared problems in environmental research

For years, environmental scientists across different disciplines have struggled with the same technical challenges. In response, EU-funded researchers have created a community where scientists can pool their resources to find joint solutions to common problems. Powered by WPeMatico

The new EACEA website is live today.

The new EACEA website has gone live today at this address: www.eacea.ec.europa.eu The new website contains: information on our programmes for the period 2021-2027;  information on our activities and legal background;  beneficiaries spaces relating to ongoing projects from 2014-2020;  general information about our previous programmes; Powered by WPeMatico