Research and innovation

On 16 July 2021, with the adoption by the European Commission of the proposal for a Council recommendation for a "Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe", the European Research Area (ERA) began to take shape. The Pact defines priority and shared areas in which EU countries will have to [...]

The ECB has launched technical tests for a Community digital currency. The Governing Council of the European Central Bank has started the analysis phase of the project for a digital euro. The 24-months analysis phase will address key issues related to the definition of technical characteristics and distribution. A digital [...]

The European Commission, in its first operation under Next Generation EU, raised 20 billion euros through a 10-year bond maturing on 4 July 2031 to finance Europe’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis and its consequences. This is the largest institutional bond issue ever made in Europe, the largest institutional transaction [...]

The Digital Skills and Jobs Platform, a single point of access for the collection of high-quality information and resources on digital skills and ICT professions across Europe, has been online for a few weeks. It is an initiative of the European Union and brings together the entire community of coalitions [...]

The EU Commission has implemented new measures on the global approach towards research and innovation, which will be Europe’s strategy for international cooperation in a changing world. With it, the EU intends to take a leading role in supporting international research and innovation partnerships and provide innovative solutions to make [...]

The Executive Board of the Conference on the Future of Europe yesterday launched the multilingual digital platform for the Conference on the Future of Europe, inviting all EU citizens to contribute to shaping their own future and that of Europe. The platform, available in 24 languages, will allow the sharing [...]

The Commission is now proposing new rules and actions to turn Europe into the world pole for reliable artificial intelligence (AI). The combination of the first ever AI legal framework and a new plan coordinated with Member States will ensure the security and fundamental rights of individuals and businesses, while [...]

The European Parliament and the EU Member States have reached an agreement on the new strategic innovation agenda of the European Institute of Technological Innovation (EIT) and on an update of the EIT’s legal basis. Thanks to this agreement, the EIT will align itself with the EU’s research and innovation [...]

The European Commission has published a guidance model to supervise Member States in measures to support the digitalisation of the media in the context of national recovery and resilience plans. The guidance template is a technical document providing sectoral guidance on the three cases where: the support does not involve [...]

The second wave of the pandemic is holding back the recovery of the European economy. This is what emerges from Istat’s new EURO-ZONE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK report. "After the marked increase in the third quarter - the press release accompanying the document reads - economic activity in the euro area is [...]