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The European Commission has launched a first round of public calls for tender under the Digital Europe Core Work Programme 2023-2024, in order to strengthen digital technologies and skills across the EU. The calls, worth more than 122 million euros , are open to companies, public administrations and other entities [...]

The European Commission has published calls for innovation ecosystems projects, providing 122 million euros to fund the best proposals. The Commission’s action is part of the Horizon Europe programme, and aims to strengthen and promote European innovation ecosystems, linking all the EU territories in order to respond to social challenges [...]

The European Parliament and the European Council have reached a political agreement for the introduction of new regulations that will protect the intellectual property of craft and industrial products that are the result of the originality and authenticity of traditional regional competences. The new legislation will bridge the gap between [...]

The position of the European Parliament's Environment Committee on EU regulations to lessen industrial pollution, regulate large livestock farms , and direct agro-industrial facilities in the transition to a greener economy has been accepted. The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) laid down rules on the prevention and control of pollution by [...]

The European Union estimates that, by 2027, 1.3 million new jobs will be created in the Member States through investments amounting to 545 billion euros programmed with cohesion policy. In addition to creating new jobs, funding will increase the EU GDP by an average of 0.5% by the end of [...]

Since May 2, the new European regulation on digital markets (DMA) has been applied in EU countries , with the aim of ensuring fair and contestable markets in the digital sector. The regulation defines gatekeepers , that is, large digital platforms that act as an important access point between commercial [...]

The Commission and the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre have published new invitations for proposals in response to several public calls for tender under the Europe Digital 2023-2024 programme, with a total of 107 billion euros available. An invitation for proposals worth a total of 71 million euros for cyber security [...]

The European Commission has proposed revising the rules on the marketing of a range of agri-food products , such as fruit and vegetables, fruit juices and jams, honey, poultry and eggs. The proposed amendments aim to help consumers make informed choices for a healthier diet and help prevent food waste [...]

The two decrees issued by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy , which, in the context of the fight against undeclared work , inter alia, establish the " National Committee for the prevention and contrast of undeclared work ". The Committee is chaired by the Minister for Labour and [...]

The European Parliament approved the Commission’s proposal on the transparency of remuneration which, after the final adoption by the Council of the EU, will ensure the effective implementation of equal pay for men and women , introducing greater transparency in the determination of compensation and improving access to justice for [...]