Europol has supported law enforcement agencies from Spain (Guardia Civil, National Police / Policía Nacional) and Ecuador (Federal Police / Policía Federal de Ecuador) in a major operation targeting a criminal network involved in large-scale cocaine trafficking from Latin America to Europe. The action day took place on 8 October 2026 and resulted in the […]
On 29 September 2026, the European Commission allocated an additional €500 million to Horizon Europe until the end of 2027. This budget goes to two new cross-cutting calls for project proposals on protecting biodiversity,strengthening EU competitiveness and bringing products of research projects to market. The European Research Executive Agency (REA) will manage around half of […]
The2027 Work Programme establishes two calls under the Industry pillar, across two destinations: HORIZON-CL4-2027-01 (224.70 million EUR, 11 topics, single stage) and HORIZON-CL4-2027-02-two-stage (82.5 million EUR, 2 topics, two-stage). Three other calls, HORIZON-CL4-2027-06 (33.6 million EUR, 2 topics, single stage), HORIZON-CID-2027-01 (125 million EUR, 1 topic – HaDEA is in charge of this joint call […]
The Horizon Europe 2027 Work Programme establishes one call under the Digital pillar in one destination: HORIZON-CL4-2027-05 (25 million EUR one topic). Annex XIV (Horizontal Activities) establishes the call HORIZON-BRIDGING-2027-01 (55 million EUR, 4 topics). Learn more about the calls and topics: Call reference:HORIZON-CL4-2027-05-DIGITALEMERGING-03 Opening date:17/11/2026 Deadline: 18/03/2027 Destination:Achieving open strategic autonomy in digital and […]
World Space Week, held annually from 4 to 10 October, is an international celebration of space science and technology. This year, the chosen theme is “Rocket Revolution”, focusing on the rapid transformation of space launch. Once limited to a small number of government programs, access to space is now rapidly growing through the rise of […]
Europe faces a significant challenge in scaling finance for Nature-based Solutions (NbS). While policy momentum is growing, most funding for nature-based projects still comes from public sources, and many institutional investors struggle to access investment opportunities that combine environmental impact with a risk-return profile suitable for large-scale capital allocation. To help address this challenge, Triodos […]
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) launched today a public consultation on its draft Supervisory Statement regarding a more outcomes-focused supervision of the sales process and pre-contractual disclosures of insurance-based investment products (IBIPs), within the existing regulatory framework. The objective of EIOPA’s Supervisory Statement is to help supervisors calibrate their engagement with insurance […]
Volunteers from different religious and cultural communities removed 50 kilograms of waste near Padua’s railway station, continuing a series of joint initiatives promoting environmental responsibility and community cooperation. PADUA, Italy, 8 October 2026 — Scientology Volunteer Ministers joined members of Padua’s Muslim, Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities on Sunday, 4 October, for a neighbourhood cleanup in […]
Russia reports no confirmed infection, but unanswered questions prevent a full international risk assessment The World Health Organization has asked Russia for laboratory results and fuller information after an employee of an anti-plague institute in Siberia died from severe pneumonia of unknown cause. Pneumonic plague has not been confirmed, while European health authorities say there […]
The first Inner Vertical Target (IVT) is completed and ready to face ITER’s blazing plasma. Fusion for Energy (F4E) andResearch Instruments (RI) have worked together for over a decade to set the factories in motion. The component will sit at the heart of the largest-ever fusion reactor and comes with uniquely demanding requirements. Europe’s supply […]
Safety is essential to the successful development and deployment of hydrogen technologies and to the competitiveness of Europe’s hydrogen sector. As hydrogen projects move from research and demonstration towards commercial deployment, effective safety management and knowledge sharing are increasingly important. The European Hydrogen Safety Panel (EHSP), established under the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, provides independent safety […]
The secondPower to the Peatlands conference, held in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, from 2-4 September, brought together peatland practitioners, policymakers, researchers and land managers. Around 564 people participated across the two days, while more than 200 followed online. Under the theme ‘Back to the Future: imagining tomorrow, acting today’, the conference highlighted how peatland restoration […]
The Chair described the challenges of delivering on AMLA’s mandate while continuing to build the organisation, and was clear that convergence between Member States is still low, particularly in the non-financial sector. She explained how AMLA is cooperating closely with national supervisors, financial intelligence units and other stakeholders in the AML/CFT system to deliver on […]
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From 1 July to 31 December 2026, Ireland holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the eighth time. The Irish Presidency is focusing its work on three closely connected priorities: competitiveness, values and security. Across Europe, EU-funded programmes support research, innovation and infrastructure that bring together organisations from different countries to […]
Pneumonic plague is a serious infectious disease that is transmitted through cough droplets. However, there has not been a case of plague in the EU for decades, and the disease can be effectively treated with antibiotics readily available in the European Union. Transmission also generally requires close and prolonged contact with an infected person who […]
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today a supervisory statement on the authorization and ongoing supervision of private equity-related (re)insurance undertakings. The statement is addressed to national supervisors and aims to promote consistent, high-quality and risk-based supervision of private equity-backed undertakings across the Union. Private equity (PE) firms have over the past […]
Media-Society.com // Two Warsaw meetings examine human rights across the OSCE region, but their mandates and institutional status are not the same The Human Dimension Implementation Meeting and the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference perform broadly similar work: both bring governments, civil society and international institutions together to examine whether OSCE states are meeting their human-rights […]
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