• Connecting Europe Facility (CEF): first 2015 calls on Telecommunications

    EU funding opportunities

    The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) instrument, with a budget of over 29 billion euro for the period 2014-2020, supports trans-European networks and infrastructures projects in the sectors of transport, telecommunications and energy. The general objectives of CEF, managed by the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA), are to promote economic, social and territorial cohesion; strengthen […]

  • Call for proposals open under the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking

    EU funding opportunities

    The Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) has opened the submission period for the second round of the 2015 call for proposals. The BBI JU is a public-private partnership between the European Commission, through DG Research and Innovation, and the Bio-based Industries Consortium, a multi-sectoral association representing private partners and bringing together more than 200 […]

  • INTERREG MED – First call for Modular Projects

    EU funding opportunities

    Following the kick-off event held in Marseille last June, the 1st Call of the transnational cooperation programme INTERREG MED has been officially opened on September 1st for the submission of Modular Projects Proposals. INTERREG MED includes a total of 57 regions in 10 different EU Member States and three candidate countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, […]

  • Is your city the next European Capital of Innovation?

    EU funding opportunities

    Carlos Moedas, EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, launched on 9 July the second edition of the European Capital of Innovation Award. The competition rewards the European city which is setting up the best “innovation ecosystem”, by connecting citizens, public organizations, academia and business. The initiative was created to encourage European urban centers to […]

  • All eyes on Greece, our eyes on Brussels

    Editorial

    EU response to Greece is evidently dominating the debate during these crucial days. NEU is alike focusing much of its attention to the important events holding the breath of millions of European citizens and beyond, following the situation with daily updates on the website. But our newsletter, European and pro-European by birth, is unwilling to […]

  • New calls open under the 3rd EU Health Programme

    EU funding opportunities

    The Third EU Health Programme (2014 – 2020) is the instrument through which the European Commission complements and supports the policies of Member States in order to improve public health and reduce inequalities, encourage innovation and sustainability of health systems, and protect EU citizens from serious cross-border health threats. The Programme, managed with the assistance […]

  • Hungary’s plan to fence off borders

    Migration

    Last week, Hungarian authorities unveiled a plan to build the 13-foot-high fence along its 109-mile southern border with Serbia, in order to stop the flow of migrants into the country. The decision to build a wall is Hungary’s latest anti-immigration policy and comes as the EU failed to agree on migrant quota plan. Indeed, the […]

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