(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has approved a €90 million loan to support the installation of shore power infrastructure at the port of Rotterdam, complemented by an additional €70 million grant from the European Commission. The project, led by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AFIF, Cecilia Thorfinn, clean energy, Connecting Europe Facility, container ships, EIB, Emissions Reduction, Eneco, energy transition, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank funds large scale shore power deployment to strengthen clean energy transition in maritime transport, infrastructure investment, maritime transport, Netherlands, port of Rotterdam, Robert de Groot, Rotterdam Shore Power, Shore Power, Vivienne de Leeuw
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has announced that the MARTE project, funded by the European Defence Fund, has reached its halfway milestone, demonstrating substantial progress in developing Europe’s future main battle tank system. The initiative, involving eleven European countries and led by … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Defence, Estonia, European Union, Finland, Germany, Government, Greece, Industrial, Italy, Netherlands, News, Norway, Romania, Security & Safety, Spain, Sweden, Technology
Tagged defence industry, defence innovation, EDF, European Commission, European Defence Fund, Germany, Indra Sistemas, Italy, KNDS Deutschland, land warfare, Leonardo, Main Battle Tank, MARTE project, MBT, military technology, Ministries of Defence, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall highlights strong progress in European defence collaboration as MARTE project reaches midterm stage, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, Saab, Spain, strategic autonomy, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) The Green Deal Projects Support Office will host a final hybrid event in Brussels on 28 April 2026 to present the results of 73 projects funded under the €1 billion Horizon 2020 Green Deal Call, bringing together policymakers, … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Management, Science, Technology
Tagged AI video analysis, Air Quality Monitoring, antimicrobial resistance, Astrid Ladefoged, biodiversity, Brussels event 2026, citizen engagement, clean energy, climate neutrality, climate resilience, CO2 capture, decarbonisation, DG RTD, Drones, ECO2Fuel, environmental protection, EU policy, European Commission, European Green Deal, GD-SO, Green Deal Projects Support Office, GREEN HYDROGEN, Horizon 2020 Green Deal Call, Hydrogen Innovation, livestock farming, mobility, NeoGiANT, PFAS detection, Research and Innovation, RI-URBANS, SCENARIOS project, Sustainability Innovation, sustainable food systems, technology transfer, urban environment, wildfire monitoring
A new citizen-science project is investigating a possible universal structural pattern in protein 3D architecture The pattern involves amino acids clustering by chemical type into mosaic-like arrangements Findings are based on analysis of over 160,000 protein structures and computational simulations … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Spain, Technology
Tagged 3D protein structure, 3D protein-structure snapshots, 3D structure of proteins, a citizen-science project, amino acid clustering, amino acids, Bioinformatics, biology, biomolecules, biotechnology, citizen science, citizen-science platforms, collaborative science, computational biology, crowdsourced research, data analysis, drug discovery, EU-Citizen Science, European Commission, Francisco Javier Lobo Cabrera, global citizen-science initiative, Horizon 2020, Horizon 2020 programme, image repository, Jmol, Jmol software, José Antonio Prado-Bassas, María Ángeles García-Rosado Delgado, molecular visualization, Mosaic Q pattern, novel 3D protein structural pattern, Pablo de Olavide University, protein 3D structure, protein architecture, protein data analysis, protein research, protein structure, proteins, Proteins Mosaic Q, scientific crowdsourcing, SciStarter, stochastic simulations, structural biology, structural patterns in proteins, University of Seville
(IN BRIEF) Proteins Mosaic Q is a global citizen-science initiative that invites volunteers to help confirm a newly identified structural pattern in the three-dimensional architecture of proteins. The project focuses on how amino acids cluster according to their chemical families, … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Spain, Technology
Tagged 3D protein-structure snapshots, 3D structure of proteins, a citizen-science project, amino acid clustering, amino acids, Bioinformatics, biology, biomolecules, citizen science, citizen-science platforms, collaborative science, computational biology, EU-Citizen Science, European Commission, Francisco Javier Lobo Cabrera, global citizen-science initiative, Horizon 2020 programme, image repository, Jmol, Jmol software, José Antonio Prado-Bassas, María Ángeles García-Rosado Delgado, molecular visualization, novel 3D protein structural pattern, Pablo de Olavide University, protein 3D structure, protein architecture, protein data analysis, protein research, protein structure, proteins, Proteins Mosaic Q, scientific crowdsourcing, SciStarter, structural biology, structural patterns in proteins, University of Seville
(IN BRIEF) AstraZeneca has received approval from the European Commission for the use of Imfinzi (durvalumab) in combination with FLOT chemotherapy as a perioperative treatment for adults with resectable early-stage and locally advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers. The approval … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AstraZeneca, AstraZeneca Expands Oncology Portfolio as EU Approves Imfinzi-Based Regimen for Early Gastric and GEJ Cancer, cancer immunotherapy approval, Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, Dave Fredrickson, durvalumab, EU cancer treatment authorization, European Commission, event-free survival, FLOT chemotherapy, Gastric Cancer Treatment, gastroesophageal junction cancer, Imfinzi, immunotherapy oncology, Josep Tabernero, MATTERHORN trial, MATTERHORN Trial Results Lead to EU Approval of Imfinzi Immunotherapy for Early-Stage Gastric Cancer Treatment, oncology clinical trials, overall survival, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and the European Commission have launched a new technical training programme under the JASPERS advisory mandate to help strengthen strategic port infrastructure across the European Union. The initiative focuses on supporting small and medium-sized … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged alternative fuels infrastructure ports, climate resilient ports, Connecting Europe Facility, EIB, EIB Advisory, EU cohesion policy funds, EU port infrastructure, EU transport policy, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Expands Support for EU Transport Infrastructure with New Training Programme for Small and Medium Ports, European logistics network, European ports development, JASPERS programme, maritime logistics Europe, port infrastructure modernization, port investment projects, small and medium ports support, sustainable transport infrastructure, Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), transport connectivity EU
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed €50 million to Join Capital’s third venture capital fund, marking its largest investment to date in the defence sector and highlighting Europe’s efforts to strengthen its defence and technological capabilities. Supported by … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Defence, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged 2D Photonics Italy, Andrius Kubilius, deeptech venture capital Europe, defence technology startups Europe, dual use technologies Europe, EIF Backs Join Capital Fund III with €50 Million to Strengthen Europe’s Defence and Deeptech Innovation Ecosystem, European Commission, European defence industrial base, European defence innovation, European Investment Bank Group EIB Group, European Investment Fund (EIF), European Investment Fund Commits €50 Million to Join Capital’s Defence and Dual-Use Technology Venture Fund, European strategic technology investment, InvestEU Defence Equity Facility, Jan Borgstädt, Join Capital, Join Capital Fund III, Kreios Space Spain, Marjut Falkstedt, Optics11 Netherlands, Quadsat Denmark, Quantum Optics Jena Germany, space security technology investment
(IN BRIEF) The European Citizens’ Initiative has evolved into an important instrument of participatory democracy in the European Union, allowing citizens to request new legislation by collecting at least one million signatures across Member States. During the European Economic and … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Law, Politics, Society
Tagged Ban on Conversion Practices initiative, Civil Society Week, EU citizen participation mechanism, EU civic engagement policies, EU democratic participation, EU Leaders and Civil Society Examine How the European Citizens’ Initiative Can Deliver Stronger Legislative Impact, EU legislation proposals citizens, Eurobarometer trust in institutions, European Citizens Initiative ECI, European Citizens’ Initiative Marks New Phase as Policymakers Focus on Turning Citizen Signatures into EU Policy Action, European Commission, European Democracy Shield, European Economic and Social Committee EESC, European Parliament, Maria del Carmen Barrera Chamorro, Maroš Šefčovič, My Voice My Choice initiative, participatory democracy European Union, Séamus Boland, Stop Destroying Videogames initiative, Teresa Anjinho, Younous Omarjee
(IN BRIEF) Nordic Investment Bank has joined several major European financial institutions, including the European Investment Bank Group, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Council of Europe Development Bank, in signing a joint declaration supporting the EU’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Defence, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News
Tagged border region investment, CEB, Council of Europe Development Bank, EastInvest facility, EastInvest Financing Platform Established to Support Economic Resilience Along the EU Eastern Border, EBRD, economic development, EIB, EU eastern border regions, EU strategy, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Commission, European Investment Bank Group, financing platform, Jeanette Vitasp, NIB, Nordic Investment Bank, Nordic Investment Bank Partners with European Lenders to Mobilise Investment in Eastern EU Regions, public-private investment, regional financing, regional resilience, Russia Ukraine war
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group provided almost €1.5 billion in financing to Ukraine in 2025, representing the largest annual support package since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The funding, delivered in cooperation with the Ukrainian government … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Small Business, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Alyona Shkrum, EIB Group, EIB Group Mobilises €1.5 Billion in 2025 to Support Ukraine’s Essential Services and Long-Term Recovery, EIB Group Provides Record €1.5 Billion Financing Package to Support Ukraine’s Infrastructure and Economy in 2025, energy security, EU guarantees, EU integration, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, infrastructure financing, Katarína Mathernová, municipal heating, Nadia Calviño, Naftogaz Ukraine, Norway contribution, Olga Zykova, public services, reconstruction funding, SMEs Ukraine, Ukraine Facility, Ukraine financing, Ukraine recovery, Ukrhydroenergo, wartime financing, Yegor Perelygin
(IN BRIEF) Hellas Sat has signed a cooperation agreement with CNES, Thales Alenia Space and Safran to develop a laser-based optical communications system for the Hellas Sat 5 geostationary satellite and a corresponding ground station in Cyprus. The project will … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, France, Government, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Alcino De Sousa, Battlefield Redefined 2026 Conference, Christodoulos Protopapas, CNES, Co-op, Côte d’Azur Observatory, CyOGS, Cyprus, DG DEFIS, DYSCO, European Commission, European cooperation, France, France 2030, France Greece and Cyprus Advance High-Capacity Laser Satellite Communications Through Hellas Sat 5 Program, free-space optics, FROGS, geostationary satellite, Greece, Hellas Sat, Hellas Sat 5, Hellas Sat 5 Optical Communications Initiative Strengthens Secure European Satellite Connectivity, high-speed communications, Jean-Marie Bétermier, laser communications, Lionel Suchet, optical ground station, optical payload, optical satellite communications, Safran, satellite technology, secure connectivity, SOLiS, space industry, terabit communications, Thales Alenia Space, vertigo
(IN BRIEF) Cefic and the Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries have presented a joint position paper outlining recommendations for the European Union’s upcoming Electrification Action Plan, warning that high and volatile electricity prices are undermining industrial competitiveness and slowing decarbonisation. … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries, Cefic, Cefic and Energy Intensive Industries Call for Affordable Electricity to Support EU Industrial Electrification Strategy, CEPI, CERAME UNIE, decarbonisation, EIGA, electricity prices, Electrification Action Plan, emissions trading system, Energy Policy, energy-intensive industries, ETS indirect cost compensation, EU energy market, EU industry, EuLA, Euroalliages, Eurofer, Euromines, European Commission, European Energy Intensive Industries Outline Policy Measures to Ensure Competitive Electricity Prices and Industrial Decarbonisation, European Metals, European Union, EXCA, FuelsEurope, Glass Alliance Europe, IFIEC, industrial competitiveness, industrial electrification, Nicola Rega
(IN BRIEF) Sener is coordinating the SGAN-Next project, a Horizon Europe initiative focused on developing high-frequency gallium nitride-based electronic components for next-generation satellite communications. The project aims to produce more efficient, compact and reliable equipment suitable for satellites operating in … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, European Union, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Media, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged aerospace technology, Airbus, Autonomous University of Barcelona, David Gala, EU space industry, European Commission, European Space Components Coordination, Ferdinand Braun Institute, gallium nitride, GaN technology, GEO satellites, Horizon Europe, LEO satellites, LNAs, Q V band, satellite communications, SENER, Sener Heads European Consortium Developing Next Generation GaN Based Satellite Communication Equipment, SGAN Next, SGAN Next Project Led by Sener Advances European Space Technology and Supply Chain Autonomy, silicon carbide, space electronics, SSPAs, SweGaN, Thales Alenia Space, United Monolithic Semiconductors, University of Bologna
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group’s Energy Efficiency for SMEs initiative has delivered €6 billion in financing in its first year, supporting up to 150,000 SMEs across Europe in implementing energy efficiency and decarbonisation measures. Launched with the European Commission and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged decarbonisation, EIB Group, EIB Group Energy Efficiency for SMEs initiative exceeds first-year expectations and scales EU-wide green financing European Investment Bank Group, EIB Group Scales Green Gateway Platform and Energy Efficiency as a Service Partnerships to Support 350000 European SMEs, Eiffel Investment Group, Energy Efficiency as a Service, Energy Efficiency for SMEs initiative, European Commission, European Investment Fund, Green Checker, Green Gateway, green transition, InvestEU, Servitisation, SME financing, Solar Impulse Foundation, Solas Capital, Strategic Roadmap 2024–2027, sustainable development
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has committed €60 million to Solas Capital’s Solas Sustainable Energy Fund II to launch a co-financing platform aimed at scaling energy efficiency projects for SMEs across the European Union. The platform is expected to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Small Business, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged decarbonisation, EIB, EIB Group, EIB Strengthens SME Decarbonisation Financing Strategy with Anchor Investment in Solas Energy Efficiency Platform, energy efficiency, Energy Efficiency as a Service, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, EV charging, green transition, heat pumps, LED lighting, rooftop solar, Servitisation, SMEs, Solar Impulse Foundation, Solas Capital, Solas Sustainable Energy Fund II, SSEF II, sustainable infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has committed €100 million as an anchor investor in the Eiffel Energy Efficiency Co-Investment Facility managed by Eiffel Investment Group, aiming to mobilise up to €1.2 billion in energy efficiency investments across the EU … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Technology
Tagged Article 9, Austria, decarbonisation, E4 Facility, EIB, EIB Group, EIB Strengthens EU Decarbonisation Strategy with Major Equity Commitment to Eiffel Energy Efficiency Co-Investment Platform, Eiffel Investment Group, energy efficiency, Energy Efficiency as a Service, European Commission, European Investment Bank, France, Germany, green transition, Italy, low carbon economy, PORTUGAL, Servitisation, SMEs, Solar Impulse Foundation, Spain, Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
(IN BRIEF) Indra is coordinating the European REACT II programme, a major multinational R&D initiative focused on developing future Airborne Electronic Attack capabilities, following the signing of a co-funding and management agreement by OCCAR on behalf of seven participating nations. … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, Netherlands, Poland, Security & Safety, Spain, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AEA, AESA, Airborne Electronic Attack, defence R&D, digital beamforming, DRFM, electromagnetic spectrum, electronic warfare, Escort Jamming, European Commission, EWC2, France, Germany, Indra, Italy, modular architecture, Netherlands, Next-Generation Airborne Electronic Attack Pod, NGEAP, OCCAR, OCCAR Signs Co-Funding Contract for Indra-Coordinated REACT II Electronic Warfare Project, Poland, RAT-ECS, REACT I, REACT II, SEAD, Seven European Nations Back Indra-Led REACT II Programme to Develop Next-Generation AEA Systems, Spain, Stand-In Jamming, Stand-Off Jamming, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) GSK announced that the European Commission has approved Nucala (mepolizumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment for adults in the EU with uncontrolled COPD characterised by raised blood eosinophils who are already receiving inhaled triple therapy, making it the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged American Thoracic Society, blood eosinophils, COPD, CRSwNP, EGPA, emergency department visits, eosinophilic phenotype, European Commission, European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations, Exacerbations, GSK, GSK Expands Nucala’s European Indications with Landmark Approval for Uncontrolled COPD, GSK Strengthens Its Respiratory Portfolio as Nucala Receives EU Approval for Add-On COPD Treatment, HES, hospitalisations, IL-5, inhaled triple therapy, Kaivan Khavandi, MATINEE trial, mepolizumab, New England Journal of Medicine, Nucala, Phase III, respiratory medicine, Severe Asthma, Susanna Palkonen, type 2 inflammation
(IN BRIEF) Indra and ENAIRE have successfully validated the interoperability between U-space drone management systems and conventional air traffic control at Málaga Airport, demonstrating that drones and manned aircraft can safely coexist within a fully digital airspace environment. The trials, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Industrial, Management, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Aena, air traffic management, airport operations, Altitude Angel, ATM, Aviation Safety, digital airspace, drone operations, Drones, ENAIRE, ENSURE project, European Commission, GuardianUTM, Horizon Europe, Indra, Indra leads European validation of digital airspace where drones and manned aircraft can safely coexist, infrastructure inspection, Málaga Airport, SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking, U-space, UAS, unmanned traffic management
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