The future EU budget: making the EU fit for its role as strong global actor

For the next long-term EU budget (2021-2027), the European Commission is proposing to increase the external action budget to €123 billion, to significantly simplify its structure, and make it much more flexible and effective to address today's global challenges.

Trust in the European Union? Growing!

More and more citizens feel they have benefited from key Union policies and two thirds of Europeans advocate a strong EU when it comes to trade. Finally, a majority of Europeans have a positive image of the EU and the proportion thinking that their voice counts has reached its highest level since 2004.

EU: negotiations about the free flow of non-personal data have started

The free flow of non-personal data, which could save EU businesses billions of euros every year, could be improved thanks to new rules that are in the pipeline.

3D printing makes it mark!

3Dprinters have been used to make prosthetics, recycle plastic & teach science, among other things.

My career. My life.

As an EU citizen, the ability to work in a different country is one of my basic rights. Working for a company or self-employed, I have the right to choose where I work. And if I’m looking to get my foot on the career ladder, the EU will even help me find the right opportunity.

El patrimonio cultural en Europa

La importancia social y económica de la cultura y el patrimonio, y de la diversidad en Europa.

Are you 18 years old? Uup for an adventure?

Are you 18 years old? Uup for an adventure? If yes, get ready to explore Europe by joining DiscoverEU, an initiative of the European Union allowing around 15,000 young people to receive a travel pass for this summer.

Linking past and future

An estimated 300,000 people work directly in the EU’s cultural sector and it is indirectly responsible for up to 7.8 million jobs. The Parliament conference aims to increase awareness of the social and economic importance of culture and heritage.

New solutions to shape a better future

Horizon Europe - is the biggest ever R&I funding programme (2021-2027) with a proposed EU budget of €100 billion. The budget will be invested in research & innovation & new solutions to shape a better future; a future that will support global competitiveness, prosperity & sustainable development.

Protecting unborn babies from Zika

A loan supported by the InnovFin-EU finance for innovators initiative under the EU's Horizon 2020 programme and extended by the European Investment Bank is helping France-based biotech company Valneva develop a Zika vaccine that is safe during pregnancy. This could protect unborn babies from birth defects linked to the mosquito-borne virus. Until recently, the Zika virus was not a priority since it affected relatively few people and the cost of creating a vaccine was estimated at EUR 149-468 million. But the spread of Zika in the Americas and discovery of a link with reduced head size and brain damage in babies of women infected while pregnant changed that.

Iran: MEPs criticise US for withdrawing from deal to reduce nuclear threat

MEPs have hit out at the US during a plenary debate on 12 June for withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, which they say is needed to maintain peace in the region.

The seductive power of single use plastics

Life moves so fast that we don’t always have the time to think about the impact of the small, daily choices we make – like using a take-away coffee cup with a plastic lid or accepting a straw with our drink. We need to be ready to change the way we think about single-use plastic.

Celebrating the Single Market is celebrating EU life

25 years of the Internal Market and the EU is just getting started – a lot more is on the way! Check all the benefits it is bringing people and companies across the EU.

EU in my Region for EU funded Projects

Project beneficiaries seeking help to promote their projects can send us nice photos of their project to potentially win hundreds of postcard promoting their project.

Calling all innovators!

Can you develop a solution for launching light satellites into orbit?

Working to improve the diagnosis of rare diseases

EU funded researchers working to improve the diagnosis of rare diseases that affect the lives of tens of millions of EU citizens.

Drones: new rules for safer skies across Europe

Drones have become a part of our current world for various usages and as of today MEPs approved the first EU rules to ensure aviation and data security across Europe.

Strengthening EU security and border management system

The Schengen Information System (SIS) – Europe's most widely used information sharing system for security and border management will be strengthened. Consulted over 5 billion times by national authorities in 2017, the reinforced SIS will help border guards to better monitor who is crossing the EU's borders.

Europe in your hands

Europe is your playground: explore it as you wish, follow your personal journey, and get to know others, discuss new ideas. This is the perfect time to be young! The EU opened applications to get one of the 15,000 travel passes to go around the EU this summer.

This Union is built upon countries that decided to join destinies and shape their future together

This Union is built upon countries that decided to join destinies and shape their future together. This EU Council is about showing that political will, decisiveness and unity. On the menu: Budget, migration, defence and the role of Europe in the world.

Challenges on migration

As a response to future challenges on migration, Europe is increasing funds massively – €34.9 billion is the triple compared to the last one. Better managing external borders must be a priority at the moment.

Are you ready for an adventure?

Young people can apply for a ticket giving them the opportunity to discover their continent.

Regional Development and Cohesion Policy 2021-2027

For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the Commission proposes to modernise Cohesion Policy, the EU's main investment policy and one of its most concrete expressions of solidarity. The main features are a focus on key investment priorities, targeting all regions with a more tailored approach to regional development, simplified rules rules and a more flexible framework, and a strengthened link with the European Semester to improve the investment environment in Europe.

"La cosa più importante che io ho imparato è che io sono italiana, siciliana, toscana, spagnola, catalana, tedesca … in una parola: sono figlia di questa Europa e la mia casa si trova ovunque io vado"

Industrial transition, low carbon emissions, public services, migration challenges and cultural heritage

RegioStars Awards: The independent jury has selected 21 finalists out of 102 applications in the 2018 edition. They come from 20 member states and five partner countries and are competing under five categories: industrial transition, low carbon emissions, public services, migration challenges and cultural heritage.

Cyber Defence: MEPs push for cooperation across Europe

From smartphones to power plants, the risk of cyber-attack remains high if European countries do not coordinate their efforts.

20 renewable energy projects selected for Horizon 2020 funding

The projects awarded the EU funding are expected to develop or demonstrate technology for renewable energy sources and bring it closer to the market. They will receive over €140 million to carry out their work plans after signing grant agreements with INEA, for which they have time until mid-October 2018.

Solidarity - one of the key values in the European Union

The European Solidarity Corps has created opportunities for young people aged between 17 and 30 years willing to make a meaningful contribution to society and help show solidarity.

A new concept for a forward-looking global university

The new Nova School of Business and Economics in Carcavelos, near Lisbon benefited from EU funding that will reinforce its commitment to innovative education.

Combating online piracy with a digital library

Odilo is a start-up from Cartagena, Spain, providing digital content and promoting e-reading with the help of EU funds.

New EU initiative to enable young people to discover Europe by rail

Are you 18 and an EU citizen? Don´t miss the opportunity to discover Europe! Applications for free travel passes are open from 12-26 June.

A food packaging revolution is underway!

We need to reduce plastic pollution choking our oceans and our planet.

Connecting the public to European science

Horizon Europe will connect the public to European science.

Mapping Basilicata project

Updating the ‘Made in Italy’ brand for a global market. To help long-established sectors in the Basilicata Region become more globally competitive, the EU-funded Mapping Basilicata project refreshed old-fashioned processes with innovative ideas, designs and technology.

Le attuali restrizioni e il quadro legale incerto su come spostare i dati (per cambiare fornitore, ad esempio) costano miliardi di euro all’anno alle aziende europee. In futuro, secondo il regolamento, le restrizioni verranno mantenute solo per ragioni imperative di pubblica sicurezza.

Drones: new rules to ensure safe skies across Europe

New rules will improve standards for drones across Europe and ensure that our privacy, data and environment are protected. 

Are you studying journalism?

Are you studying journalism? This might be for you then. Apply with your original article or video on an EU-funded project until 29 June and you may take part in the #EURegionsWeek media programme together with 27 other students.

Future is digital

With an investment of €9.2 bn the Digital Europe programme aims to increase EU's international competitiveness as well as develop and reinforce its digital capacities.

Competitiveness, prosperity and sustainable development

Horizon Europe, the next EU Research & Innovation Programme (2021-2027) will support global competitiveness, prosperity and sustainable development with a proposed EU budget of €100 billion.

In the digital age

25 of EU’s internal market means 25 years of benefits for people and companies. And we’re just getting started: new €4 billion programme for consumer protection, health and fair competition in the digital age.

Learning through storytelling

Sharing life stories told directly by the participants and trainers using various storytelling methods.

Clean, secure and efficient energy

Interreg Alpine Space project PEACE_Alps has won the EU Sustainable Energy Week Award rewarding the most successful projects for clean, secure and efficient energy. It has won in the public-sector category.

The future of Europe is in research and innovation

The future of Europe is in research and innovation. And the great news is that the EU now proposed more funds to keep European projects in the lead: €100 billion for 2021-2027. Go researchers!

Nanoparticles: Innovation that helps fight brain tumours

Every year in Germany, around 7,000 people are diagnosed with a brain tumour and treatment is complicated.

Researchers to the rescue with bioplastics!

Bioplastics are becoming a crucial component in the drive to create a fully sustainable and circular bio-economy. The EU has been actively supporting the development of these materials through ambitious and collaborative research that aims for a greater uptake that will help transform Europe’s plastics’ industry over the coming years.

Um campus único que espelha o que é o futuro da Europa

Um novo conceito de universidade global a pensar no futuro, tem o apoio da UE. O novo campus da Nova School of Business and Economics tem instalações para +700 estudantes. Objectivo: tornar-se uma das 10 melhores universidades europeias.

Communicating with Young People

What's in Cohesion Policy for young people?

Sharing good practice in public procurement

Learning, transfer and take up of good practice in the field of public buying across the EU.

Discover how the EU fights globalwarming while promoting clean energy

Energy efficiency is key to mitigating the effects of climate change. Discover how the EU fights globalwarming while promoting clean energy.

New Cohesion Policy

Bulgaria has achieved impressive things with EU Funds since accession in 2007.

Energías renovables: la apuesta de la UE contra el cambio climático

La eficiencia energética resulta clave para mitigar los efectos del cambio climático. Descubre cómo la Unión Europea contribuye a la lucha contra el calentamiento global impulsando las energíaslimpias.

She leads. We have a voice.

"We must get rid of all the factors that restrict women's full participation in economic spheres. It's time to move from rhetorics to politics," Norway PM Erna Solberg

Europe’s top science funder shows high-risk research pays off

A popular and unusual self-review carried out by Europe’s most prestigious science funder is back. The annual assessment, now in its third year, found that nearly one in five projects by the European Research Council (ERC) led to a scientific breakthrough.

Green energy from the winds of Sweden’s Lake Vänern

The European Investment Bank funded construction of the Långmarken wind farm in Värmland, Sweden. It will deliver renewable energy to 40,000 people.

Women, the protagonists of the 2018 EU Development Days

"There can be no sustainable development if half of the world's population is left behind." - European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker

European Youth Event 2018

More than 8,000 young people attended the European Youth Event in Strasbourg on 1-2 June to discuss their ideas for a better Europe. Find out what it is all about.

European champion of sustainable development

Do you want to be the next European champion of sustainable development?

Plastic recycling

Smart recycling containers that reward people for proper use could help drive up the rate of plastic recycling, reducing the amount of plastic that goes into oceans and landfill, and creating business opportunities out of the challenge to cut back on waste.It’s part of a wave of innovations aiming to keep plastic circulating in the economy, which also include a way to turn empty bottles back into raw materials and a new supply chain model enabling the recycling of plastics from electronic waste.

Europe is back on track

Europe is back on track: deficits are going down, employment is going up.

Let’s Beat Plastic Pollution

Help protect our beaches and oceans. Don’t be misled by the Single Use Plastic lid. Start a long-term relationship with a smarter alternative.

Better working conditions for truck drivers, anniversary of the Sakharov Prize and measures to create a safe online environment for all

Better working conditions for truck drivers, anniversary of the Sakharov Prize and measures to create a safe online environment for all are on the European Parliament's agenda this week.

Empowerment, voice and participation of women in society

Let’s promote the positive role of women. It’s all about empowerment, voice and participation of women in society, in development, in our world.

EU Sustainable Energy

The high point of EUSEW is the annual Policy Conference featuring leading figures and a diverse programme of sessions and side-events aimed at discussing and shaping Europe's energy future.

The EU is there, united and strong

The EU is there, united and strong. One must believe in open and fair trade but can’t be a naïve free trader. Big challenges ahead for Europe and the world economy and security.

Per aiutare i settori produttivi tradizionali della Basilicata a diventare più competitivi a livello globale, il progetto Mapping Basilicata, finanziato dall'UE, ha contribuito ad aggiornarne i processi con idee, design e tecnologie innovativi.