Smart beekeeping systems

Bees play a huge role in maintaining the balance of nature. Food production, biodiversity and environmental sustainability all depend on them. EU funding has helped Bulgarian company Bee Smart Technologies to develop a remote digital diagnostic and monitoring system for beekeeping. This enables beekeepers to breed more and healthier bees.

Commission welcomes European Parliament's approval of EU-Vietnam trade agreement

The EU-Vietnam trade agreement is now set to enter into force soon, most likely in early summer 2020.

Portugal: A competitividade impulsiona a sustentabilidade

O COMPETE 2020 é o maior programa em Portugal no atual período de programação e abrange três fundos UE. Quais são os resultados mais significativos alcançados por estes instrumentos de apoio à competitividade na estrutura económica e social do país?

Denmark’s farmers learn new ways to become sustainable

Baltic Sea Food, a three-year project, aims to design a sustainable and transferable business model for delivering local food to rural businesses.

Women in energy!

The EU Sustainable Energy Week - the biggest event dedicated to renewables and efficient energy use in Europe – is looking to recognise women who are contributing to a climate-neutral Europe by 2050.

Senior Financial Engineering Manager wanted!

INEA is looking for a Senior Financial Engineering Manager to work on the Innovation Fund.

EU funds Italian technology firm to develop the underwater Internet of Things

WSENSE's revolutionary innovation had no problem attracting clients. But banks thought the company was too risky to finance. The Enterprise Europe Network helped them get the right funding to kick start the business.

Using drones to fight marine litter?

Over 8 billion kilos of plastic pollute our oceans each year as a result of littering on beaches alone.

A new lease of life for former child soldiers

The EU works to prevent child recruitment and helps former child soldiers to reintegrate into their communities.

Participez au plan européen de lutte contre le cancer

Vous pouvez participer à cette consultation publique en remplissant le questionnaire en ligne.

EU Aid Explorer

The EU is the largest donor in the world.

Want to go for an electric car but worried about its range?

Despite the well-documented benefits of e-vehicles, they haven’t really taken off; in part because of their solid-state battery limitations.

Competitiveness gives sustainability a boost in Portugal

COMPETE 2020 is the largest programme in Portugal for 2014-2020, involving three EU funds. What are the most significant results these competitiveness-supporting instruments have achieved in the country’s economic and social structure?

Biotechnologische mkb's die met hun innovatieve processen en producten bijdragen aan de verschuiving van een op fossiele brandstoffen gebaseerde economie krijgen in Nederland een steuntje in de rug met een voucherregeling.

Meteorološka stanica u hrvatskoj ribarskoj luci Rovinj modernizira se u sklopu obnove mreže za meteorološko praćenje u Hrvatskoj u sklopu projekta koji financira EFRR.

An emergency somewhere in the EU? Just dial 112!

As well as fun sports and family holidays, the winter period may also bring accidents on slippery roads or skiing injuries. Remember that for all emergencies you can dial 112 to get help anywhere in the EU!

Your consumer rights when changing your energy supplier?

💡High electricity or gas bills? Maybe it is time to review your contract!

Visitor centre in Slovakia to promote Danube’s natural attractions

Thanks to an EU funded project, an historic manor house near Bratislava, Slovakia, will be transformed into a visitor centre to promote the natural wealth of the Danube region.

Safer Internet

The EU has put in place several legal measures to protect kids online and is working with Safer Internet Centres across all member countries for a better and safer internet for kids, and everyone else.

112: The EU's single emergency number

Since 1991, thanks to EU legislation people in distress can call the 112 emergency number from anywhere in the EU and free of charge.