📍The STEP team is at Hannover Messe this week!
Working on strategic technologies?
Do not miss the info session on 'EU Investments Driving Europe's Strategic Technologies' on 24 April at 13:30 (Hall 12, Stand E46)🗓️
🔍More on the event: https://link.europa.eu/PbvyPf
Interreg projects showcased at the Paradeisinsel event highlight how EU funding supports cooperation across the Danube region.
#EUFunds #Interreg #EURegions #EUinmyRegion #DanubeRegion
⚡️🛢️From expanding electrification to securing oil and gas imports, understanding the systems in place to protect EU #EnergySecurity can be reassuring.
Our latest in focus article helps you get to grips with the basics 👇
https://link.europa.eu/db3b9w
EU-funded projects are helping young people build digital and critical thinking skills across Europe.
#EUFunds #DigitalSkills #EURegions #EUinmySchool
New opportunities ahead with #CoalRegionsEU!
🔬research on coal phase-out status
🚀new #exchangeEU programme 2026
📣call for Working Groups
🤝 cooperation with the EU initiatives
💡tailored advice & support
📅 events
For more details → https://link.europa.eu/ptXcjq
⚡️ New EU rules make it easier to switch electricity suppliers.
They will require the process of switching suppliers to be completed within 24 h, by the end of 2026👨💻
Part of the Citizens' Energy Package, supporting a fair & competitive energy market.
https://link.europa.eu/nQCpJQ
💶Another key achievement: €9bn in EU-bonds issued in the latest syndicated transaction!
The funds will finance EU priorities, such as:
🌱Green & digital transition
🇺🇦Support to Ukraine
🇪🇺EU's resilience & defence capabilities
👉Check the press release: https://link.europa.eu/47jyC8
Planes + drones sharing the same airspace?
🇩🇰 In Odense, an EU-funded project is making it possible.
With real-time tracking, advanced sensors and live testing, NextGen Innovation is preparing the future of air mobility.
#EUFunds #CohesionPolicy #SmartRegions #Drones #Innovation
EU funding works best when administration works well.
A new study explores how regions can strengthen their capacity to deliver EU-funded programmes more effectively.
✔ Skills
✔ Governance
✔ Better results
#EUFunds #CohesionPolicy #CapacityBuilding
⏰ Reminder: apply for #EURegionsWeek 2026 by 26 April
Showcase your EU-funded project & organise your own session.
⚠️ Drafts won't be evaluated
✏️ Edits possible after submission
#EUFunds #EURegions #CohesionPolicy
#CERVProgramme Supports Child Mental Health: Meet the EMBRACE Project
What if every child had the support they need to thrive? #CERV funded project EMBRACE is transforming mental health for 4,500+ vulnerable #children in Northeast Romania’s deprived villages and small towns.
Turning transition into real projects
The first PSLF calls back projects that help regions invest in clean energy, infrastructure, and economic diversification.
EU funding is supporting the just transition.
#EUFunds #JustTransition #EURegions
Has your EU-funded project made a real impact?
It's time to put it in the spotlight on the European stage!
REGIOSTARS# 2026 is open — celebrating the best projects supported by our EU Cohesion Policy.
Visibility. Recognition. New doors opened!
👉 Apply now
#CohesionPolicy
Looking for a simple way to compare #EnergyEfficiency across product models?
#EPREL, the European Product Registry for Energy Labelling, helps consumers & businesses make informed choices by simplifying comparisons.
Try it! 👉 https://link.europa.eu/tCrt4n
Online platforms have always held all the cards.
The Digital Services Act is changing that. One clear set of rules to protect people across the EU.
Choice, safety and freedom.
The EU Global Gateway, with up to €300 billion in investments, supports projects in clean energy, digital networks, transport, health, and education, helping countries grow through fair and lasting partnerships.
Cities shape Europe's future.
We have launched a new call for Innovative Actions as part of our #EuropeanUrbanInitiativ, supporting bold urban solutions to today's biggest challenges.
Local innovation. European impact!
🗓️Save the date for the Annual EU Budget Conference 2026 on 2 July!
Join a full day of high-level discussions exploring how the EU budget drives:
📈Competitiveness
🌍 Europe's global leadership
💡Innovation
➡️Learn more & stay tuned for registration info: https://link.europa.eu/kVmqPN
€28 billion to reinforce the EU eastern border regions.
The new #EastInvest Facility will improve access to loans and advisory support in regions bordering Russia, Belarus & Ukraine.
Resilience. Stability. Growth.
With EU support.
#Innovation shouldn't be concentrated in a few, lucky hotspots.
Our #CohesionPolicy supports research & innovation across EU regions, turning local strengths into jobs and growth.
Innovation for people and places! Fair. Equal. EU.
Where does #EUFunding go?
The #CohesionOpenData Platform makes it easy to explore projects, investments and regional data across Europe.
Transparent. Accessible. Open.
#OpenData #CohesionPolicy #Transparency
In a fast-changing world, can food risk assessment keep up?
In our latest #ScienceOnTheMenu episode from EFSA, we talk AI, trust in science & Europe's food future with Director Nikolaus Kriz, from vet to agency leader.
🎧 Watch, listen now.
2025 was the third warmest year on record, following the unprecedented temperatures in 2023 and 2024.
The past year saw a series of extreme weather events across the globe, including heatwaves and severe storms in Europe, North America, and Asia.
Has your EU-funded project made a real impact?
It's time to put it in the spotlight on the European stage!
REGIOSTARS# 2026 is open — celebrating the best projects supported by our EU Cohesion Policy.
Visibility. Recognition. New doors opened!
👉 Apply now
#CohesionPolicy
Maternal #MentalHealth matters.
In Czechia, an EU-funded project strengthens support for mothers after childbirth, improving early detection and access to care.
Healthy mothers. Healthier families.
#CohesionPolicy #SmartRegions
🌐New | One Health Newsletter
Discover how EU agencies tackle human, animal, plant and ecosystem health challenges: research, joint initiatives & events—all in 1️⃣ newsletter.
✍️ Check it out & sign up
Online platforms have always held all the cards.
The Digital Services Act is changing that. One clear set of rules to protect people across the EU.
Choice, safety and freedom.
Discover two projects awarded a STEP Seal that are leading the charge for a greener Europe!
🇵🇱46inEU: The next-generation cylindrical battery for electric vehicles
🇫🇷AGATHE: Making battery production more efficient & sustainable
🔗https://link.europa.eu/B4ngd8
AAA affirmed yet again!
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the credit ratings of the EU and Euratom at 'AAA' with a Stable Outlook.
A clear signal of trust in the EU's high credit strength, backed by the EU budget and robust governance!
👉 https://link.europa.eu/XPNdcQ
🎯€29 billion. 220+ funding calls—800 excellent projects awarded a STEP Seal across Europe.
That's 22-year-old STEP: a platform built to support projects in critical technologies in getting EU funding and more.
📖Learn more about STEP: https://link.europa.eu/3TmTk3