Preparing young people for the digital world

EU-funded projects are helping young people build digital and critical thinking skills across Europe.

#EUFunds #DigitalSkills #EURegions #EUinmySchool

Turning transition into real projects: Results of the first PSLF call for proposals

Turning transition into real projects

The first PSLF call backs projects helping regions invest in clean energy, infrastructure and economic diversification.

EU funding is supporting the just transition.

#EUFunds #JustTransition #EURegions

New implementing rules to reduce the switching electricity suppliers process to 24 hours by the end of 2026

⚡️ New EU rules make it easier to switch electricity suppliers.

They will require the process of switching supplier 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

Europe’s Coal Regions in Transition shape the future of clean energy

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

In focus: EU energy security explained

⚡️🛢️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

#CERVProgramme Supports Child Mental Health: Meet the EMBRACE Project

#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.

From restoration to cooperation: Interreg projects shaping the future of the Danube region

Interreg projects showcased at the Paradeisinsel event highlight how EU funding supports cooperation across the Danube region.

#EUFunds #Interreg #EURegions #EUinmyRegion #DanubeRegion

Grass as a resource for the green transition

🌱 In Denmark 🇩🇰, Sweden 🇸🇪 and Norway 🇳🇴, the Green Valleys 2.0 project is exploring how grass can be used as a resource for the green transition.

With Interreg EU funding

#EUFunds #Interreg #EUinmyRegion

The International Day for Monuments and Sites

The International Day for Monuments and Sites highlights the importance of protecting cultural heritage and preserving it for future generations. Read how new digital tools support the preservation, research and accessibility of cultural heritage.

💶 The EU has raised €9 billion in EU-Bond in its 4th syndicated transaction of 2026!

💶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

Drones and planes sharing the same airspace?

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

What makes EU-funded projects really work?

EU funding works best when administration works well.

A new study explores how regions can strengthen capacity to improve delivery of EU-funded programmes.

✔ Skills
✔ Governance
✔ Better results

#EUFunds #CohesionPolicy #CapacityBuilding

📆Mark your calendars on 2 July 2026 for the return of the Annual EU Budget Conference!

🗓️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

Two years of STEP. €29 billion mobilised. Hundreds of critical technology projects supported across the EU. 🎯

🎯€29 billion. 220+ funding calls. 800 excellent projects awarded a STEP Seal across Europe.

That's 2-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

When rainfall increases, cooperation becomes essential

From Spain to Ireland, regions are working together to manage climate risks.

The AGEO project helps Atlantic regions better monitor landslides and geological hazards.

💶 €3.2M budget
🇪🇺 75% EU funded
🌊 5 countries involved

#EUFunds #SmartRegions #EURegions #ClimateAdaptation #CohesionPolicy

A visual with the text: EU science goes to Osaka. A journey through research and innovation breakthroughs.

The EU and Japan's dynamic science partnership drives world-class innovation 🧪

See in action at Osaka Expo 2025, featuring SMURF, a life-saving search-and-rescue robot, developed with key input from Tohoku University: europa.eu/!rVdWYn

European Commission, official website The official website of the European Commission, providing access to information about its political priorities, policies and services

🚀 The EU launches the ACROSS Data Hub, offering harmonised geospatial data to boost public transport, healthcare, and cross-border governance in border regions.

A step forward for integration and growth!

#CohesionPolicy

@euinmyregion @regiointerreg

ec.europa.eu

EU and Mercosur reach political agreement on groundbreaking partnership Today, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and her counterparts from four Mercosur countries finalised negotiations for a groundbreaking EU-Mercosur partnership agreement

EU-Mercosur partnership agreement 🟰boost for competitiveness & economic security.

✅ lower duties, lower costs, less red tape on EU exports

✅ diversified supply chains

✅ Secure access to raw materials key for green transition

More here ⬇️👉 europa.eu/!w8pWpf

European Commission to issue €90 billion in long-term EU-Bonds in the first half of 2025 The Commission intends to issue up to €90 billion of EU Bonds in the first half of 2025 (H1), from January to June 2025. The Commission's funding plan for H1 2025 continues the 2024 issuance programme...

Today we announced our intention to issue up to €90 billion of EU-Bonds in the 1st half of 2025!

These issuances continue to drive the reinforcement of the EU economy’s recovery and the support to Ukraine/Western Balkans

europa.eu/!GcWxkh

Factsheet EU-Mercosur on Sustainable Development Factsheet EU-Mercosur on Sustainable Development Factsheet EU-Mercosur on Sustainable Development

The new EU-Mercosur 🇪🇺 🤝🇦🇷🇧🇷🇵🇾🇺🇾 partnership agreement is one of the most ambitious deals in terms of sustainability.

Read more 👉 europa.eu/!Jg6QVP

#EUTrade

Call for applications: candidate energy infrastructure Projects of Common and Mutual Interest Promoters of projects interested in becoming PCIs or PMIs are invited to submit an application.

There’s one week left to submit your application for #PCI or #PMI status in #SmartGrids, #CO2 and projects falling under the Article 24 derogation.

More info 👉 europa.eu/!BFT4Qh
#EnergyInfrastrucutre #CEFEnergy

Did you know? Learning a new language can boost memory and even creativity. Make this winter holiday season count with #OnlineLanguageSupport. Start with the basics in 29 languages and explore what’s new this December 📖➡️ bit.ly/OLSNewsDecem...

Your gateway to the EU, News, Highlights | European Union Discover how the EU functions, its principles, priorities; find out about its history and member states; learn about its legal basis and your EU rights.

👶 Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) matters!
Check out the latest #EurydiceEU system level indicators on this topic and understand how countries in Europe invest in their youngest learners.
Explore the data now!

europa.eu

Your gateway to the EU, News, Highlights | European Union Discover how the EU functions, its principles, priorities; find out about its history and member states; learn about its legal basis and your EU rights.

On #HumanRightsDay, the EU celebrates education as a fundamental right for all.

The #EurydiceEU report spotlights efforts across 39 European education systems to promote diversity & inclusion in schools.

europa.eu

Catalyst of Change: Supporting a Vibrant Civil Society in Europe Find out more about our EU-Funded project with European Centre for Not for profit law on supporting a vibrant civil society in Europe.

10 December #HumanRightsDay :The #CERV Programme provides #EUFunding to initiatives like the “Catalyst of Change” project tinyurl.com/2rwf66ru that aims strengthening civil society in RO, BG, HR, SI, PT.

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RIGHTSCITIES: Localising the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU by operationalising the FRA Framework for Human Rights Cities – LBI für Grund- und Menschenrechte Das Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Grund- und Menschenrechte (LBI-GMR) ist das führende Menschenrechtsinstitut in Österreich.

The #CERV Programme funds the RIGHTSCITIES project tinyurl.com/bdex4u3m that identifies areas where human rights are not being respected on local level and helps to implement the #CharterOfFundamentalRights. #EUFunding #HumanRightsDay

gmr.lbg.ac.at

ERIAC

#CERV Programme provides #EUFunding to promote the core values of the #EU such as the prjects “RISE” and “ERIACNET4EU” , fighting against #racism and #discrimination of the Roma and combatting and preventing #Antigypsyism. #HumanRightsDay

eriac.org

#CERV funded "JUST EU and ME" project empowers young people and representatives of youth associations to advocate for their social rights, ensuring their participation in the decision-making process.

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#CERV funds the FutureUp Project, bringing together young individuals from diverse backgrounds, exploring the themes enshrined in the Charter of #FundamentalRights, becoming active contributors to building a common future #HumanRightsDay

www.futureupeurope.eu

First list of STEP Seals to promote high-quality EU projects in strategic technologies The Commission has published the first projects that were awarded a Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Seal, a quality label which gives more visibility to promising projects in clean a...

The first 130 projects to be awarded a STEP Seal are now online! 🏆🇪🇺

Do you want to learn more about the technologies that are driving innovation in high-potential projects in digitaltech, cleantech and biotech? 🧪🔬

More:
europa.eu/!wWgMW8