Industry 4.0 & Robotics

The EU and Australia have signed an agreement allowing Australian researchers to join and lead projects under Horizon Europe's €52.4…

The EU Commission has invited Member States and industry partners to propose projects testing cellular-based drone detection technologies. The initiative…

South Korea leads global industrial robot density with 1,066 units per 10,000 manufacturing employees, followed by Singapore (873) and Germany…

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) finds that the EU's cybersecurity posture has improved, reaching 71.53 out of 100…

The EU Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Prime Data Centers LLC…

The EU Commission and partners have announced up to €623 million in investment and technical support for secure digital connectivity…

The EU Commission adopts the European Innovation Council's €1.8 billion work programme for 2027, targeting breakthrough research, startups and scaleups.…

The OECD's Digital Economy and Society Outlook 2026 finds that 52% of large firms use AI, compared with 20% of…

EuroCommerce warns that recent cyber incidents targeting supermarket refrigeration systems expose vulnerabilities in Europe's retail infrastructure. The association calls for…

The EU Commission has launched the European Chip Design Platform, mobilising €525 million to support semiconductor start-ups and SMEs. The…

Canada has joined the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, gaining access to European supercomputing, AI and quantum resources. At the EU-Canada summit,…

The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) has launched three Horizon Europe projects worth €42 million to develop trustworthy generative AI…

The International Energy Agency (IEA) brought together more than 100 government and industry representatives to simulate rare earth supply disruptions…

The EU Commission has approved €319 million in Austrian State aid for Infineon's semiconductor facility in Villach. The project will…

The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) hosted its first Community Day in Bucharest, bringing together 110 participants from over 60…

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has introduced X.1711, the first international standard for quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols. It establishes…

The EU Council and Parliament have agreed to raise the ETS market stability reserve threshold from 400 million to 700…

The EU Parliament has adopted amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act, calling for a new European raw materials centre…

AI adoption across ten EU strategic sectors rose from 7% in 2021 to 18% in 2025, according to a new…

The EU and Ukraine agreed to deepen cybersecurity cooperation at their fifth Cyber Dialogue. A new arrangement between their Computer…

Speaking at a BusinessEurope event in Brussels, EU Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera calls for faster, simpler Important Projects of Common…

The EU Commission has selected 46 new strategic projects in 16 Member States under the Critical Raw Materials Act, bringing…

The European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) has announced seven Horizon Europe calls worth €576.3 million for industrial and…

The European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) is supporting six projects developing reusable rockets, smart engines, re-entry systems and…

The EU Commission has proposed a new Standardisation Regulation to cut average standards development from six to four years, widen…

Ireland’s International AI Summit will bring together EU policymakers and global technology leaders to debate Europe’s AI competitiveness, enterprise adoption,…

Global robot deployment accelerated in 2025, data of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) show. Professional service robot sales rose…

The EU Commission appointed Tanya Chetcuti as Director for Digital Workplace and Infrastructure within its Directorate-General for Digital Services (DG DIGIT).…

Europe remains a scientific leader but struggles to turn research into strategic technologies and productivity growth. An EU Commission report…

A German-led operation supported by Europol and Eurojust has seized KillSec’s servers and leak site, securing at least 110 terabytes…

EU Member States have agreed to strengthen the European Defence Agency (EDA) to support Defence Readiness 2030, expanding its work…

EU ministers called for stronger semiconductor production and faster progress from research to market, while weighing how revised merger guidelines…

ENISA finds that attacks on suppliers and other third parties can spread disruption across digital services. Public administration was the…

An EEA-Eionet horizon scan finds digitalisation can reduce emissions and resource use through smarter manufacturing, farming, mining and recycling. Yet…

The European Institutional Investors Pact will connect banks, pension funds and insurers with European venture capital and growth equity opportunities.…

The European Court of Auditors says the EU’s cybersecurity cooperation framework remains only partly effective, despite €1.4 billion in budget…

The EU Commission has proposed a common rating scheme covering data centres above 500 kW, assessing their energy and water…

An administrative arrangement will establish a joint working group to assess how South Korea could connect with IRIS², the EU’s…

The EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has deployed the initial operating capability of the Single Reporting Platform (SRP).  The Agency has…

At the International Space Summit in Paris, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for joint European investment in…

The EU Commission’s proposed European Innovation Act would create common rules for R&D procurement, introduce an EU preference, and develop…

EuroHPC JU and Sweden’s NAISS have inaugurated Arrhenius, a new mid-range supercomputer at Linköping University. Delivering more than 60 petaflops,…

The EU Commission has launched a maritime industry alliance to strengthen Europe’s manufacturing base, technological sovereignty and strategic autonomy through…

The second EU-Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Dialogue focused on how Europe’s new Chips Act 2.0 and rising demand for AI chips…

The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre has opened a €96 million funding call to strengthen Europe’s cyber capabilities and preparedness. Seven…

EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra will meet governments, lawmakers and industry leaders in Copenhagen and Helsinki to discuss how EU climate…

Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen will use the G20 Innovation Ministerial in the United States to promote Europe’s AI investment drive…

The EU’s next long-term budget must put competitiveness, industrial transformation, defence, security and strategic resilience at its core, European Council…

The EU Commission has approved the creation of a joint venture by AI Infrastructure Development, S.L. (‘ACS AIID'), Telefónica S.A. (‘Telefónica'),…

Europe has largely achieved basic 5G coverage, but advanced deployment and adoption remain uneven, according to the EU Commission’s 2026…