The EU Commission has taken a key step in advancing Europe’s technological leadership and sustainability goals by creating three new European Partnerships on advanced materials, textiles, and photovoltaics. Established under Horizon Europe, these partnerships will drive growth, sustainability, and resilience.
With the extension, the free flow of data with the UK would be maintained until 27 December 2025. This will allow for the legislative process in the UK to be concluded. Once concluded, the EU Commission will assess the new UK legal framework and decide on its adequacy.
The centrepiece of the agenda for this meeting will be competitiveness. The EU leaders will follow up on the Special European Council on 6 March, notably on recent developments related to Ukraine and the next steps on defence following the presentation of the White Paper on the Future of European Defence. Finally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is expected to join the Summit.
CHIPDIPLO will create a dynamic EU Semiconductor Diplomacy Network to strengthen the EU’s economic security and develop a European economic foreign policy. The consortium is well-connected within industry and policy-maker circles across Member States. It boasts a proven track record of successful policy dialogues and partnerships with leading think tanks in America and Asia.
At the margin of the EU Competition Council, ministers of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the Netherlands agreed to reinforce their cooperation to strengthen European’s competitiveness and strategic autonomy in the semiconductor sector. They will support research, expanding production capacity, and fostering a highly skilled workforce.
Industry and internal market ministers exchanged views on four issues: competitiveness of European industry, the future of the single market, the simplification omnibuses and the EU industry in the context of carbon border adjustment mechanism.
The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has selected six new sites across Europe to host additional AI Factories, which are set to be deployed next year in Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Poland, and Slovenia. France and Germany will establish AI Factories, which operate alongside Europe’s first exascale supercomputers, Alice Recoque and JUPITER. Meanwhile, Austria, Bulgaria, Poland and Slovenia, will deploy new AI-optimised systems with AI Factories to further expand Europe’s
Last year, U.S. NIST standardized a set of encryption algorithms that can keep data secure from a cyberattack by a future quantum computer. Now, NIST has selected a backup algorithm that can provide a second line of defense for the task of general encryption, which safeguards internet traffic and stored data alike.
The European Commission has launched today a consultation inviting all interested stakeholders to comment on its draft State Aid Framework accompanying the Clean Industrial Deal (‘CISAF’).
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have announced a collaborative effort to improve mitigation measures against harmful interference in satellite systems.
The EU and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) have concluded negotiations for a landmark Digital Trade Agreement (DTA), underscoring their commitment to a strong and reliable partnership that is fit to face the fast-paced digital developments of today.
EU-funded researchers have developed smart tags to guarantee the authenticity and traceability of wine from vineyard to table, helping to combat counterfeiting and boost consumer trust.
Supported by EuroHPC JU funding, the DARE project launched to develop cutting-edge HPC hardware and software based on RISC-V, an open instruction set architecture poised to power exascale and post-exascale supercomputers.
NIS360 helps national authorities and cybersecurity agencies navigate NIS2 implementation by providing a comprehensive overview, key priorities, areas for improvement, and a progress tracker across sectors. It also supports policymakers at national and EU levels with insights to shape policy, strategy, and cyber resilience initiatives.
From children at school to those reaching retirement, this initiative will empower people across Europe with the skills they need to thrive. It will also encourage the portability of skills across the continent through the free movement of knowledge and innovation.
On Wednesday, 5 March 2025, the Museum of the Polish Army in Warsaw hosted a meeting of EU ministers responsible for cybersecurity in the TTE Council format – the first ever entirely dedicated to the European Union’s cybersecurity. The meeting culminated in the unanimous adoption of the Warsaw Call, addressing key cybersecurity challenges.
The European Commission presents concrete actions that will ensure a robust and sustainable automotive sector and help unleash its innovative power: “To maintain a strong european production base and avoid strategic dependencies, we will make available €1.8 billion to create a secure and competitive supply chain for battery raw materials, which will help support the growth of the European automotive industry.”
In an introductory speech, BEREC Chair Robert Mourik (ComReg, Ireland) spoke about the future of the European telecommunications framework: “The current framework was initially designed to tackle vertically-integrated former monopolists but due to technological changes, such as the roll out of fibre, networks require a different regulatory approach.”
The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) launched a Research and Innovation call to enhance collaboration with key stakeholders at world level on large-scale Generative AI models, in particular with the Trillion Parameter Consortium (TPC).
The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) provides advice and relevant information to the EU Parliament, the Council, and the EU Commission in the field of electronic communications and digital services. BEREC Chair Marko Mišmaš now invites stakeholders and interested parties to submit proposals for projects to be incorporated in the BEREC Work Programme 2026.
“Europe has been an industrial leader for centuries, because we have always managed to ride the wave of change. Our industries have constantly renewed and remodelled. By families, who passed on their knowledge from one generation to the next. And by disruptors, who dared to leave the old path for the new one” – EU Commission President von der Leyen.
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