Healthcare cybersecurity experts invited to join EU advisory committee
The Commission is inviting experts to submit their application to become a member of the newly created Health Cybersecurity Advisory Board.
25/04/2025
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EU Commission calls: €140 million to deploy key digital technologies
The EU Commission has opened four new calls worth €140 million under the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) to advance the roll out of Artificial Intelligence (AI), promote advanced digital skills, expand the network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) and fight disinformation.
16/04/2025
New EU digital skills academies to boost tech sovereignty and competitiveness
Complementing the Cybersecurity Skills Academy, the new academies in Quantum Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Worlds will foster a more coordinated approach to digital skills education and training in the EU.
15/04/2025
EU launches €104 million call to boost Europe’s leadership in 6G
European leadership in the development of next-generation 6G mobile technologies is set to be boosted with the launch of a new €104 million call to support cutting-edge research and innovation in mobile networks.
15/04/2025
European Health and Digital Executive Agency: Discover AI-related projects
The European AI Strategy aims to position Europe as a leading hub for human-centric and reliable AI. The European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) is actively contributing to this AI revolution by funding AI-related projects. HaDEA manages more than 900 projects that either develop or apply AI tools. Explore some of the projects on this list.
15/04/2025
U.S. NIST updates U.S. Privacy Framework adding AI and privacy risk management
A draft update to the U.S. NIST Privacy Framework will enable organizations to use it seamlessly with the agency’s Cybersecurity Framework, which received its own update last year. Targeted changes to content and structure respond to stakeholder needs and make the document easier to use. NIST is soliciting feedback on the draft until June 13, 2025.
14/04/2025
Digital Trade Agreement with Singapore: EU Council moves one step closer
The EU Council today adopted the decision on the signature of the Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) with Singapore. It also preliminarily backed the decision on the conclusion of the agreement, pending the European Parliament’s consent.
14/04/2025
Important Projects of Common European Interest: EU launches Design Support Hub
The Hub’s work will allow Member States to directly assign candidates in line with IPCEI rules, which will accelerate the entire process. The launch of the Hub follows the Clean Industrial Deal Communication, published on 26 February 2025.
11/04/2025
EU Commission announces “AI Continent Action Plan” to become global AI leader
The race for leadership in AI is far from over. From cutting-edge foundation models to specialised AI applications, the AI landscape in the EU is dynamic. It is driven by research, emerging technologies, and a thriving ecosystem of startups and scaleups. The AI Continent Action Plan will boost the European Union’s AI innovation capabilities around five key pillars. Explore the details.
09/04/2025
EU Commission: Read-out of the Dialogue with the Automotive Industry
Participants voiced strong concerns about the broader implications of the US tariffs, particularly the risk of trade diversion. They highlighted the uncertainty these measures create for integrated supply chains – especially in the automotive sector – which span both sides of the Atlantic and are central to current business models.
09/04/2025
Europol publishes report on vulnerability of biometric recognition technologies
Europol’s tech experts team up with practitioners and academia to spearhead research against the potential exploitation of biometric identification systems. Explore their latest report.
08/04/2025
2025 Cleantech Conference: Video speech by EU Commission President von der Leyen
“Clean tech is a European success story. But we also know the challenges your businesses are facing: High energy costs, a lack of access to finance, unfair global competition, difficult sourcing of critical raw materials. If Europe is to continue to lead, then we must act now. And that is what this EU Commission is doing. In the last three months, we have delivered ten packages to make Europe more
08/04/2025
Tech sovereignty: First MEP exchange with Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen
Henna Vikkunen gave Internal Market MEPs an overview of the Commission’s achievements and forthcoming plans to boost EU competitiveness, security, and technological sovereignty.
07/04/2025
Major upgrade for EuroHPC Discoverer Supercomputer in Bulgaria
The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) world-class supercomputer Discoverer, hosted in Sofia, Bulgaria has unveiled an important upgrade with new functionalities enhancing its performance and AI capabilities.
03/04/2025
ECCC to finance €390m in cybersecurity projects under EU Digital Europe Programme
The Governing Board of the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre and Network (ECCC) adopted its first Cybersecurity Work Programme under Digital Europe Programme for 2025-2027. Priorities for investment range from new technologies for cybersecurity, including on AI and post-quantum transition, to actions for improving EU cyber resilience and supporting SMEs.
03/04/2025
How to procure and recycle critical raw materials in line with EU competition rules?
The EU Commission is seeking feedback from market participants on how European companies procure and recycle certain critical raw materials and the interplay with EU competition rules. This fact-finding exercise was announced in the Clean Industrial Deal Communication and aims to assess the need for greater industry cooperation in that field.
03/04/2025
EU Critical Raw Materials Act: Australian companies awarded strategic projects
Last week, forty-seven new Strategic Projects were adopted by the European Commission with over ten percent having Australian links. These Strategic Projects contribute significantly to Europe’s green and digital transitions, while supporting Europe’s defence industry and aerospace industries.
01/04/2025
EU Commission unveils toolbox to support citizens in navigating Virtual Worlds
The EU Commission has released a ‘Virtual Worlds Toolbox’, an online resource to help citizens navigate virtual environments. It explains how virtual worlds work and outlines citizens’ rights within the EU. The toolbox covers working, learning, and gaming in virtual spaces, and includes guidance on safety, cybersecurity, and protection against disinformation.
31/03/2025
Ukrainian Prime Minister on investments in energy, defence, agriculture, construction, and IT
Ukraine offers foreign businesses a wide range of investment opportunities in the most promising areas. This was emphasised by Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal during a business forum with representatives of Austrian business circles held in Kyiv.
31/03/2025
OECD sees sharp rise in government support for energy and defence R&D
Paris, 31 March 2025 Also available in: français Research and experimental development (R&D) expenditure in the
31/03/2025
ENISA unveils revised Strategy and Structure: Driving Change, Building Resilience
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) is evolving. Its revised strategic objectives and organisation empower the Agency to stay ahead of the curve in terms of cybersecurity challenges. Learn more about the changes at ENISA.
29/03/2025