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New Market Opportunities Highlighted at EU Fusion Business Forum

Over 150 organizations, including industry leaders, start-ups, and research institutes, gathered at the EU Fusion Business Forum in Berlin. The event, organized by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy, brought together Fusion for Energy (F4E) and the ITER Organization to explore the potential of fusion energy and discuss the latest market opportunities from projects like ITER.

New MiCA Regulations Enhance Retail Investor Transparency

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets overseer, has issued the second final report under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). This report includes eight draft technical standards designed to boost transparency.

Targeted at retail investors, the second final report offers clear directives for service providers on disclosure, record-keeping, and data standards for oversight by National Competent Authorities (NCAs).

EU and Nefco Initiative to Restore and Modernize Public Utilities in Ukraine's Northern and Southern Regions

Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the country has faced a severe crisis with profound human and economic repercussions. In response, the European Union has launched a EUR 75 million grant-funded initiative, in collaboration with Nefco, to repair and modernize critical infrastructure in Ukraine.

Stability in Leisure Time Satisfaction in the EU

In 2022, the average satisfaction with leisure time across the EU stood at 6.8 on a scale from 0 (completely dissatisfied) to 10 (completely satisfied), mirroring the results from the previous survey conducted in 2018. This data is part of a broader framework assessing quality of life, which includes both quantitative and qualitative measures of leisure and social interactions.

Eurostat Launches New Tourism Satellite Accounts Webpage for Europe

Eurostat has unveiled a new webpage dedicated to tourism satellite accounts (TSA) in Europe, as part of its experimental statistics section.

The newly released experimental data offers indicators that evaluate the economic contribution of the tourism sector. This complements existing information from the accommodation sector and household surveys, which primarily focus on visitor movements within and between countries.

Interreg NEXT MED Programme upcoming first call for proposals

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The Managing Authority of the Interreg NEXT MED Programme, in agreement with the representatives of the 15 participating countries, has announced the upcoming first call for proposals

With a substantial budget of €103.6 million, this call represents a unique opportunity to fund transnational cooperation projects aimed at catalyzing positive transformations, nurturing collective progress, and encouraging sustainable and inclusive development throughout the Mediterranean area.

Interreg Germany - Denmark | Call 2024

The German-Danish cooperation between the southern parts of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein has a long tradition and at the same time varies. The current program area and thus the funding region for Interreg Germany-Danmark includes the Syddanmark region and the Sjælland region on the Danish side and the districts of Nordfriesland, Ostholstein, Plön, Rendsburg-Eckernförde and Schleswig-Flensburg on the German side as well as the independent cities of Flensburg, Kiel and Lübeck and Neumünster.

The 2024 call refers to priorities 2, 3 and 4.

EU Programmes 2021-2027

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The European Union (EU) has announced its new programmes for the period between 2021 and 2027, with a focus on sustainability, digital transformation, and innovation. These programmes are aimed at improving the lives of EU citizens, boosting the European economy, and increasing the EU's global competitiveness.

1st URBACT IV Call for Action Planning Networks

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The call is addressed primarily to city administrations that are willing to work with other European cities to develop and implement Integrated Action Plans to respond to their local challenges. 

Cities and other public bodies from the Member States and Partner States (Norway and Switzerland) of the European Union, as well as countries benefitting from the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) are eligible to receiving funding for their participation in Action Planning Networks.

2nd Call Interreg Euro-MED closing on 27.10.2022

The deadline of the second call of Interreg Euro-MED is close, the 27th of October at 13.00 p.m.

 The call is targeted to thematic projects focused on the “Smarter and Greener Mediterranean” Programme priorities and their related specific objectives:

1. Smarter Mediterranean:
• 1.1 “Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies”.