✨ Blast from the past: step back into the 1980s & discover some of the origins of EU research & innovation! 🚀
This innovative era laid the foundations for 4⃣0⃣ years of groundbreaking advancements.
Watch the full film ▶️
#EU40YearsRI
Superbe symbole de voir les couleurs de l’Union Européenne 🇪🇺 durant la cérémonie d’ouverture des Jeux Olympiques de Paris 🇫🇷
#Paris2024
Bonne chance à tous les athlètes!
It is an honor to accept the nomination for Bulgarian Commissioner. I thank President
@vonderleyen
for giving me the chance to advocate for the future of 🇪🇺 by entrusting me with the role of Commissioner-designate for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth.
Thrilled to welcome Canada to the
@HorizonEU
family! 🎉
We will be able to intensify our cooperation and enable our brightest minds to tackle global challenges together.
Let's spark innovation across continents! 🇪🇺🇨🇦
👉
#EUCanadaSummit
#HorizonEU
Happy to welcome the United Kingdom back to the
@HorizonEU
family! 🇪🇺🇬🇧
A win-win for both sides and for global scientific progress.
Together, we can push further and faster. 💪
Read more 👉
Happy to announce that in the context of ongoing negotiations between 🇪🇺 and 🇨🇭, Swiss entities can apply to 2025 ERC Starting Grants, ERC Synergy Grants and ERC Consolidator Grants as beneficiaries 🚀.
@EUScienceInnov
@MarosSefcovic
Happy to confirm exploratory talks on Swiss 🇨🇭association to Horizon Europe 🇪🇺can start.
We are ready!
EU is open to cooperation in research and innovation with partners who share our values. 🤝
Today, the
@EU_Commission
endorsed the common understanding with Switzerland, reached after 18 months of exploratory talks.
It will frame the negotiation of a broad package between the EU and Switzerland.
This is a welcome and important step in our bilateral relationship.
Exciting start of my first working week as a confirmed Commissioner!
Just arrived in beautiful Cacéres 🇪🇸 where I attend the Ministerial meeting on culture and discuss with Ministers how to better valorise culture and best protect our cultural heritage for the benefit of people!
Delighted that 🇨🇭 entities can now apply to
@ERC_Research
2024 calls as we enter official negotiations for Swiss association to
#HorizonEU
&
#EURATOM
Research & Training programme!
More info 👉
Many universities across the EU, one degree.
A new
#EuropeanDegree
built on common criteria, recognised across the EU. 🇪🇺
It will prepare students for work and life in a globalised world, and promote EU competitiveness and open strategic autonomy.
👉
Thrilled to launch three initiatives boosting EU research and innovation cooperation with Ukraine!
🇪🇺🤝🇺🇦
☑️Horizon Europe Office in Kyiv
☑️EIC action for Ukrainian deep tech community
☑️EIT Community Hub
My speech 👉
And 🧵with more info👇
🎉 Exciting news!
#EUBudget
has secured €12.9bn for
@HorizonEU
(€85m increase) & €3.8bn for
@EUErasmusPlus
(+€60m)!
🌟 Heartfelt thanks to everyone who championed the funding for EU programmes shaping our future! 🇪🇺🔬🎓
More info 👉
From 1 January 2024, the UK has become an associated country to
#HorizonEU
🇪🇺🤝🇬🇧
Today, I am in London to welcome the UK back in the Horizon family!
❓ How is this impacting UK beneficiaries?
❓ What does it mean for them?
This is what they said 👇
As strongly stressed by
@vonderleyen
, Bulgaria and Romania fulfil all criteria to join the Schengen area. It’s high time that they become a fully-fledged member!
La Bulgarie et la Roumanie ont montré la voie en mettant en avant les bonnes pratiques en matière d’asile et de retour.
Elles font partie de notre espace Schengen.
Laissons-les enfin entrer, sans plus de retard !
#SOTEU
📢
#HorizonEU
work programme 2023-24 update is out!
What's new?
🔸total 2024 budget of €7.3 billion
🔸more funding for
#EUMissions
and the
#NewEuropeanBauhaus
🔸experimental actions to attract newcomers and support young researchers
And there's more👉
The results of
#MSCA
Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 are out! Congratulations to the 1,249 successful researchers! 👏👏👏
€260 million will allow them to pursue groundbreaking research and work alongside the best scientists in 🇪🇺 and beyond.
More ➡️
🆕Today, we published the strategic plan for the last 3⃣ years of
#HorizonEU
, 2025-27!
What's new?
What are the main objectives for EU
#research
&
#innovation
?
Where will the money go?
Read more here 👉
and have a look below 👇
UK's association to
#HorizonEU
is a win-win & symbol of the renaissance of 🇪🇺🇬🇧 relationship.
Congratulations to the
@royalsociety
and
@SciTechgovuk
on a stellar launch event! 👏
Now, let's make sure we reap full benefits of UK's association!
My op-ed👉
Good news for R&I! 🔬🧪👩🏻🔬
As I voiced in my exchange with members of
@Europarl_EN
, the EU needs to cooperate with like-minded countries. Today‘s announcement is a welcome step in this direction.🇪🇺🤝🇬🇧
The EU is a global leader in Research & Innovation.
#Horizon
is critical to preserve technological edge.
Today’s political agreement on the UK’s participation in Horizon Europe and Copernicus will strengthen science across the whole of Europe.
Looking forward to meeting
First meeting with Sir Patrick Vallance, the new 🇬🇧Minister of State for Science, at the
@G7
in Bologna.
Excellent discussion on ways of making full use of UK's association to
@HorizonEU
and on new opportunities for cooperation!
📢 Exciting news: EU countries have just adopted two key initiatives on digital education and skills, proposed by the
@EUCommision
!
Major step for high-quality, inclusive digital education in Europe with people at the heart.🧑🎓💻
👉
Empowering
#WomenInSTEM
is crucial for equality.
Despite progress, with 41% of EU's scientists being women, we need to go further.
Through
@HorizonEU
& initiatives like Girls Go Circular, we are working to close the gap.
My op-ed 👉
New expert group on the interim evaluation of
#HorizonEurope
is starting work today! 🔬
Drawing lessons from the past and building on a wealth of experience, they will help us shape future of 🇪🇺
#research
and
#innovation
.
👉
Science must guide our policymaking. Today at
#COMPET
, EU countries recognised this.
👏Applauding
@EUCouncil
's commitment to integration of science in public policies.
Thrilled to contribute to the future of
#Science4Policy
!
Council Conclusions👉
Productive meeting with
@BillGates
on pressing issues related to the deployment of innovative green technologies.
We are teaming up to ensure that game-changing innovations to achieve 🇪🇺 climate neutrality are at home in 🇪🇺!
🎉I am delighted to announce that together with Minister Lee Jong Ho, we have concluded negotiations on 🇰🇷’s association to
#HorizonEU
!
Bringing the great minds of 🇰🇷 and 🇪🇺 closer together to solve our common global challenges.
👉
#GlobalApproach
Honoured to congratulate EU-backed physicist Ferenc Krausz at the
#NobelPrize
ceremony in Stockholm yesterday. 👏
Proud that EU research funding supported him and fellow 2023 Physics laureate Anne L’Huillier through
@ERC_Research
,
#MSCA
&
#ResearchInfrastructures
!
We are unleashing €627m in
@ERC_Research
grants to fuel excellent research in Europe!
👏 My heartfelt congratulations to all the brilliant scientists. Especially thrilled by growing success of women in this grant competition funded under
@HorizonEU
🇪🇺
👉
Canada is joining
#HorizonEU
!
How is this association impacting the
#research
community & the civil society? 🇪🇺🤝🇨🇦
👂 We’ve reached out to Canadian beneficiaries to hear what they think ↓
This year, we are celebrating 4⃣0⃣ years of EU research and innovation, starting with the 1984 Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development.
See the real-world impact of
#EUfunded
research through these 4⃣0⃣ stories 👉
#EU40YearsRI
📍 Today, I'm at the University of Edinburgh to celebrate the association of the UK to Horizon Europe 🇪🇺🤝🇬🇧
And Scottish beneficiaries of
#HorizonEU
are celebrating it with me👏🏴
Read more about what they have to say 👇
📣And the winners of the 2023
#iCapitalAwards
🏆 are…
🌟Lisbon: Capital of Innovation
🌟Linköping: Rising Innovative city
Congratulations on their achievements in using innovation to build a better place to live!
Publicly funded
#research
must serve the public good📚🌍
Discover a new study from
@EU_Commission
on how to enhance research access & reuse, highlighting the importance of open science for research & innovation
👉
The 2024
#RIDaysEU
programme is live! 🚀
➡️
Join us to:
✅celebrate the 40-year journey since our 1st Framework Programme
✅help chart a way to a greener, fairer & more competitive Europe through R&I
Registrations will open soon!
#RIWeek2024
Today I am in Italy to visit the
@EU_ScienceHub
laboratories in Ispra and meet the scientists working here.
Their work is not always visible, but it underpins our progress in key areas like security, sustainability and health.
#Science4Policy
🇪🇺
❓Did you know that EU-funded
#research
&
#innovation
supported the development of the first COVID-19 vaccines?
💡Discover more achievements in the final evaluation of the Horizon 2020 programme!
#H2020
👉
Warm congratulations to the Nobel prize laureates Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier! 🏆
Proud the support of the European Research Council contributes to ground-breaking research benefiting humankind and finds recognition through the most prestigious award!
BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023
#NobelPrize
in Physics to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter.”
Today, we are awarding new
@ERC_Research
Starting Grants to emerging science talent!
€780m from
@HorizonEU
will support the curiosity and passion of researchers at the beginning of their career. 🇪🇺
I wish them all success!
More info 👇
Thrilled to launch EU-Japan Enhanced Dialogue on
#AdvancedMaterials
together with Vice-Minister Hiroki Matsuo! 🇪🇺 🇯🇵
It will strengthen our research and innovation cooperation and provide us with new opportunities.
More info 👉
🇨🇭🤝 Promising steps following Common Understanding with EU!
It lays down an agreement for potential association to
#HorizonEU
.
🌐 We are prepared to follow suit by submitting negotiating guidelines to
@EUCouncil
!
👉
❗️Just announced: €1.25 billion from
@HorizonEU
in the 2024
@MSCActions
calls! 🇪🇺
This will support
🟣 Thousands of researchers
🟣 Doctoral and postdoctoral programmes
🟣 Collaborative research projects
More info ➡️
Apply today!
When Europe is bold, it gets things done.
And our work is far from over – so let’s stand together.
Let’s deliver today and prepare for tomorrow.
My
#SOTEU
address ↓
📣Apply for the
#ErasmusPlus
Call 2024!
With a budget of €4.3 billion, we are funding:
🔹mobility of people in the fields of education, training, youth & sport
🔹cooperation projects
🔹support to innovative ideas for policy reforms
👉
Excited to inaugurate the 6th edition of
#EduSummitEU
!
Today, we gather to share ideas, inspire each other and take stock of our progress in building
#EuropeanEducationArea
. 👩🎓👨🎓
Let's shape the future of education together! 💪
My keynote 👉
❓Did you know that Horizon 2020 improved gender balance in research teams?👩🔬
What else did this 🇪🇺
#research
and
#innovation
programme do for
#genderequality
?
Women made up:
👉42% of evaluation panel members
👉42% of
#MSCA
fellows
Full
#H2020
story 👉
📣Young Europeans, you are the leaders of tomorrow and changemakers of today.
We're giving you a stronger voice in EU policymaking and addressing your concerns in areas that matter most to you.
#EYY2022
More 👉
Press conference👉
Congratulations to Borys Budka on being elected Chair of the
@Europarl_EN
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, and to Nela Riehl on becoming Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education! 🇪🇺
Looking forward to working with you for a prosperous and innovative Europe!
🔵1 million applications
🔵Over 35k
#H2020
projects
🔵177 countries involved
These are some key figures from the final evaluation of Horizon 2020, our 🇪🇺
#research
and
#innovation
programme 2014-20.
📢Out today!👉
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for making this 6th
#EduSummitEU
a success!
Some takeaways:
🔹Successful policymaking is evidence-based
🔹Cross-sectoral and lifelong learning perspective
🔹More dialogue and citizens' engagement
Let’s keep working together! 🤝
An additional €3 million in
#HorizonEU
is available for Ukraine’s researchers 🕊🇺🇦
It will fund 65 projects across a wide range of scientific domains under the
@EURIZON_EU
Fellowship Programme.
It complements other initiatives as we
#StandWithUkraine
🇪🇺🇺🇦 Proud to announce €10M in extra funding for Ukrainian researchers via our programme
#MSCA4Ukraine
.
This top-up from
@HorizonEU
will enable 50 displaced researchers to advance their crucial work elsewhere in Europe.
Read more ➡️
#StandWithUkraine
Such a pleasure to kick off the European Youth Week at the
#LevelUp2024
event in the
@Europarl_EN
!
The Week is all about making sure that young voices are heard, loud and clear.
My speech 👉
📢Save the date:
#EUmissions
info days are less than one month away!
📅25 & 26 April
📍Online at
❓Find out what
#HorizonEU
Work Programme 2024 has in store for the five EU Missions and cross-cutting activities.
More info 👉
Excellent first meeting with 🇪🇺 ministers of culture in the framework of the Informal Council in Cacéres! 🇪🇸
We exchanged ideas on how to raise the economic, social and environment role of culture and its recognition as a global public good.
Excited to announce the opening of registrations for the
#RIWeek2024
🚀
Join me for an amazing journey across 40 years of
#EUfunded
achievements & discover their results!
Explore, engage & debate the future of R&I 👉
#RIDaysEU
#EICsummit
#EU2024BE
My heartfelt congratulations to
@EZaharievaMFA
🇧🇬who takes over the research and innovation portfolio in the next College of Commissioners! 🌟 Your leadership and vision will be pivotal in driving Europe's scientific and innovative future forward. 🚀
Every member of my team will bring in their own experience and perspectives on Europe.
Together, we will be one team, working towards one common goal.
To make Europe stronger.
🌟A period of study abroad isn’t just a trip, it’s a transformative journey.
Excited to present how we plan to make
#LearningMobilityEU
an opportunity for all 🇪🇺learners and teachers!🧑🎓👩🎓
My remarks ➡️
Press release ➡️
I was glad to open today a joint
@EP_ScienceTech
and
@ERC_Research
conference on science-based solutions for sustainable food.
Curiosity-driven research often addresses our global challenges.
It can also provide best evidence for informed decision-making.
#STOA
Today, the
@EU_Commission
supported the
#NewEuropeanBauhaus
vision with Investment Guidelines. They offer a practical framework for both private and public investments, ensuring NEB principles are integrated into living spaces.
Read more 👉
Pleased to announce the
@MSCActions
Doctoral Networks 2023 call results!
This year, with a whopping €443m budget from
@HorizonEU
, we are supporting 1900 doctoral candidates in 128 programmes.
Interested? The next funding round starts on 29 May!
➡️
Thrilled to announce first steps in establishing a new network of European VC investors to co-invest with the EIC Fund in innovative deep-tech companies! 📈
Together, we can unlock the full potential of VC investments in disruptive technologies.✨
Generative AI can boost
#research
but needs to be used responsibly.
New guidelines developed with
#EUResearchArea
Forum are there to help! ✨
This is a living document: give us your feedback 👉
Congratulations to Ursula von der Leyen on her re-election as European Commission President! 🇪🇺
Your continued leadership and vision are vital for Europe's future. Looking forward to seeing the positive impact of your work in the years ahead!
Great exchanges yesterday with the management and staff of the Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, led by
@lemaitre_eu
!
As we start this election year, we agreed it’s vital to show how EU-funded R&I makes a difference for the people. 💪🇪🇺
Quality education available to all Europeans.
This is at the heart of the
#EuropeanEducationArea
, and we are working to make it a reality.
Join us at the
#EduSummitEU
tomorrow at 09:30 CET, live-streamed on web and
@EUErasmusPlus
.
👉
We have a deal! 👏
Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area will continue in 2025-27. 🌍
#PRIMA
is science diplomacy in action, addressing:
💧water management
🌾agriculture
🍲food systems challenges
👉
Delighted to discover the impressive
@TheCrick
and start my 2-day mission to the UK 🇬🇧, with Viscount Camrose and Sir Paul Nurse.
Great to visit
#EUfunded
projects for a healthier society.
A testament to the benefits of collaboration through
#HorizonEU
!
At the EU Youth Conference in Ghent, I was happy to discuss how our youth shapes Europe's future 🌍.
Your engagement is key as we tackle climate change & misinformation. Let's keep the conversation going and ensure your voice is heard in the elections.
Your vote matters! 🗳️
We continue supporting 🇺🇦 research community!
#MSCA4Ukraine
will support another 50 displaced doctoral & postdoctoral researchers with €10m from
@HorizonEU
.
👉
📢 Today, I am happy to announce the launch of the ERA Talent Platform during the
#EURAXESSBiennial2024
!
This new tool will provide researchers with seamless access to a range of services. Great news for the European Research Area!
👉
⬇️
It's official: today, the 🇪🇺 Partnership for Research & Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) was extended by three years.
👉
Thrilled to welcome Bulgaria as a new participating country! 🇧🇬
What an exciting journey it has been!
The
#RIWeek2024
was a wonderful celebration of the excellent results of EU-funded
#research
&
#innovation
over the last 40 years.
Now let's step together into the future, championing a greener, fairer & more competitive 🇪🇺
Европейската комисия приветства взетото днес единодушно решение от Съвета за присъединяване на Румъния и България към Шенгенското пространство, като се започне с премахване на проверките по въздушните и морските граници, считано от март 2024 г.
Honoured to meet EU Women Innovator Prize winner, Prof. Rana Sanyal, co-founder of
@RS_Research_TR
. 🌟
@ranasanyal_
won
#WiPrizeEU
for her ground-breaking work in smart nanomedicines for targeted chemotherapy. 🇪🇺🇹🇷
She is a role model and an inspiration! 💪
Research infrastructures are crucial for Europe's research and innovation. 🔬
We need to ensure their sustainability and boost international cooperation while upholding our values.
Congrats to
@eu2023es
on the Tenerife declaration! 👏
#COMPET
👉
Timely report:
@ERC_Research
has funded >1,000 research projects developing AI, using machine learning in applications and studying its impact.
👉
Now stay tuned for our Scientific Advice Mechanism's opinion on AI on 15 April! ✨
Félicitations à la ville de Bourges pour avoir été sélectionnée en tant que Capitale Européenne de la Culture 2028! 🇫🇷 🇪🇺
Une unique opportunité de mettre en avant son riche héritage culturel et artistique au sein de l’Europe.
#EuropeanCapitalOfCulture
#Bourges2028
🗣️ The
#ErasmusPlus
2024 European Universities call is open today.
We are gearing up to reach the goal of at least 60
#EuropeanUniversities
alliances with more than 500 universities by mid-2024!
Join the initiative and apply by 6 February 2024.
More 👉
For many,
@EUErasmusPlus
represents what the EU stands for. 🇪🇺 But not everyone knows about the range of opportunities it offers.
The new podcast series “Erasmus+ Revealed” will ‘show-cast’ them all!
Coming this week ⏯️
The heart of a robust and competitive research and innovation system lies in its researchers. 👩🔬👨🔬
New plan agreed at
#COMPET
is vital for attracting research talent to Europe and for retaining it here. 🇪🇺
Let’s put it in action!👉
#EuropeanResearchArea
❓Did you know that long-term
#research
&
#innovation
investment has a huge impact on our economy? 💶
Horizon 2020 led to:
🔵20% additional growth in employment
🔵€ 15.9 billion average annual 🇪🇺 GDP increase
💡
#H2020evaluation
👉
Just out: a thought-provoking🆕policy brief on how to harness
#AI
for science.
Leadership in AI-powered science⏩ leadership in innovation⏩ EU's competitive edge & technological sovereignty.
Read it here 👉
For two years, Ukraine has shown not only immense strength and courage but also intellect and talent.
Our research, education or culture programmes have been part of EU support to the country defending itself against the Russian aggression and to people fleeing the war 👇
1/4
How is the UK association to Horizon Europe impacting the
#research
community & the society? 🇪🇺🤝🇬🇧
👂 We’ve reached out to UK beneficiaries to hear what they think! 👇
#HorizonEU