Horizon 2020 Projects

EUREKA has announced the deadline for Celtic-Plus projects is 15 October.

The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide £100m (~€125m) to Societe Generale Equipment Finance to support investment by UK-based SMEs over the next two years.

A deal has been struck by the European Investment Bank that will assist SMEs in Germany

The European Commission has announced a new project aimed at encouraging newer EU member states to make the best use of Horizon 2020 and the Structural Funds.

The European Investment Bank’s (EIB) board of directors have approved new loans worth €1.1bn that will benefit SMEs and mid-cap firms in the EU.

The European Commission has adopted a partnership agreement with Portugal setting down the strategy for the optimal use of European Structural and Investment Funds in the country.

Germany has become the first EU member state to adopt an ERA strategy.

Malta University Consulting has announced a new course to assist researchers and scientists when applying for Horizon 2020 funding.

Cyprus and the Joint Research Centre have signed a new agreement focused on improving research and collaboration.

The COST Association and the European Commission have signed a new €300m Framework Partnership Agreement for a period of seven years.

The next deadline for submitting applications to Eurostars 2 is 11 September 2014.

An informal meeting of EU research ministers has emphasised the importance of investing in Europe’s research infrastructures.

There has been a substantial rise in the number of research proposals submitted to the first calls of Horizon 2020.

The European Commission has announced details of the 2015 Work Programme for Horizon 2020, though the pillars will receive less funding.

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is expecting to launch a call for its own Advanced Grants in mid-August.

The UK’s Nottingham University has said it will hold a special event on Horizon 2020, focusing on the ‘Europe in a Changing World’ Societal Challenge.

Details have been released regarding a brokerage event on Horizon 2020 in the Czech Republic.

The European Parliament has approved Ferdinando Nelli Feroci as the new European Commissioner for of Industry and Entrepreneurship.

The European Commission has published its Call for Twinning, which falls under the ‘Spreading excellence and widening participation’ objective in Horizon 2020.

A public consultation to define the next ‘Science with and for Society’ Work Programme has been launched in order to obtain views and contributions on its potential priorities.

Fine Gael’s Phil Hogan has been nominated by Irish Taoiseach Enda Kelly as Ireland’s next European Commissioner, replacing Màire Geoghegan-Quinn.

A contract for Joint European Torus facilities between the European Commission and the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, UK, has been signed.

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has signed a letter to Commission President-designate Jean-Claude Juncker, urging him to appoint a minimum of ten women to the next European Commission.

The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy will hold an exchange of views with Commissioner-designate Ferdinando Nelli Feroci on 14 July in Strasbourg.

The SHIFT²RAIL Joint Technology Initiative has been officially launched, along with six other public private partnerships set up under Horizon 2020 at an event in Brussels.

The Bio-based Industries Joint Technology Initiative has been launched.

The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Technology Initiative, established under Horizon 2020, has been launched, together with other six public private partnerships.

Today, the first call for proposals of Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) are launched, including the ECSEL Joint Undertaking.

European leaders and CEOs will jointly launch six JTIs and a JU aimed at tackling Europe’s major societal challenges, boosting growth and jobs on 9 July in Brussels.