The Commission has published its proposal for Horizon Europe, an ambitious €100 billion research and innovation programme that will succeed Horizon 2020. The proposal was made as part of the EU’s proposal for the next EU long-term budget, the multiannual financial framework (MFF). Various building blocks were taken into account including the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020, the Lab-Fab-App report (informally the Lamy report), foresight studies and various other reports. Horizon Europe will incorporate policy missions to ensure the effectiveness of research and innovation funding by pursuing clearly defined targets. The Commission has engaged policy experts to develop studies, case studies and reports on how a mission-oriented policy approach will work. Read more about the next research and innovation framework programme.   ...

A Memorandum will be signed today, 26 April 2018 at Palais des Nations in Geneva, between EuroGeoSurveys and UNECE. This cooperation chiefly contributes in realizing a European Geological Knowledge Base for all resources. Download the press release...

“EU Raw Materials 2050: Roadmap to Success”  took place in Brussels on 17 April 2018. This Horizon2020 funded project brought together diverse stakeholders – including five European Technology Platforms (ETPs): Sustainable Minerals Resources, Forest, Construction, Sustainable Chemistry and Advanced Materials. The conference discussed the work of VERAM, its methodologies and its results including the launch of the “Research and Innovation Roadmap 2050: A Sustainable and Competitive Future for European Raw Materials”.  To learn more about the future of raw materials in Europe and the importance of the sector to European competitiveness, jobs and growth, as well as the need and capacity to innovate, we invite you to visit the VERAM Final Conference webpage. Images and presentations are also available. The full post-event report is available...

FORAM project just released his third newsletter! Find out more about: – the last World Resources Forum 2017 – the questionnaire for stakeholders – the global mapping of existing Raw Materials initiatives – the INTRAW and FORAM project round table during the last Raw Materials Week edition Click here to download the...

EuroGEOSS is the European component of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) with a focus on coordinating and scaling up user-driven applications being developed in Europe. This GEO regional initiative aims to improve user uptake of Earth Observation data and improve forecasting capabilities for sound decision-making by governments for Europe’s benefit. The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) – a global effort to increase our understanding of Earth processes and improve forecasting. GEO is a partnership of more than 100 governments, 100 participating organisations and the European Commission. GEO implements GEOSS – decisions and actions for the benefit of humankind are informed by coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations. To get more details about EuroGEOSS visit the website and click here to download the infographic....