The European Commission has published a communication launching the new economic strategy “Europe 2020”. The Europe 2020 Strategy is succeeding the Lisbon Strategy (2000-2010), with particular emphasis on the areas of research and innovation. more »

The NETWATCH information platform on transnational R&D programme collaboration with focus on the ERA-NET scheme has considerably expanded its information service for scientists and National RTD programme actors. more »

The European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council (ENIAC) has launched its third call for proposals. more »

The ARTEMIS Joint Technology Initiative has launched its third call for proposals. more »

An English reading version of the model employment contract is now available for German host institutions, which are about to recruit Marie Curie fellows through Initial Training Networks (ITN) or Intra-European Fellowships (IEF). more »

Following the re-allocation of resources within the European Commission, two new Directorates-General have been created, DG Energy (ENER) and DG Climate Action (CLIM). more »

Today, Prof. Helga Nowotny was elected by the ERC Scientific Council unanimously as the new President of the European Research Council (ERC). She will take office on March 1st, 2010. more »

Based on a report published by the Commission in October 2009, a comprehensive concept was launched concerning the Future Internet initiative which, most significantly, included a proposal for building a Future Internet Public Private Partnership (PPP).
In this context, DG INFSO is organising an “awareness raising” event which will take place in Nice/France on March 12, 2010. more »

KoWi, in co-operation with DFG, organizes an interview-training for applicants of the ERC StG-2010 call under the direction of a professional trainer. more »

The newly published opinion of the European Court of Auditors, “Improving the Financial Management of the European Union Budget: Risks and Challenges” aims to bring together the main messages of recent annual and special reports of the Court. more »

The European Parliament has approved the lineup of the next European Commission during its plenary session in Strasburg today, clearing the way for the 26 new EU-Commissioners. more »

As already announced, the European Commission has now introduced several new features for NEF (Negotiation Form Facility), the online tool to conduct FP7 contract negotiations. more »

In 2007 the European Commission introduced a new audit strategy which included the implementation of audits on behalf of the Commission for already audited projects within FP6. In addition, the calculation of systemic errors also for those projects not audited by the Commission during the process (extrapolation) has been adopted. more »

Today, the Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC) published its comments on the future "EU 2020" Strategy. more »

On January 29, 2010, the Joint Undertaking Clean Sky has published its third call for proposals. Deadline for the submission of proposals is April 27, 2010. more »

On the occasion of the second call of the JU Innovative Medicines Initiative the Federal Ministry of Research and Science jointly with the National Contact Point Life Sciences, KoWi and the IMI JU had organised in Brussels on 10 December 2009 a workshop on the protection of Intellectual Property Rights. more »

Within the project “USEandDIFFUSE” funded by FP7 a best-practice manual for the publication of R&D results has been published. more »

Prof. Dr. Fotis C. Kafatos will step down on the 1st of March 2010 from the position of President of the European Research Council and Scientific Council Chair. He will stay member of the Scientific Council. more »

The European Commission has adopted several modifications to the FP7 model grant agreement concerning Annex II and the list of special clauses. more »

The results of the 2009 ERC Advanced Grants Call are now available. more »

The ERC published an updated Guide for Peer Reviewers. more »

The European Commission has published the results of the Marie Curie Individual Fellowships - IEF, IIF) and IOF - on Cordis. The results for the Marie Curie Reintegration Grants - IRG and ERG are also available. more »

In the third ERC Starting Grant competition, 2873 proposals were submitted in total. more »

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has announced the results of its first call for the implementation of the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs). more »

The Research Directorate General of the European Commission has published the recommendations of three expert groups on the future of EU research policy in the post-2010 period and the development of the European Research Area (ERA). more »