Commission proposes Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) to support European leadership on critical technologies

Strengthening the competitiveness of the European economy through the green and digital transformations has been the EU’s strategic goal over the last years. Despite its inbuilt resilience, EU industry is being challenged by high inflation, labour shortages, supply chain disruptions, rising interest rates, and spikes in energy costs and input prices. This is paired with Read more about Commission proposes Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) to support European leadership on critical technologies[…]

Defence Industry: EU takes steps to invest almost €1.2 billion

The European Commission announced plans to grant a total EU funding of almost €1.2 billion supporting 61 collaborative defence research and development projects selected following the first ever calls for proposals under the European Defence Fund (EDF). With the proposals selected for funding, the EDF will support high-end defence capability projects such as the next generation of fighter aircrafts, Read more about Defence Industry: EU takes steps to invest almost €1.2 billion[…]