Category: Research and Innovation
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Chip Design Platform Gives European Start-Ups a €525 Million Boost
Leuven: A new European chip design platform will mobilise €525 million to help start-ups and small firms turn semiconductor ideas into working silicon, the European Commission said when it launched…
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Albania Anti-SLAPP Law Opens to Public Consultation Under EU Directive
Tirana: The Albania anti-SLAPP law entered public consultation on 9 November 2026, giving journalists, lawyers and civil society until 7 December to comment on a draft that seeks to transpose…
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DAC Recast Draft Report Rejects Pillar Two Exemption for Big Groups
Coimbra: The DAC recast faces its first real test in the European Parliament this week, as members of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) table amendments by 12 November…
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Credit Rating Agencies Must Explain ESG Drivers Under Two New EU Acts
Eschborn: Credit rating agencies operating in the EU will have to show how environmental, social and governance factors move their ratings, after the European Commission adopted two delegated regulations on…
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ICCAT Annual Meeting in Vilamoura Tests EU Stance on Tropical Tuna
Vilamoura: The ICCAT annual meeting opens in Vilamoura, on Portugal’s Algarve coast, on 16 November 2026, and the European Union arrives seeking larger tropical tuna quotas without weakening the science…
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Dual-Use Export Controls Reach Chipmaking Tools as EU Scrutiny Ends
Veldhoven: Europe’s dual-use export controls are about to cover a new generation of chipmaking equipment, as the scrutiny window for the Commission’s 2026 update of the control list closes in…
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High-Speed Rail Fraud Probe Puts EU Funds on Madrid-Seville Line
Toledo: A second high-speed rail fraud probe now targets EU money spent on the Madrid-Seville line, after the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) announced fresh investigative measures on 6 November…
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Tenth EU Bond Issuance of 2026 Draws Over €152 Billion in Orders
Frankfurt: The European Commission raised €8 billion on 11 November 2026 in its tenth syndicated EU bond issuance of the year, and investors placed orders worth more than €152 billion…
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Product Liability Ruling Widens Where Faulty Goods Count as Marketed
Karlsruhe: The Court of Justice of the European Union has widened the reach of the EU product liability conflict rule, holding that a product can be marketed not only where…
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Social Protection Spending Reaches €5.2 Trillion as Croatia Leads
Zagreb: Social protection spending in the European Union reached €5,183 billion in 2025, up 4.9% on the previous year, according to early estimates that Eurostat published on 6 November 2026.…
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Solidarity Pool for 2027 Takes Shape as Four Frontline States Qualify
Nicosia: The European Commission has proposed a second Solidarity Pool for 2027 after finding that Greece, Spain, Cyprus and Italy face migratory pressure, opening the way for other member states…
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India Horizon Europe Association Deal Set for January 2027 Start
New Delhi: The European Commission and India have concluded talks on an India Horizon Europe association agreement, a step announced on 6 November 2026 that would let Indian researchers draw…
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Fundamental Rights Foresight Report Maps Five Futures for 2040
Graz: The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights published a fundamental rights foresight report on 29 October 2026 that maps how rights protection in Europe could erode, or strengthen, by 2040.…
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Veterinary Medicines Committee Backs First Limited-Market Horse Drug
Utrecht: The European committee that assesses veterinary medicines recommended five new products at its November meeting, including the first medicine backed under the EU limited market framework since new rules…
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IOSS 150 Euro Threshold Set to Go as Ministers Back VAT Overhaul
Liège: EU finance ministers agreed on 9 November 2026 to scrap the IOSS 150 euro threshold, opening the way for VAT rules that treat every imported online parcel the same…
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House Price to Income Ratio Rose 6.8 percent Across the EU Since 2015
Porto: Eurostat data released on 9 November 2026 show that the EU house price to income ratio stood 6.8% higher in 2025 than in 2015, confirming that home prices have…
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Infineon GaN Plant in Villach Secures €319 Million in Austrian Support
Villach: The European Commission has approved €319 million in Austrian State aid for an Infineon GaN plant in Villach, Carinthia, in a decision announced on 28 October 2026. The direct…
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Belgian Offshore Wind Aid of €2.04 Billion Revives North Sea Tender
Ostend: The European Commission cleared €2.04 billion in Belgian offshore wind aid on 10 November 2026, giving Belgium a fresh legal basis to restart the first tender in the Princess…
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NextGenerationEU Debt Could Hit 1 Trillion Euros Warn Court Auditors
Milan: NextGenerationEU debt could push outstanding EU borrowing to 1 trillion euros by 2027, the European Court of Auditors warned in its annual report of 8 October 2026. Euronews reported…
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Third Quarter Euro Area GDP Growth Hits 0.4 Percent As Ireland Surges
Dublin: Euro area GDP grew by 0.4 percent in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, and the European Union as a whole grew by 0.5 percent,…
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Critical Infrastructure Buckled Under 2026 Heat Drought And Storms
Copenhagen: The European Environment Agency has warned that critical infrastructure failed in several sectors at once during the extreme weather of 2026, and it says repairing damaged assets will not…
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Pesticide Approval Periods Decision Waits Until December After Protest
Bordeaux: The fight over pesticide approval periods has moved into December, after the European Parliament again postponed a vote on the Commission’s plan to lengthen them. AFP reported on 5…
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Flight Refund Rules Make Travel Agents Pay Back Within 14 Days
Palma: The European Parliament has approved new flight refund rules that make travel agents and booking platforms return the full ticket price, including their own fee, within 14 days of…
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European Arrest Warrant Ruling Shuts Door On Sentence Challenges
Luxembourg: The Court of Justice ruled on 3 November 2026 that a disproportionate sentence does not, by itself, let a national court refuse a European arrest warrant. The judgment, reported…