DG HR’s Corporate Social Responsibility team held a workshop with Belgian NGOs to explore new ways of cooperation in volunteering - including through the ‘EC Staff Volunteer for a Change’ online platform, which matches activities to people’s preferences. Find out more about the volunteering opportunities available to staff, as well as the platform and its novelties.
As part of the European Sustainable Energy Week, the Sustainable Energy Days provide the perfect opportunity to give more visibility to local events and benefit from communication support! Events promoting clean energy and energy efficiency are eligible and may be organised online or onsite from March to June 2024 in Europe and beyond. Selected events will be featured on the interactive map and get visibility through EUSEW communication channels. The call is open until 31 May 23.59 CET.
A consortium of national researchers contracted by the Commission, have consulted fishers in all 22 coastal EU Member States to define who they are, how they live, and what drives them. The consultation is part of the Commission’s DG MARE foresight project on ‘Fishers of the Future’, launched in October 2023. As part of the project a survey has been launched as well as a participatory event organised by the Commission on Tuesday 19 March 2024, in Brussels and online.
CINEA has just launched a new call for proposals for a pilot demonstrator to foster the energy transition in fisheries with a fishing vessel. The budget for the call is EUR 2.2 million under the EU Pilot Project Funds, upon request of the European Parliament.
This four-year research project worked on the nexus between health and extreme heat effects, air pollution, heatwaves, forest fires, etc. The project prepared an interactive tool that visualizes climate change and how it will affect human lives in urban settings.
The first interactive publication using the ArcGIS StoryMaps tool is available since 13 February. The tool illustrates the joint EU support to industrial carbon management and the synergies between three of our programmes: CEF Energy, the Innovation Fund and Horizon Europe (Climate and Energy).
The pilot auction for renewable hydrogen production in Europe under the European Hydrogen Bank has attracted 132 bids from projects located in 17 European countries. Channelled through the Innovation Fund, the bids are competing for EUR 800 million of EU funding. CINEA colleagues are currently checking the admissibility and eligibility of the bids and they will start evaluating soon. Results will be out in Q2 2024.
In our series of short ‘Meet your colleagues’ interviews, we met with Paul Grandeau this week, Project Officer in Unit B4 "CEF Energy and Renewable Energy Financing Mechanism". Let us know if you would like to be next!
The European Commission is set to fund twelve new innovative Strategic Projects across Europe, to accelerate the transition towards a more sustainable and resilient future. Check our factsheet and discover what the LIFE Strategic Projects are all about.
One in five Europeans face harmful nightly sound levels. Road noise reduction solutions from LIFE and other EU projects were discussed at an event hosted by the European Commission to promote widespread implementation.
The Info Days will take place online from 23 to 26 April. We will explore how to prepare an application and what makes an excellent proposal for LIFE 2024 Calls for projects.
Only one month left for the opening of #EULife24 Calls for proposals. Save the date for 18 April 2024 and get ready to make a difference with your LIFE Project proposal.
The anticipated release date for the LIFE Calls for Proposals 2024 is April 18, 2024, on the Funding & Tender Opportunities portal. CINEA is set to conduct virtual informational sessions from April 23 to 26, 2024, providing valuable guidance for potential applicants navigating the LIFE Calls for Proposals 2024.
24 staff from local and regional energy agencies and public authorities joined the Class to gain knowledge on innovative financing instruments available to support their climate and energy projects.
On 7-9 November 2023, ManagEnergy Expert Christiane Egger (OÖ Energiesparverband) visited Lisboa E-Nova, the Lisbon Energy and Environment Agency, to support them with the setup of a new building renovation programme.
Our Expert Vlasta Krmelj (Energap/Selnica op Dravi) visited the local energy agency of Gran Canaria on 13-15 November 2023. On the agenda: EU energy policies, communication, stakeholders mapping, innovation and research.
The 5th ManagEnergy Expert Mission took place in Normandy on 21-23 November 2023. Etienne Viénot (AURA-EE) visited 7 Vents and discussed their strategy for stakeholders engagement, strategic communication, investments and energy communities.
The 6th Call for Application of the European City Facility (EUCF) until the 15th of March 2024. The 6th call has an overall budget of €4.5 million, financing 75 proposals. Eligible applicants are municipalities, local authorities, their groupings.
PROSPECT+ launched the last call for applications for public authorities and energy agencies who want to learn how to leverage various innovative financing options. Register by 1 March 2024.
Explore the new map featuring 300+ local and regional energy agencies in the EU. A user-friendly platform for stakeholders to engage with and support sustainable energy initiatives.
