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EU Inc.: Towards a Harmonised Corporate Framework for EU Companies

The European Commission has presented a proposal for a new corporate legal framework under the “28th regime”. The initiative aims to address fragmentation in national company laws and to support companies operating across the EU single market. The proposal introduces a new optional legal form, “EU Inc.”, which would be available across all Member States.

 
MON - Press release

Evropska komisija pokreće prvo do sadNagrade za Evropske prijestonice male maloprodajne trgovine 2026

SER - Press release

Европска комисија покреће први циклус Награда за Европске престонице малопродаје

Final Capacity Building Call Cap2b

The European Commission launched the final Capacity Building Call under the Interregional Innovation Investments (I3) Instrument – Strand 2b. Applications will close on 19 March 2026.

Intermediate-Level Webinar: Freedom to Operate

When a company plans to create and market a new product, particularly in technology sectors with extensive patenting, there is a significant risk that commercialisation may be blocked by a competitor who holds a patent for a technology incorporated within that product. Therefore, many companies seek to secure their freedom to operate (FTO) at an early stage. This training session provides an overview of different FTO types as well as special aspects of the FTO analysis.

Webinar Cooperation with EPO: From Lab to Market - Scaling Platform Technologies

The European IP Helpdesk is pleased to launch, in collaboration with the European Patent Office (EPO), this year’s “From Lab to Market” series. Drawing on the EPO case study “Infinite Roots,” the first session will highlight key lessons from the company’s innovation journey and provide insights into translating research results into market opportunities.

Meet the women leading innovation in Europe

This year’s winners of the Women Innovators Prize are women who are pioneering game-changing innovations across a wide range of industries and helping to combat global challenges.

 
The EIC Fund: new opportunity for Europe’s innovative companies

The Fund was presented during the session “Europe's new ‘Super Fund': the EIC Fund”, which gathered Commissioner Gabriel and five experts from the EIC Fund Board of Directors and Investment Committee, as well as from the EIB as advisor to the Fund. The Fund represents a great opportunity for private investors to invest alongside the Fund in highly innovative companies.

Last EIC Accelerator call of the year

The EIC Accelerator is part of the European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot that supports top-class innovators, entrepreneurs, small companies and scientists with funding opportunities and acceleration services. Do not miss this year's final cut-off on 7 October!

 
Women in Intellectual Property: Celebrating their Innovation and Creativity

In the occasion of the World IP Day 2023, we recently spoke with Catherine Heng Yee Huynh, a bi-cultural and enthusiastic Intellectual Property Law and Data Privacy lawyer based in Paris, France. She is the founding partner of the law firm CATHERINE HENG YEE HUYNH and has expertise in the protection of creations, especially in France, mainland China and Hong Kong. Catherine shared with us the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in the IP domain, including the fact that women are still underrepresented in the field.

 
Helping to save our planet: LIFE projects on the front line

Climate change is happening all around us. Polar ice shields are melting, and sea levels are rising. Extreme weather events like flooding, heatwaves and droughts are escalating. And, things look set to get worse in the coming decades. We present five LIFE projects that are working hard to alleviate the situation.

 
How LIFE is protecting European bat populations

Bats are vital for biodiversity, they eat lots of insects, helping to reduce the numbers of mosquitoes, grasshoppers and other pests on farms. These seven LIFE projects are playing an important role in ensuring that this long-misunderstood species thrives well into the future.

 
Communicating MSP: input wanted for webinar

Following the publication of the Communicating MSP guide, the EU MSP platform will organise an online workshop dedicated to the communication needs and priorities of MSP stakeholders. Take part to this preliminary survey to help us design this event and select the key topics you would like to discuss with MSP experts. To take part to the short survey click "more"

 
International Ocean Governance Consultation

Targeted consultation on International Ocean Governance is launched! The consultation aims at assessing development needs and options for the Agenda in light of today’s challenges and opportunities to deliver ocean-related targets of Agenda 2030 and in particular the Sustainable Development Goal on Conservation and sustainable use of the oceans (SDG14) in support of the European Green Deal.

 
Give your feedback on the re-use of plastic waste

Would you like to give your opinion about the re-use of plastic waste? FiberEUse, a Horizon 2020-funded project, has recently launched the "FiberEUse Idea Manager" platform. The users can provide feedback on the design of solutions elaborated within the project, also grading different alternatives. The highest rated ideas will be manufactured as prototypes and showcased at the 2020 Milan Design week.