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

Европска комисија покреће први циклус Награда за Европске престонице малопродаје

Evropska komisija pokreće prve nagrade Evropskih prijestolnica maloprodaje

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.

The topic enables authorities and innovation actors from Member States, Associated Countries, and their regions to develop joint multi annual programmes and action plans. The aim is to strengthen innovation ecosystems, improve their interconnection, and align them with EU priorities under the New European Innovation Agenda, addressing challenges at all governance levels.

The action is intended to create connected regional innovation valleys across the European Union (EU), involving regions with lower innovation performances, by building on strategic areas of regional strength and specialisation (defined in their smart specialisation strategies),

IOFACH is widely regarded as the world’s leading trade fair for organic food. It gathers producers, retailers, innovators and stakeholders from across the global organic value chain to network, showcase products and exchange knowledge and market trends at the exhibition — both in person and via the digital platform. We are pleased to note that the Latin America IP SME Helpdesk will be present at BIOFACH — a great opportunity for European SMEs to connect, obtain support on intellectual property matters, and explore business and export opportunities within the global organic sector.

The upcoming High-growth technology business (HTB) forum marks the 5-year anniversary edition of this highly successful event series. To celebrate this milestone, selected key contributors and subject-matter experts from the past five years of HTB Forum live case study events will come together to reflect on the most important insights and messages from previous editions. During the forum, experts will revisit and expand on key learnings through an interactive panel discussion, offering fresh perspectives and practical insights.

Intellectual Property (IP) plays a crucial role in collaborative projects under Horizon Europe. Successfully managing IP is essential to ensure smooth cooperation between partners, protect project results, and maximise impact. This webinar will explore key IP-related challenges in Horizon Europe projects, including ownership of results, patenting opportunities, licensing strategies, and the balance between Open Science requirements and IP protection. It will also provide guidance on how and where IP aspects should be clearly addressed in project proposals. Please note that the event will be held in German.

Five exceptional innovations that can make a big difference in the lives of the most vulnerable people around the world have won the EIC Horizon Prize on Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid. Meet the winners!

The city of Leuven has risen to the top for its excellent innovation concepts and bringing together stakeholders and citizens with the common purpose of innovating around complex challenges.

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.

DigiCirc is looking for European SMEs/Start-ups that can use digital tools and apply cutting-edge solutions in the circular economy by addressing specific challenges in the domain of Blue Economy.

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.

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!

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.

In an interview with top economic French newspaper 'Les Echos', EC vice-president Margrethe Vestager mentions the EIC as a possible model for the implementation of the European Sovereignty Fund.

We discussed with Mathilde Kraft, project coordinator of West MOPoCo and French National Coordinator of the WestMED Initiative, on the main results, lessons learnt and follow-up activities planned.

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.

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.

The latest deliverable of H2020 PERICLES project is providing evidence and insisting on the importance of participatory and deliberative approaches for integration and coordination of Cultural heritage policies within ICZM and MSP. Discover this project ressources and reports on the MSP-platform "practices" section.

The Data Space for the Built Environment (DSGO) is transforming the Dutch construction sector by enabling seamless data sharing and collaboration.

Licensing has a key role for many EIC beneficiaries, serving as a vital mechanism facilitating technology transfer, accelerating market entry, and enabling revenue generation. The Innovation Radar analysis revealed that 37 percent of EIC-supported innovations required or would benefit from licensing. Licensing is portrayed as a robust business strategy providing access to technology and intellectual property, highlighting various models like development partnerships, freedom to operate agreements, and horizontal as well as vertical commercial licensing strategies.

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"

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.

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.