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EU-27 patent applications to the European Patent Office recovered from the decline recorded in 2020, by increasing 2.7% in 2021

Venture Capital investment reached a record of €15 billion in the EU-27 in 2021.

R&D investment in the OECD area demonstrated unprecedented resilience in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Europe, the bottom 50% of the population emits around 5 tonnes per year and per person, while the top 10% emits 30 tonnes.

In 2020, concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) temporarily fell as a direct result of reductions in road transport during COVID-19 lockdowns.

EU overachieves 2020 renewable energy target

How has the EU progressed towards the Sustainable Development Goals?

The full scientific opinion is available in English, French and German for download. The English version can be ordered as print-on-demand paper copy.

After months of preparation, 377 expressions of interest and an exciting reveal of the selected cities, it is now time to start the work of the Mission for 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030 in earnest.

The eleventh session of the World Urban Forum (WUF11) will take place 26-30 June in Katowice, Poland.

This year, the contest will award six prizes in total for the two categories: the European Capital of Innovation and the Rising Innovative City.

On 1 May 2022 CrAFt (CReating Actionable FuTures) launched its platform, under the umbrella of the Cities Mission.

The festival brings together citizens from all walks of life to debate and shape our future landscape. It is an opportunity to explore the New European Bauhaus values of beauty, sustainability and togetherness, and their power to address societal challenges.

The minutes of the 33rd plenary meeting of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors are now available on their website.

The one-page summary of the Advisors' scientific opinion "Cancer screening in the European Union" provides a brief overview of the main challenges and proposed policy recommendations to improve cancer screening in Europe. It is now available for download in 21 EU languages!

We are delighted to announce the 100 selected cities of the Mission for 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030. 12 cities from Associated Countries and from countries that are in the process of negotiating their association to Horizon Europe were also selected to participate in the Cities Mission.

Professor Nicole Grobert, chair of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors, discusses in a podcast with representatives of the German Young Academy about shaping researchers' career path and the challenges of providing scientific advice under pressure.

Today, the Advisors released their latest Scientific Opinion on cancer screening in the European Union. The Advisors’ Opinion, informed by the SAPEA Evidence Review Report, provides recommendations on how to improve the participation of citizens in existing cancer screening programmes and will inform the upcoming Commission proposal to update the 2003 Council Recommendation on cancer screening to ensure that the latest available scientific evidence is reflected.

We thought it would be useful to let you know that since the close of our Call for Expression of Interest, we have had a lot of interest in which cities have applied! Therefore, the European Commission services have today published the names of the cities that have expressed their interest to be part of the Cities Mission, and have agreed to have their name published.

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