The European Commission's Cities Mission is launching a new call for cities to join its twinning and learning program. This program aims to facilitate partnerships between cities to share knowledge and experiences in addressing common urban challenges.  Cities interested in this program can apply by the 12th of September. The initiative is de... read more 

This represents the EIC Board’s extensive reflections and assessments over the last months and provides a contribution to the upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework proposal, which is expected to be published soon.  Key proposals include: adopt a new Challenge model based on an ambitious ARPA-inspired approach, scaling up the EIC... read more 

The draft ERC work programme 2026 is available in the European Commission’s comitology register here. Early June the main changes for the ERC 2026 work programme and the ERC 2027 work programme were announced in this ERC news article. The final version of the ERC 2026 work programme is expected to be adopted by the European Commission in July... read more 

The European Commission has appointed Professor Conny Aerts to the governing body of the European Research Council, the Scientific Council. The appointment is for an initial term of four years, starting from 1 July 2025. More information about the Scientific Council and a biography from Professor Conny Aerts are available in this ERC news... read more