Dear Reader,

They say January was the longest year yet, but do not worry! February is here and it is only 29 days.

We hope that your January was as joyful as it was for us! We are celebrating 20 years in EU projects, with the good and the bumpy, but always ready for new challenges. Cheers to new proposals, new horizons and to you, our dear reader!

Don’t miss our first course on Horizon Europe in February! Join our lecturers Gabriella Lovász and Ömer Ceylan and know what to expect once Horizon Europe is launched. If you cannot travel to Budapest this time, join us online, as this course is going to be webstreamed!

We will also organize courses in March, in Lisbon and Vienna, covering management and financial aspects in H2020 projects.

As always, we are looking forward to seeing you during our free webinars – interesting topics are coming up for you to explore!

Keep inspired and keep on writing; your winning proposal might be around the corner!

Gabor Kitley

The Commission is already endorsing the joint toolbox of mitigating measures agreed by EU Member States to address security risks related to the rollout of 5G, the fifth generation of mobile networks. Through the toolbox, the Member States are committing to move forward in a joint manner based on an objective assessment of identified risks and proportionate mitigating measures.  

The Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Innovation LaunchPad aims to turn results from FET funded projects into societal or economic innovations. Up to EUR 100.000 is available to support short actions focused on the non-scientific aspects and the early stages of turning a FET result into a genuine innovation with socio-economic impacts.

The European Commission is partnering with the European Investment Bank Group, announcing €200 million of investments into the EU space sector, supporting ground-breaking innovation in the industry. In addition, the Commission and the EIB are jointly announcing the first ever EU-backed InnovFin Space Equity Pilot and the first space focused tech fund supported under the pilot in Europe.