4 June 2025, Vienna (Austria) Sleeping Beauty, a project funded by the European Commission, aims to awaken the beauty of overlooked and neglected public spaces, transforming them into vibrant areas that foster thriving cities and communities, inspired and connected by the beauty of nature. From June 4–6, 2025, the project officially launched with an event…
By Effie Lazaridou, New Agriculture New Generation The European Agri-Food Sector Facing New Challenges “Food security, food safety, and supply chain resilience are still the issues at the forefront of the discussion in the European agri-food sector, amid ongoing global crises—from geopolitical instability to the impacts of climate change and energy uncertainty. The need for…
20 May 2025, Kozani (Greece) – The BIO-INSPIRE project held its kick-off today in Kozani, launching its mission to support and strengthen regional bioeconomy clusters in Eastern and Southeastern Europe by fostering innovation and collaboration. Regional bioeconomy clusters play a crucial role in local development by connecting businesses, research institutions, and stakeholders. These clusters drive…
Four years of innovation come to a close with the development of sustainable, high-value agricultural products from poultry feathers, paving the way for continued impact in the bioeconomy sector Brussels, 05 May 2025 – The UNLOCK project, funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) and launched in May 2021, officially concluded with a…
By Gudrun Haindlmaier, AIT “As cities and rural areas across Europe face the mounting pressures of climate change, social fragmentation, and biodiversity loss, the way we design and interact with our environments must evolve. Climate change exacerbates heatwaves, flooding, and habitat destruction, while urbanization often leads to sterile, single-purpose spaces that fail to inspire or…
23 January 2025, Enschede (The Netherlands) – The Horizon Europe project FertiCovery held its kick-off meeting in Enschede today, launching its mission to advise policymakers and stakeholders on alternative fertilising products, ensuring balanced nitrogen and phosphorus flows and promoting soil health at regional and local scale, in line with the EU’s Soil Strategy for…
20 November 2024, Barcelona (Spain) – The Horizon Europe project MANTRA held its kick-off meeting today in Barcelona, launching its ambitious mission to boost the green and digital transformation of European manufacturing SMEs through the uptake of advanced technologies and social innovation. The manufacturing industry – a sector mainly built on SMEs – is a…
The InvestCEC project, funded by the European Commission, is supporting cities and regions in their transition to a circular economy by engaging entrepreneurs, investors, and public authorities, and by initiating circular economy projects. InvestCEC aims to raise awareness for investors and public authorities about the economic and financial opportunities of circular economy solutions. The project is being piloted in Klagenfurt…
Aarhus, 21 November 2024 – Last Wednesday, Members of 19 organisations coming from 9 European countries met in Aarhus, Denmark, to officially launch the EEETHOS project. EEETHOS is a Horizon Europe-funded initiative aimed at transforming industrial heating processes. The project is coordinated by the Danish Technological Institute under the leadership of Benjamin Zühlsdorf. “Electrification and…
October 2024 – If food loss and waste were a country, it would be the third leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions. Food loss and waste also burden waste management systems and exacerbates food insecurity, contributing significantly to the three global crises: climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. When food is…
By Djea Djeapragache “The European Green Deal is now leading manufacturers, including those in the mechanical engineering sector, to embrace the circular economy. One aspect of this shift concerns the rational use of resources, and a second involves supporting the deployment of specific LCAs by creating environmental data on materials and processes specific to the…
Brussels, 19 September 2024 – A new Horizon Europe project – ABATE – kicked off in Brussels today, with the aim of demonstrating combined thermochemical and biochemical technologies to valorise lignocellulosic biomass residues into advanced bio-based refinery intermediates that meet the needs of the transport sector. “The ABATE consortium will build on existing research conducted…
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