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The new €115 million AGILE programme will provide rapid, agile and targeted financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises – including start-ups and scale-ups – to develop emerging and disruptive defence products. It complements the EU's existing toolbox of defence industrial instruments.
This week will see nearly 11.000 events take place across Europe and countries associated to the EU’s Erasmus+ programme during the 10th edition of the annual Erasmus Days. The 2026 theme ‘Learning and growing: skills for tomorrow' highlights the important role of Erasmus+ in skills development.
World Mental Health Day on October 10 serves as a reminder that good mental health is important and how we can prioritise it in our lives. At EU level, mental health is already a health priority. Find out more about what the EU is doing to ensure your mental wellbeing.
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