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133 new projects across Europe will receive funding under the LIFE Programme for environment and climate action. The selected projects focus on areas such as the circular economy, quality of life, biodiversity, the clean energy transition, and climate resilience.

EU leaders reiterated their support for Ukraine and expressed their concern over the situation in the Middle East. They also discussed ensuring a rules-based international order, competitiveness, migration, the situation in Moldova and Georgia, external relations and other issues.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, an opportunity to raise awareness of the disease, and to highlight how early detection can significantly improve the chances of a successful outcome. The EU contributes to this battle against breast cancer through its Beating Cancer Plan.

Apply before 11 February 2025 to get funding for the translation, publication, distribution, and promotion of European literary works of fiction. With a budget of €5 million, Creative Europe is ready to finance about 40 literary projects through this latest call.

People all around Europe are celebrating Erasmus+, the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport. From 14 to 19 October 2024, you can join one of over 10,000 Erasmus Days+ events which promote opportunities for education, cultural exchange, and international collaboration.

Newly adopted EU rules will improve working conditions for the more than 28 million people working in digital labour platforms across the EU. They will help people benefit from their labour rights, and make the use of automated human resource procedures more transparent.

The EU has adopted new rules on air quality standards that will help prevent premature deaths due to air pollution. They will also contribute to the EU's objective of zero pollution by 2050 and permit EU citizens to seek compensation in cases where EU air quality rules are not respected.

The EU has adopted a new law that will establish a European disability card and a European parking card for persons with disabilities. These two cards will entitle users to special conditions or preferential treatment during short stays in the EU, such as priority access and zero entry fees.

US Professor David Baker has been awarded the shared Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work in ‘computational protein design’. Baker has been supported for the last two decades by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, part of the EU’s Horizon Europe programme for research and innovation.

The European Investment Fund has committed €50 million to building housing for up to 3,5000 students in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Baltic States. The EIF contribution, backed by the InvestEU programme, will fund the construction of 7 buildings in student towns over the next 5 years.

Regional development projects from Italy, Malta, Poland, Hungary, and Spain all scooped up awards at the REGIOSTARS awards ceremony in Brussels. The awards recognise projects that through the EU’s Cohesion Policy deliver change on the ground and strengthen economic and social progress in the EU.

On World Mental Health Day, the Commission put forward an EU Support Package on Stigma to break down this barrier, still too common across our workplaces and wider society. The EU is committed to creating a future where everyone's mental health is nurtured, valued and protected.

The EU has adopted a new law that will help ensure that connected home cameras, fridges, TVs, and toys are safe before they are placed on the market. EU rules will now be more coherent for all products connected directly or indirectly to another device or to a network.

To speed up border controls and ensure easier travel, the Commission has proposed to digitalise passports and identity cards for anyone entering or leaving the Schengen area. All EU citizens will be able to get a digital version of their travel documents free of charge and on a voluntary basis.

The EU has mobilised search and rescue teams as well as emergency supplies to support first responders dealing with flash floods and landslides in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Twelve countries offered to assist in the rescue efforts, following the activation of the EU Civil Protection mechanism.

Today marks the start of the European Week of Regions and Cities. This annual event focuses on the EU’s cohesion policy which supports regions and cities across the EU to create jobs, support businesses, improve quality of life and sustainability.

Rising prices and the cost of living (42%) and the economic situation (41%) were the main topics that motivated European citizens to vote in the last European elections in June this year, according to a new survey. A third of voters say that the international situation led them to vote.

The nominees have been announced for the Music Moves Europe Awards 2025. Music fans across Europe are invited to vote for their favourite artist to win the Public Choice award. An international jury will select 5 winners on 16 January 2025 at the Eurosonic Noorderslag Festival in the Netherlands.

The EU is distributing 35,500 travel passes to 18-year-olds to explore Europe at no cost under its DiscoverEU initiative. To qualify for the free pass, people born in 2006 must first answer a quiz about the EU and a question on the European Youth Portal.