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Choose Europe: a Mexican scientist making green medicines using renewable resources in Belgium
  • Press release

Are you a researcher? Apply now for a new round of the EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships, worth almost €400 million. This programme supports PhD researchers to carry out research activities abroad and acquire new skills in different disciplines.

  • 1 min read
Happy young people
  • News article

The EU is offering DiscoverEU travel passes to 18-year-olds to explore Europe by train. Applications are open until 22 April 2026. You can travel anytime between 1 July 2026 and 30 September 2027 for up to 7 days within a one-month period.

  • 1 min read
  • News announcement

The 2025 fire season was the worst on record for the European Union. Satellite-based analysis from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre show that more than 1 million hectares – equivalent to approximately the area of Cyprus – were ravaged by fire across several EU countries.

  • 1 min read

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