EU policy news

This section summarises recent EU policy news and opportunities that are relevant to geoscientists. It includes recently passed legislation, EU funding opportunities and EU Commission consultations.

The tags on the right-hand side of this page can be used to easily locate open EU funding calls sourced from the EU’s participant portal and the EU Commission consultations that are most likely to be of interest to EGU members. EU consultations allow individuals and organisations to provide expertise or submit their opinion on a particular issue.

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Commission announces top experts to shape Horizon Europe missions

General policy news
20 August 2019

The European Commission has announced the names of the experts who have been selected as members of the mission boards to work on five major European research and innovation missions. The missions will be part of Horizon Europe, the next EU research and innovation programme (2021-2027). Each mission board consists of 15 experts, including the chair. They will identify the first possible specific missions on cancer, climate change, healthy oceans, climate-neutral cities and healthy soil and food by the end of 2019.

Commission launches work on major research and innovation missions for cancer, climate, oceans and soil

General policy news
23 July 2019

The Commission is in the process of establishing five ‘mission boards’. Their first deliverable of these boards will be to propose concrete targets and timelines for each mission by the end of 2019. They will be chaired by the following outstanding individuals who will contribute with their experience, authority and credibility: Connie Hedegaard for the mission on ‘Adaptation to climate change including societal transformation’, Harald zur Hausen for the mission on ‘Cancer’, Pascal Lamy for the mission on ‘Healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters’, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz for the mission on ‘Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities’ and Cees Veerman for the mission on ‘Soil Health and Food’.

European Union presents its progress towards sustainable development

General policy news
18 July 2019

Many sustainability challenges have become increasingly pressing and new ones have emerged, which put human well-being, economic prosperity, our society and our environment at risk. In order to face these challenges and advance towards a sustainable Europe by 2030, the EU has identified a set of key policy foundations geared towards the sustainability transition. This factsheet highlights these foundations and policy steps that need to be taken.

Six eminent scientists and scholars appointed to the ERC Scientific Council

General policy news
1 July 2019

The ERC Scientific Council, composed of 22 distinguished scientists and scholars representing the European scientific community, is the independent governing body of the ERC. The European Commission has appointed six eminent scientists and scholars to the Scientific Council and renewed the mandates of three current members. The new members are: Geneviève Almouzni, Mercedes García-Arenal, Eystein Jansen, Jesper Qualmann Svejstrup, Gerd Gigerenzer and Milena Žic Fuchs. The reappointed members are Margaret Buckingham, Michael Kramer and Professor Barbara Romanowicz.

EIC Horizon Prize for ‘European Low-Cost Space Launch’ (open until 01 June 2021)

EU funding
20 June 2018

The European Low-Cost Space Launch is a larger-scale grant (10 million). The proposal should outline an innovative and commercially viable solution that enhances Europe’s access. Furthermore, it should provide strategic and competitive advantages for European companies, SMEs, universities, and research organisations.

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