01/09/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 31 August, the European Commission announced the 15 finalists in the European Social Innovation Competition 2023 (EUSIC). EUSIC is supported by Horizon Europe and the European Innovation Council (EIC) and rewards social innovation projects that respond to societal challenges and support European objectives such as the green transition. These finalists have social innovation projects that offer solutions to this year’s challenge: ‘Fighting energy poverty’ (see EUROPE 13153/32). The finalists will be invited to the Social Innovation Academia in Brussels (on 31 January and 1 February 2024). The three winners will be announced on 14 November 2023 at the European Social Innovation Awards ceremony in San Sebastian, Spain. Each winner will receive €50,000. Link to the list of finalists: https://aeur.eu/f/8e8 (EV)