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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13708
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Research

EU research grants attract a record 17,058 applications from scientists worldwide

The 2025 call for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA) attracted 17,058 applications from researchers worldwide, the European Commission announced on Thursday 11 September. The ‘Choose Europe for science' initiative to attract researchers (EUROPE B13646A17) has resulted in a 64.6% increase in the number of applications compared to 2024.

According to the Commission, this makes it the most popular call in more than four decades of EU research programmes. These grants...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: EU’s 2040 target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions does not meet with qualified majority in EU Council
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: European Commission is to create a new regulatory category for small electric cars ‘Made in Europe’
MIGRATION: ‘returns’, ‘safe third countries’ and ‘safe countries of origin’ – work continues in EU Council, at different speeds
HOME AFFAIRS: Removal of child sexual abuse material from Internet – new discussions in EU Council do not yet point way to agreement
HEALTH: European ministers to discuss medicine supply strategies on 16 September
HEALTH: EPC advocates “open economic security” in areas of critical medicines
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament validates opening of negotiations with EU Council on unfair commercial practices
CIVIL PROTECTION: European Commission wants to create European firefighting hub in Cyprus
ENERGY: despite decline in low-emissions hydrogen projects, International Energy Agency expects an expansion by 2030
PATENTS: proposed Standard Essential Patents regulation could harm innovation, according toECIPE think tank
RESEARCH: EU research grants attract a record 17,058 applications from scientists worldwide
ENVIRONMENT: nearly 200,000 responses submitted by European citizens in response to call for contributions to environmental ‘omnibus’
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: Mathias Tesfaye reiterates at informal ministerial meeting in Herning that vocational training poses competitiveness issue for EU
SPORT: European Commission publishes manifesto to reduce environmental footprint of sport practices
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: EU/Mercosur trade agreement not expected to come fully into force before end of 2026
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: rule of law, legislative programme for 2026 and accession negotiations with Albania on agenda of EU countries
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: António Costa to participate in Porto Social Forum
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/DEFENCE: European Commission close to mandate to negotiate UK and Canadian participation in Canadian SAFE instrument
COMPETITION: European Commission is satisfied with Microsoft’s commitments to favour competition in collaboration platform market
TAXATION: OECD indicates high debt, climate change, population ageing, and defence spending led to higher taxes in 2024
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: European Trade Union Institute warns against harmful effects of 28th regime on workers’ rights
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: ILGA-Europe and several LGBT+ rights organisations welcome CJEU opinion on recognition of lived gender
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission releases further €40 million in humanitarian funding to help Ukrainians cope with winter
TRADE: EU updates its list of dual-use items subject to export controls
FINANCE/CLIMATE: ESMA introduces 2025 IFRS taxonomy update in European Single Electronic Format
INDIA: Maroš Šefčovič confident of concluding trade negotiations with New Delhi in 2025
YOUTH: Erasmus+ – European Commission announces selection of 55 new projects for “capacity building” of youth organisations
RESEARCH: European Union initiates exploratory discussions with Australia on association with Horizon Europe programme
RUSSIA: EU extends sanctions against individuals and entities that threaten territorial integrity of Ukraine by 6 months
TRANSPORT: European Commission supports development of sustainable aviation fuels in Africa