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5G for Smart Communities: Call for proposals now open
The European Commission has launched the calls for proposals under the ‘Connecting Europe Facility – Digital’ programme. With a total budget of €50 million, these calls will exploit new opportunities provided by 5G networks.
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Draft Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023-2024 now online
The European Commission has pre-published all Horizon Europe work programmes for 2023-2024 (except for cluster 3). These pre-published drafts give potential applicants the opportunity to already see the expected main lines of the work programme.
New evaluation capacity building events promote knowledge exchange between Member States
The European Evaluation Helpdesk for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has launched a series of new capacity building events that will tap into EU Member States’ valuable evaluation experience and share it with others.
Landscape features and biodiversity Thematic Group meets
October ’s first meeting of the Thematic Group on Landscape features and biodiversity considered how CAP Strategic Plans can support landscape features in order to benefit water quality, soil conservation, wildlife habitats, food security, cultural heritage, overall well-being and much more.
Factsheet: reducing the plastic footprint of agriculture
In the EIP-AGRI Focus Group on plastic footprint, experts looked into the use of plastics in farming activities and their advantages or threats to the sustainability of agricultural production. All the information at a glance is in the factsheet.
Organic farming in the spotlight in the Innovation & Knowledge Exchange | EIP-AGRI newsletter
In November 2022, the EIP-AGRI Support Facility published the Innovation Knowledge Exchange and EIP-AGRI thematic newsletter on organic farming.
Advancing gender equality in rural areas in the EU
A workshop on advancing gender equality in EU rural areas organised in November by the EU CAP Network and French partners confirmed key messages that women play central roles in rural Europe’s economic growth, environmental protection and community development.
Improving EU agri-food systems
Techniques for improving EU food systems were on the agenda of the second meeting of the Forum on Best Practices in the Agri-Food Supply Chain on 10 November in Brussels.
Save the date: Horizon Europe Cluster 6 infodays
On 13 and 14 December 2022, the European Commission will organise Horizon Europe infodays to present the upcoming topics from Cluster 6 (Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment).
Using waste wool to cut plastic waste
Wool can be used as a sustainable source of packaging material to help reduce plastic-related pollution risks. An award-winning CAP-funded project launched by Estonian entrepreneurs provides an inspiring example that demonstrates the potential of wool to prevent the production of plastic waste.