⚡ Innovation Fund - €3.4B for 77 net-zero technology projects
The European Commission has selected 77 projects across 23 European Economic Area countries for €3.4 billion in Innovation Fund support, covering industrial decarbonisation, clean technology manufacturing, energy storage and net-zero mobility.
The projects will now enter grant agreement preparation. The next calls are planned for early December 2026, including a €1 billion clean technology manufacturing topic.
Source: Représentation de la Commission Européenne au Luxembourg
🌱 LIFE Programme - €390M awarded to 135 new projects
The LIFE Programme has awarded €390 million to 135 projects selected under its 2025 calls, supporting a total investment of €579 million across climate, nature, circular economy and clean energy.
The projects cover all 27 EU Member States and five additional countries. Activities include wastewater treatment, machinery remanufacturing, district heating and electric heat pumps for industrial processes.
Source: European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency
🚀 EIC InnoNext - Funded talent placements for innovative companies
Eligible EIC-supported companies can host researchers and innovators through InnoNext, with fully funded placements lasting three to six months.
The initiative has validated 415 company–talent matches and activated 112 internships. Companies can use its matchmaking platform to find expertise for research, product development and bringing innovations to market.
Source: European Innovation Council
📰 Creative Europe - €20.5M for journalism and media resilience
The European Commission has announced three Creative Europe calls opening on 22 October: €14 million for journalism partnerships, €3.5 million for media literacy and €3 million for a media freedom rapid response mechanism.
The calls support cross-border media collaboration, local and public interest journalism, resilience against disinformation and monitoring threats to press freedom in the EU and candidate countries.
Source: Shaping Europe’s digital future
🏘️ Sustainable Housing - New EU group to improve access to finance
More than 100 experts met in Brussels on 20 October to launch the Joint Working Group for Affordable and Sustainable Housing, bringing together public authorities, financial institutions, investors and industry.
Over the next 18 months, the group will develop financing tools and models combining grants, guarantees, equity and patient capital. Its work will also address smaller projects and innovation in construction.
Source: Housing - European Commission