More information about the agenda and the outcome of this meeting is available on the website of the European Council.

Third annual general conference, organized by the EDA under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency. Under a direct contribution agreement with the European Commission, the European Defence Agency (EDA) is managing the “Incubation Forum for Circular Economy in European Defence” (IF CEED). IF CEED aims at incubating and implementing public-private collaborative circular economy projects in […]

How can data be used to further stimulate research and development in health? What steps are we taking toward the healthcare of the future? Converging technologies, such as bio-, and nanotechnologies, engineering, digitalisation and big data have transformational power to drive research and innovation towards healthcare of the future. Prominent academics and policy makers will […]

The TTX, organised by the European Defence Agency (EDA), aims to answer the question “what to do when something happens? The exercise will involve different levels of response and will take place in 4 consecutive phases. The final product should enable all Member States to respond in a coordinated manner to incidents targeting critical maritime […]

European industry plays a pivotal role in the twin digital and green transition. It acts as a catalyst for these changes while also being directly impacted by them. Simultaneously, the European industry must strive to uphold their technological leadership and competitiveness in a context of increasing global competition. Indeed, recent geopolitical and sanitary crisis highlighted […]

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ESPON, which carries out studies on regional development issues, organises a seminar of this type at the end of each rotating presidency of the Council of the EU. The aim of these seminars is to bring together political decision-makers, practitioners, researchers, experts and all stakeholders at all levels of governance. For the Belgian presidency, the […]