EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺

European Innovation Scoreboard 2026: France is setting the pace in the EU for business finance and support! 🚀 Key highlights from the latest data: ✅Strongest funding ecosystem ✅Top-tier SME support ✅Leading innovation incentives 🔗link.europa.eu/WjQwCW

The Council has adopted the 2026 European Semester Country Specific recommendations. 26 Member States received recommendations on Research & Innovation (R&I) showing that R&I is the cornerstone of competitiveness and the foundation of Europe's growth. ➡️link.europa.eu/NNTnDQ

"I chose Europe because of the excellent research environment and a general sense of responsibility to society." Serge, from the US, leads the Pioneer Centre for AI in Copenhagen and presides over ELLIS, where science serves society. #ChooseEurope

Implementation dialogue on Attracting and Retaining Research Talent in Europe today with @EZaharievaEU. Together with universities, employers and researchers, we discussed how to make Europe a more attractive place for research careers➡️link.europa.eu/X8KnFF

Europe is becoming more innovative 🚀 Every EU country has improved its innovation performance since 2019. A sign of resilience of our innovation ecosystem and the strength of our Single Market 🇪🇺 link.europa.eu/PYYh3G

🚀 The 2026 European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) is here, showcasing Europe's resilience & progress! Despite challenges, the EU's innovation performance has improved steadily since 2019. Plus welcome to Georgia, our new participating country! 🔗link.europa.eu/PYYh3G

AI is redefining cybersecurity. We must keep pace. Advanced AI models have the power to both create and stop cyber threats. They are remodeling how we protect and defend our digital infrastructure. In the EU, we want to create our own path toward safe and responsible advanced AI to strengthen our cybersecurity capabilities.

Industry 5.0 is shaping a competitive Europe that is human-centric, sustainable and resilient. The reports from the 2026 Industry 5.0 Community of Practice Plenary event show how collaboration is turning this vision into action. Read more: link.europa.eu/wYPtVd

One year after launching Choose Europe at the Sorbonne, we've turned ambition into action. Meet Serge Belongie, an American AI scientist who now calls Copenhagen, Denmark, home. For Serge, Europe offers the research freedom and a strong funding ecosystem. #ChooseEurope

Our list of priorities for the next EU budget keeps growing. We need the means to match our ambitions. We know it's a challenge. We also know Ireland has the pragmatic leadership skills to find a 🇪🇺 consensus ↓ x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

A great start to Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the EU in Cork. Looking forward to working together over the next six months to make Europe the best place to innovate, build and grow. To a successful Irish Presidency! 🇮🇪🇪🇺 #EU2026 #Innovation #Startups #Research

One year ago, we adopted the #EULifeSciencesStrategy. Since then, Europe's life sciences innovation ecosystem has advanced through initiatives like the Biotech Act, the R&I Agenda on Food Systems & action to accelerate non-animal testing for medicines. 🔗link.europa.eu/F98X4W

Congratulations to Ireland on taking over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union! 🇮🇪 Ní neart go cur le chéile — there is no strength without working together. A fitting motto as we join forces to build a more innovative, competitive and resilient Europe!

🤝 Stakeholder views are key to shaping the future of European Partnerships. Our Call for Evidence on Joint Undertakings & Article 185 initiatives under Horizon Europe 2028–34 is open for two more weeks. Share your insights by 14/07 🗓️ link.europa.eu/3kFT4P

Thank you, Dario Tamburrano and Ignazio Marino, for the invitation to speak at the European Parliament event on Additive Manufacturing in Healthcare. The EU has invested more than €400 million through Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe in 3D printing for healthcare.

Great discussion on the future of European research and the role of science in our competitiveness today at the ERC and Leopoldina event “Towards the European Fifth Freedom and Global Competition: Voices from Science”.  (1/2)

👏 Congratulations to the @EUCouncil on today’s partial general approach on Horizon Europe 2028–2034.  An important step for Europe’s researchers and innovators.  We now need a timely final agreement for a strong start in 2028.

Members of the International Coalition for Science, Research and Innovation in Ukraine have signed the Gdańsk Declaration to strengthen Ukraine’s research and innovation system and place science at the heart of recovery 🇪🇺🇺🇦

In Gdańsk for the Ukraine Recovery Conference. Discussed Russia’s AI-powered hybrid attacks. Fighting disinformation must start in schools. 1/3

Meeting with Invest Europe on boosting the EU’s deep tech and scaleup growth. We discussed the EUR 5bn Scaleup Europe Fund, the European Institutional Investors Pact, EU Inc. and the Industrial Accelerator Act. These are key steps to mobilise capital and back innovation.