The European Commission plans to streamline innovation funding through a single instrument: the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF). Aiming to replace today’s fragmented system, the ECF must avoid becoming an unwieldy superfund....

Wir beschäftigen uns mit der Mitte. Klingt langweilig? Ist es aber nicht! Die Mitte ist wichtig! Die Mitte ist oft Orientierungspunkt, in ihr bündeln sich alle Farben und Facetten. Sie sorgt für Stabilität, Ausgewogenheit und...

In the past year, we made €76,9 million available for our nonprofit activities. Our 2024 Annual Report provides an overview of the resources we committed to our project work, while providing insights into the issues we are...

Future EU Cohesion Policy is likely to hand more decision-making over to member states with the European Commission’s plans of merging multiple funds delivered to member states by national envelopes. Such a delivery model for...

Aktuell braucht Deutschland vor allem eins: mehr Innovation – und dafür braucht es mehr Startups. Mit frischen Ideen und unternehmerischem Drive, machen sie unsere Wirtschaft zukunftsfest und nutzen Chancen in neuen Feldern, wie...

Recognizing the European Union‘s shortcomings in translating scientific research into commercially viable deep-tech solutions, this report introduces a comprehensive index designed to evaluate the regional strengths and challenges...

After a period of unprecedented turbulence in Austrian politics – including several major scandals and the creation of an all-technocrat government – Austria has more recently found its way back to the calmer waters of stable...

Belgium, a country of 30,689 km² located in northwestern Europe, is densely populated with 11.7 million inhabitants and is very open to the rest of the world. Belgium continuously works to make this openness its strongest...

Denmark’s democracy is robust and is characterized by a high level of political stability. Elections are conducted in an open and democratic manner, and anti-democratic movements remain fringe phenomena.