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European Innovation Scoreboard 2024

09/07/2024

The European Commission published the Innovation Scoreboard 2024: a comparative assessment of the Research and Innovation performance of EU Member States, other European, and selected third countries. Czechia is still placed among the Moderate Innovators (70 - 100 % EU average), however, its innovation index increased by 2,3 % compared to 2023 .

Top innovation leader is Denmark, followed by Sweden which placed first in 2023. Estonia newly joined the club of Strong innovators.

The Innovation Scoreboards for national as well as regional levels are available here.

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Regiostars Awards 2025: meet the winners

06/12/2025

Six innovative EU-funded projects were honoured at the 2025 RegioStars Awards on 15 October 2025 in Brussels, held during the 23rd European Week of Regions and Cities. With a record 266 applications from all over Europe, projects were recognized across five thematic categories,...

Hop-on facility - 2025 call outcomes

02/12/2025

The Hop-on call HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-03-ACCESS-01 was open since 6 May 2025 and by the deadline on 4 September 2025, 61 proposals were submitted. The call budget allowed for funding of 90 projects. At the beginning of December, the applicants were informed on call evaluation...

Convergence of the Czech Republic's participation in the Framework Programmes exists, but may face structural limitations

02/12/2025

On October 16, 2025, Daniel Frank published an analysis entitled Convergence of EU-13 Countries in EU Framework Programmes: Trends, Divergences and Limits, with the main finding that "EU-13 are demonstrably strengthening in Horizon Europe, and their convergence towards...
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