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EIT Innovation Hubs operate already in 16 countries

31/01/2025

To tackle regional innovation divide, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has successfully launched 16 innovation hubs by the end of 2024. The new EIT Community Hubs serve as a central gateway to Europe’s largest innovation ecosystem supporting local innovators and entrepreneurs to scale their innovations and launch new products to the market. EIT Community Hubs represents all EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) under one roofThe new hubs, known as EIT Community Hubs, are an integral part of the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme and have been launched in the following countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia , Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Türkiye,  Ukraine, and Spain and Portugal covering their respective Outermost Regions. Further innovation hubs will be in launched by the end of 2025 in the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia, and France representing its respective Outermost Regions. More information.

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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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