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The European Commission welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament and the Council of the proposal to postpone by one year the date of application of the Medical Devices Regulation. This will allow all key players - Member States, health institutions and economic operators to give priority to...

The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a €3 billion macro-financial assistance (MFA) package to ten enlargement and neighbourhood partners to help them to limit the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following a preliminary assessment of financing needs, the MFA-proposal...

The European Commission together with several partners launched a European COVID-19 Data Platform to enable the rapid collection and sharing of available research data. The platform, part of the ERAvsCorona Action Plan, marks another milestone in the European Commission's efforts to support...

Mobile apps have the potential to bolster contact tracing strategies to contain and reverse the spread of COVID-19. Therefore, the EU Member States have created a common EU toolbox, developed collaboratively by the e-Health Network with the support of the European Commission on mobile applications...

The European Commission recently published a Joint European Roadmap towards lifting COVID-19 containment measures. It was presented by the President of the European Commission, Ms. Ursula Von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, in response to the European Council...

The European Commission has launched a survey on the effectiveness of public innovation support for SMEs in Europe. The survey is addressed to enterprises (especially small and medium sized enterprises - SMEs) and providers of innovation support to SMEs (including institutional stakeholders...

The European Commission – under the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation "EaSI" 2014-20202 - launched a call aiming at mobilising existing network(s) of mainstream business incubators to expand their outreach to inclusive and social entrepreneurship. Through a series of activities such as...

The European Commission is supporting the Global Hack, an online hackathon, organised by Accelerate Estonia, Garage48, Guaana with the support of Devpost. The Hackathon is designed to share and rapidly develop ideas for the urgently needed solutions in the current COVID-19 pandemic. The Global Hack...

On 19 March 2020 the European Commission has adopted a Temporary Framework for State Aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak. The Temporary Framework provides for five types of aid which can be granted by Member States: Direct grants, selective tax advantages and advance...

As part of the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative (CRII), the European Commission proposal to mobilise €37 billion from EU Funds to support Member States in countering the COVID19 crisis as adopted by the European Union Council enters into force on 1 April 2020. Please find more details here...

The European Commission has made available guidance on how to use all the flexibilities offered by the EU public procurement framework in the emergency situation caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The guidance outlines the options and flexibilities provided by the EU legislation and provides an...

In the context of the coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission has issued guidance for the production of: 1) masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE): https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/40521 2) leave-on hand cleaners and hand disinfectants: https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom...