EU policy news

This section summarises recent EU policy news and opportunities that are relevant to geoscientists. It includes recently passed legislation, EU funding opportunities and EU Commission consultations.

The tags on the right-hand side of this page can be used to easily locate open EU funding calls sourced from the EU’s participant portal and the EU Commission consultations that are most likely to be of interest to EGU members. EU consultations allow individuals and organisations to provide expertise or submit their opinion on a particular issue.

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Public consultation: fishing opportunities for 2019 under the common fisheries policy (open until 21 August)

EU consultations
21 June 2018

The entry-exit scheme is a tool used to keep fleet capacities under the limits of fishing ceilings. This consultation calls for both positive and negative feedback on the scheme which will be used as input during the review stage.

The European Science-Media Hub (ESMH)

General policy news
21 June 2018

The European Science-Media Hub (ESMH) was released on 8 June 2018 by the EU Parliament’s Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA). It will promote networking, training and knowledge sharing between the European Parliament, the scientific community and the media. Furthermore, it aims to provide a source of credible information on scientific topics, a reliable partner for training and enhancement of science-literacy skills and a platform for scientists to promote their research results to citizens, media and policymakers.

EIC Horizon Prize for ‘European Low-Cost Space Launch’ (open until 01 June 2021)

EU funding
20 June 2018

The European Low-Cost Space Launch is a larger-scale grant (10 million). The proposal should outline an innovative and commercially viable solution that enhances Europe’s access. Furthermore, it should provide strategic and competitive advantages for European companies, SMEs, universities, and research organisations.

Public consultation: evaluation of the Ozone Regulation (open until 24 August)

EU consultations
19 June 2018

This consultation aims to gather feedback on the implementation of the EU’s Ozone Regulation in order to understand how and why various measures of the Regulation have or have not led to the expected results.

Public consultation: evaluation of the 7th Environment Action Programme (open until 26 July)

EU consultations
18 June 2018

The 7th Environment Action Programme (EAP) will guide the EU’s environment policy until 2020 and outlines a long-term vision of where the EU would like to be in terms of its environment by 2050. This consultation will evaluate the 7th EAP to see what worked well, and how the next action programme could be improved.

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (call open until 12 September 2018)

EU funding
18 June 2018

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships are for experienced researchers looking to work abroad. The grant covers living, travel and family costs and contributes toward training, networking and research. The fellowships are open to all research areas.

ERC Advanced Grant applications (call open until 30 August 2018)

EU funding
17 June 2018

ERC Advanced Grants are for researchers in any field who can demonstrate significant research achievements over the last 10 years. Successful applicants may be awarded up to € 2.5 million for a period of up to 5 years.

Public consultation: fitness check of the EU ambient air quality directives (open until 31 July)

EU consultations
14 June 2018

This consultation aims to assess the EU Ambient Air Quality Directives which set air quality standards, outline monitoring criteria and mandate specific actions when standards are not met.

Land use in the EU 2030 climate and energy framework

General policy news
13 June 2018

On 30 May 2018, the EU officially recognised the impact of land use on greenhouse gas emissions by agreeing to include it in the EU 2030 climate and energy framework. This is the first time that the land-use sector is formally included in EU climate policy and will require Member States to balance emissions from the land-use sector over two five-year periods between 2021 and 2030. The proposal was introduced by the EU Commission in 2015 and continued to be discussed by the EU Commission, EU Parliament and the Council until May this year.

The Commission’s proposal for Horizon Europe

EU funding
General policy news
21 June 2017

A proposal for Horizon Europe, the next EU research funding programme (2021-2027), was published by the EU Commission on 7 June 2018. This programme aims to build on the Horizon 2020 Programme which will continue to run until 2021. During a press conference, Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, emphasised some of the features that we can expect in the upcoming programme. The increased budget, from Horizon 2020’s 77 billion to 100 billion, was highlighted along with the “mission-orientated” or problem-solving approach that will be taken. The proposal will now be discussed and negotiated on by both the EU Parliament and Council.

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