Open Research Europe becomes fee-free in 11 countries
Researchers in 11 countries can now publish on the Commission's open-access platform without publication fees, under a collective funding model.
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Researchers in 11 countries can now publish on the Commission's open-access platform without publication fees, under a collective funding model.
The arrangement under the Ukraine Investment Framework targets French–Ukrainian industrial ties in defence and dual-use technology.
The proposal covers 2027 under the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan. The Council still has to adopt it before disbursements start.
Agreed at the EU–Canada Summit in Montreal, the move opens Europe's public supercomputing, AI and quantum resources to Canada.
The EIC STEP Scale Up Defence call offered direct equity of up to €30 million per company; results are expected in early 2027.
The ERA Living Guidelines for researchers, research organisations and funders were updated on the same day the first 13 EOSC nodes went live.
Companies and philanthropic organisations are invited to support researchers who use AI, mainly with models, computing capacity, software, data and training.
Industry, two-stage and RAISE calls opened on 13 October; the digital call on federated and sustainable AI data processing opens on 17 November.
Ten topics to raise biodiversity spending across Pillar II of the 2026–2027 work programme, with most deadlines on 14 January 2027.