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On 17 May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola virus disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

Every month ECDC provides detailed epidemiological overview of the worldwide transmission of chikungunya virus disease in its weekly threat report (Communicable Diseases Threat Report).

European Commission Press release Brussels, 10 Aug 2026 Today, the European Commission positively assessed Poland's fifth payment request for €7.9 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. 

IPEP has an unscheduled disruption of service with COPIS.

The DeepTechers is a high-impact, 3-day capsule leadership programme taking place in Copenhagen from 2–4 November 2026.Led by EIT Hub Israel, in strategic partnership with the Innovation Centre Denmark Tel Aviv, AWS, and the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA), the programme brings together a hand...

European Commission Daily news Brussels, 10 Aug 2026 Commission approves €84 million Danish State aid scheme to support cleantech manufacturing capacity The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rul...

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has selected 35 projects to receive €70 million in funding to help higher education institutions (HEIs) across Europe turn research into innovation, strengthen entrepreneurship education and deepen collaboration with businesses. Awarded...

The European Commission has announced the winners of the European Prize for Women Innovators, jointly managed by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).The awards were presented today at the European Innovation...

The Start-up Grant Agreement (SUGA) governing the start-up phase of EIT Water has now been signed, with the consortium set to receive €5 million to get EIT Water up and running for 2027.The consortium will now focus on building EIT Water, putting in place its strategic, organisational and...