Healthy Ageing Public Procurement of Innovations (HAPPI), a project supported by the European Commission, aims at linking European health public procurers to work cooperatively to detect and purchase innovative and sustainable solutions for...

The European Commission’s Directorate for Research and Innovation is looking for applications for the 2014 EU Prize for Women Innovators, which has been running since 2011. The prize aims to highlight the need for more innovation, and for more...

Despite its non-EU status Switzerland will continue to participate in Horizon 2020, the EU's research framework programme. Following approval from the National Council, Switzerland’s Council of States agreed to the country taking part in the...

Enfield Council’s (UK) decision to exclusively stock cleaning products free from animal testing started with a letter from a young girl. Concerned about the cruel treatment of animals, the young Enfielder wrote to the council enquiring about the...

The German Federal Ministry for Environment has lent its support to the city of Hamburg (Germany) in its acquisition of advanced hybrid buses. The ministry contributed a grant of €510,000 for the city to purchase 15 hybrid buses that will go into...

Nordic governments have unveiled plans to issue common standards within the construction sector as a means to boost green growth. Standardisation, they contend, is essential to a healthy and sustainable building sector. Focus will be placed on three...