What's new on the EC's Research and Innovation website

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	23/03/2026 	


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        Commission presents proposal for EU Inc. - unlocking the full
        potential of the Single Market for Europe's entrepreneurs

Today, the European Commission presented its proposal for EU Inc., a new 
single set of corporate rules, building the cornerstone and starting 
point for the EU's 28th regime. EU Inc. is an optional, 
digital-by-default European corporate framework. It will make it easier 
for businesses to start, operate and grow across the EU – incentivising 
them to stay in Europe, and encourage those who once looked elsewhere to 
return.

*Ursula von der Leyen*, President of the European Commission, said:

    “Europe has the talent, the ideas and the ambition to become the
    best place for innovators. Yet today, European entrepreneurs who
    want to scale up face 27 legal systems and more than 60 national
    company forms. With EU Inc., we are making it drastically easier to
    start and grow a business all across Europe. Any entrepreneur will
    be able to create a company within 48 hours, from anywhere in the
    European Union, and fully online. This crucial step is just the
    beginning. Our goal is clear: one Europe – one market – by 2028.”

	
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      Success stories


        The hidden patterns that shape children’s social understanding

Even very young infants pay close attention to social interactions 
around them – who gives, who shares and how these interactions play out. 
Experimental research by the EU-funded PARTNERS project has revealed 
that children build their understanding of social relationships in a 
very different way to adults, prompting a major rethink of social cognition.

	
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      Events


        Horizon Europe info day—Cluster 2

Join the Horizon Europe Cluster 2 info day to learn more about the 2026 
topics of the forthcoming Work Programme 2026-2027.
	
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	26/03/2026 - 26/03/2026

	
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	Online

	
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	European Commission

	
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      Horizon Magazine


        Connected countryside: smart tech is recharging rural Europe

Improved connectivity is transforming daily life in rural Europe, from 
safer school runs to cleaner energy, while supporting local economies 
and cutting emissions.

	
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