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Ekaterina Zaharieva

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European Commissioner and former Deputy PM and minister in Bulgaria
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The author congratulated Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel on the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. They said Hegemann’s work had been supported by two ERC grants and a Horizon project, and wrote that Europe invested in frontier science that could transform the future. #NobelPrize #FrontierScience #MedicalResearch #EU

The author said an additional boost of more than €210 million to MSCA would enable over 700 more researchers to build their careers in Europe. https://t.co/nsYCqrE6G0 https://t.co/MNYznxHOXg #Investigación #Educación #Ciencia #EU

The author said the MSCA had marked 30 years, supported 150,000 researchers and been linked to 23 Nobel Prizes. They wrote that annual support had grown tenfold since 1996, from around 800 researchers to around 8,000 today.

The biggest challenges we face do not stop at borders. At today’s ministerial roundtable in Munich, we discussed how stronger cooperation across countries and disciplines can turn Europe’s research strength into solutions for climate, energy and food security. (1/2) https://t.co/dF2VIw5bMy #ClimateAction #InternationalCooperation #ResearchForImpact #EU

I strongly condemn Russia’s drone strike on the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv. Science is about building the future, not destroying it. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and the Ukrainian scientific community. Europe stands with Ukraine! #StandWithUkraine #StopTheWar #ScienceForPeace #RU #UA

President @vonderleyen has announced an increase of almost €100 million in EU support for ocean observation. #HorizonEU is helping turn this ambition into action: backing the science we need to predict climate impacts, protect marine ecosystems and support coastal communities. https://t.co/Yol9Bw5cnZ #OceanObservation #ClimateAction #MarineEcosystems #EU

Good news for Hungarian students and researchers! 🇪🇺🔬 Today, the Commission proposed lifting the measures affecting access to Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe. When reforms deliver results, opportunities reopen. https://t.co/9xQavDU3qT #ErasmusPlus #HorizonEurope #EducationOpportunities #HU #EU

🇪🇺 Childhood should be a time to grow and feel safe. That is why the Commission adopted the EU KIDS Act: 🚫 No social media before 13. 👨‍👩‍👧 No personal account before 15. 🔒 Between 13 and 15: parent-opened and monitored mini-accounts. ⏳ Screen time restricted to 1 hour. https://t.co/eYlQQ38AOz #EUKIDSAct #ChildSafety #DigitalWellbeing #EU

With support from Horizon, they grew into one of the world’s leading space technology companies. As Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, I am proud to see European deep-tech companies like ICEYE turn ambitious ideas into global leadership. (2/3) https://t.co/25CSzd5Znd #SpaceTech #Innovation #DeepTech #EU #FI

🚀President @vonderleyen highlighted @iceye_global in #SOTEU - an example of what Europe can achieve when talent, public funding and private investment come together. @rmodrzewski and @pekkalaurila met through Erasmus and ICEYE began with an idea around satellite imagery. (1/3) https://t.co/Josd1T6ftp #SOTEU #Erasmus #SatelliteImagery #EU #FI

Europe has the talent and ideas. We need to help them scale. Good exchange with @EP_Industry today on the new European Innovation Act and how to turn our innovation potential into industrial leadership, anchored in Europe. https://t.co/xH7RB2GoYi #EuropeanInnovation #IndustrialLeadership #ScaleUpEurope #EU

Europe spends €2 trillion a year on public procurement. Only 0.6% is for R&D. Imagine the breakthroughs we could bring to market! We propose faster, simpler procurement and stronger support for startups. (2/2) https://t.co/rFgmlXnkYZ #PublicProcurement #Innovation #Startups #EU

Europe has the talent, the research and the startups. Now we need to turn that strength into commercial success. We adopted the European Innovation Act and a Recommendation on regulatory sandboxes. Our message: Trust our innovators. Build Europe’s future with them. 🇪🇺 (1/2) https://t.co/rq5n3bOnT7 #InnovationEurope #Startups #RegulatorySandboxes #EU

And EU-funded Isar Aerospace has become the first space company from Europe to successfully deliver satellites into orbit, launched from European soil. 🇪🇺🚀   Europe’s space sector is moving from ambition to execution—and building globally competitive companies.(2/2) #IsarAerospace #SpaceInnovation #EUSpace #EU #DE #FR #IT #ES

🚀 Great news for space & innovation in Europe! The Exploration Company led by a female founder and CEO has raised a record $450M Series C, with the Scaleup Europe Fund among the lead investors, backing reusable spacecraft and its rocket engine. (1/2) #SpaceInnovation #WomenInLeadership #ReusableTech #EU

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But public funding alone will never be enough. We need private capital alongside it. That’s why we are mobilising new tools, including the Scaleup Europe Fund. Our goal is clear: turn Europe’s AI strength into European scale and global leadership. 🇪🇺 (2/2) https://t.co/NEtxFdUEsG #ScaleupEurope #AIfund #EUleadership #EU #[nootherspecificcountrycodesmentioned]

35 years of independence for Ukraine 🇺🇦 We stand firmly by Ukraine's side with concrete actions: 🇪🇺 Over €220 billion in overall support. 🇪🇺 Protection granted to over 4 million people. 🇪🇺 Emergency equipment delivered to keep power grids, schools, and hospitals running. https://t.co/h4lFfbmxzz #StandWithUkraine #SupportUkraine #IndependenceDay #UA #EU

Europe's next growth engine is ready! The #ScaleupEuropeFund is now fully operational. A public-private partnership to help Europe's innovators scale globally while staying rooted in Europe. 🇪🇺 #ScaleupEurope #Innovation #GrowthEngine #EU

Proud milestone for global research cooperation 🇪🇺🇯🇵 Today, Japan officially becomes an associated country to #HorizonEurope—the programme's most populous associate with 123 million citizens. Together, we're now 23 associated countries, strengthening innovation worldwide. https://t.co/0sVpgMA2QJ #HorizonEurope #ResearchCooperation #Innovation #EU #JP