🇪🇺 EU public money could increasingly be tied to European production.
At Renault’s Novo Mesto plant in Slovenia, Dacia Spring assembly has already moved from China to Europe. The site employs 2,100 people and is recruiting another 300.
The proposed Industrial Accelerator Act would link some public support to EU local-content requirements, including for EVs and batteries.
#EU #Slovenia #Renault #Dacia #Manufacturing #IndustrialPolicy #LeMonde
🇩🇪 Aleph Alpha releases 78B open-weight AI model focused on German and English
Germany-based Aleph Alpha has released Kolibri-1, a 78.1B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts model with only 3.46B parameters active per token.
#EU #Germany #AlephAlpha #AI #OpenWeights #DeepTech #DigitalSovereignty #Golem
🇫🇷 Renault plans €10bn+ EV investment in France as domestic production rises
Renault plans to invest more than €10 billion in France over the next five years in electric vehicles and more affordable cars, after €13 billion invested over the previous five years.
#EU #France #Renault #ElectricVehicles #Manufacturing #Investment #Automotive #Bloomberg
🇪🇺 Europe has the science — researchers want funding rules that turn more discoveries into companies
More than 120 researchers and innovators from over 20 countries are calling for reforms to Europe’s innovation-financing system.
#EU #Poland #Innovation #Research #Startups #HorizonEurope #EIC #BankierPL
🇧🇬 Bulgaria’s SOFIX breaks 1,500 for the first time since 2008
Bulgaria’s main stock index closed at 1,508.45 points, up 0.84% on the day and 30% since the start of 2026.
#EU #Bulgaria #SOFIX #BulgarianStockExchange #Finance #CapitalMarkets #BTA
🇦🇹 Austria looks to North Africa for green hydrogen to secure its industrial future
Austria is backing the 3,300 km SoutH2 corridor to bring green hydrogen from North Africa through Italy into Central Europe.
#EU #Austria #Hydrogen #Industry #Energy #SouthH2Corridor #DERSTANDARD
🇪🇺 Inside Europe’s guarded rocket factory: Ariane 6 today, reusable Maia next
Kauppalehti gained access to ArianeGroup’s secured rocket-production site in Normandy, where systems for Ariane 6 are manufactured to support Europe’s independent access to space.
#EU #Europe #ArianeGroup #Ariane6 #MaiaSpace #SpaceTech #StrategicAutonomy #Kauppalehti
https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/a/1c3b86e4-36a8-47ab-af3e-ee32a46b460b?utm_source=rss
🇩🇰 Denmark’s Ombudsman investigates property-tax errors affecting around 20,000 homeowners
Around 20,000 Danish homeowners are reported to have different kinds of property-tax errors.
#EU #Denmark #PropertyTax #DigitalGovernment #ConsumerProtection #DRNyheder
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/penge/20-000-boligejere-i-skattekaos-nu-gaar-ombudsmanden-ind-i-sagen
🇪🇺 Novartis and Chinese firm Abogen Biosciences collaborate on RNA drug development
#EU #Lithuania #Novartis #Investment #Pharmaceuticals #Innovation