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The Advanced Materials 2030 Initiative (AMI2030) aims to set up a pan-European multi-sectoral accelerator for the design, development and uptake of sustainable advanced materials towards a circular economy.

The European Commission has submitted its Annual Report on Research and Technological Development Activities of the European Union and Monitoring of Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020 in 2022 to the European Parliament and the Council.

The candidate Horizon Europe Partnership on antimicrobial resistance - One Health AMR - has published a first draft of its Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). The One Health AMR Partnership is currently being prepared through a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) and expected to start its activities in 2025. The CSA is coordinated by the Swedish Research Council and Germany’s DLR is a partner in the consortium.

The European Commission has published a detailed analysis document that was compiled for the creation of the second Horizon Europe Strategic Plan, to cover the period 2025-27. The analysis will provide the basis for the new Strategic Plan which will guide development of the Work Programmes in the final three years of Horizon Europe. It includes an analysis of the current status of R&I in the EU, what changes are required in comparison to the first Strategic Plan and how EU and global policy developments should be reflected.

The working group on project management of the Federal Working Group of EU Officers at universities and colleges in Germany (BAK) has published a new handout on the management of EU projects in German language.

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has accepted the resignation of Commissioner  Mariya Gabriel. Gabriel was presented to the President of the Republic of Bulgaria to receive the mandate to form a government and has therefore submitted her resignation as a member of the Commission.

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation is looking for a group of experts to carry out an interim evaluation of Horizon Europe. It has launched a call for applications. The 15-member expert group will make strategic recommendations to the Commission on how to maximise the impact of future Framework Programmes.

On 4 May 2023, the German Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) Working Group on Model Employment Contracts has now provided a model working contract for German beneficiaries in MSCA-Docoral Networks in Horizon Europe.

The European Commission has launched a portal to drive forward the EU’s Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change. The Portal provides information about the Mission and latest developments regarding its delivery, including by regional and local authorities that are participating as Charter Signatories and by research projects.

On 19 April 2023, the results of the public consultation on the EU Research and Innovation programmes were published. Climate change, energy supply, loss of biodiversity, strained healthcare systems and the ageing European population were identified as the most important societal challenges for the next ten years.