EU policies and roadmaps
relevant to M-ERA.NET

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M-ERA.NET activities are in line with the priorities defined at European level and support key enabling technologies that are essential for Europe’s industrial future. In particular, the network is informed by the following strategic documents:

27.02.2024Advanced Materials for Industrial Leadership

Setting out a series of actions to boost the design, development, and use of advanced materials in Europe

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01.08.2024AI Act

The AI Acts aims to foster trustworthy AI in Eurpe. Therefore it sets out a clear set of risk-based rules for AI developers and deployers regarding specific uses of AI.

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13.09.2023Chips Act

The European Chips Act will bolster Europe’s competitiveness and resilience in semiconductor technologies and applications, and help achieve both the digital and green transition.

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11.03.2020Circular economy action plan

Paving the way for a cleaner and more competitive Europe

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16.03.2023Critical Raw Materials Act

With the European Raw Materials Act, the EU aims to ensure secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials for Europe’s industry and significantly lower the EU’s dependency on imports from single country suppliers

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29.01.2025Competitiveness compass

The Competitiveness Compass transforms the excellent recommendations of the Draghi report into a roadmap. It includes measures on (a) closing the innovation gap, (b) decarbonisation and competitiveness and (c) reducing excessive dependencies and increasing security.

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EMMC Roadmaps

These EMMC roadmaps identify major obstacles to widening the use of materials modelling in European industry and propose strategies to overcome them
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2023ERA industrial technology roadmap

For circular technologies and business models in the textile, construction and energy-intensive industries

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15.01.2020European Green Deal

Transforming the EU into a resource-efficient economy

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16.03.2023Net Zero Industry Act

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem

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15.05.2024Safe and Sustainable by Design chemicals and materials - Methodological Guidance

This Methodological Guidance clarifies some aspects of the voluntary application of the ‘safe and sustainable by design’ (SSbD) framework for chemicals and materials

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2022Strategic research and innovation plan for safe and sustainable chemicals and materials

The Strategic Research and Innovation Plan sets out an overarching plan addressing R&I needs across the lifecycle of chemicals and materials to achieve the goals of the CSS and the overall societal transition as envisioned by the Green Deal and the related policy initiatives

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2025Towards a European policy for technology infrastructures – Building bridges to competitiveness

This report presents the findings of the Commission Expert Group on Technology Infrastructures (EGTI), established in November 2023 to analyse, support, and provide recommendations for improving technology infrastructures (TIs) in Europe. The group explored critical topics such as the definition of TIs, assessing industrial needs, and addressing barriers to access for industry, SMEs and start-ups.

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