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According to a new EU analysis, the share of firms using AI in the EU’s 10 strategic sectors grew from 7% in 2021 to 18% in 2025. Media, energy and electronic sectors lead in AI adoption, while mobility, tourism and agri-food lag behind. This uneven growth is driven mainly by general-purpose AI.

This week will see nearly 11.000 events take place across Europe and countries associated to the EU’s Erasmus+ programme during the 10th edition of the annual Erasmus Days. The 2026 theme ‘Learning and growing: skills for tomorrow' highlights the important role of Erasmus+ in skills development.

The new €115 million AGILE programme will provide rapid, agile and targeted financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises – including start-ups and scale-ups – to develop emerging and disruptive defence products. It complements the EU's existing toolbox of defence industrial instruments.
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