France’s 2026–2035 energy roadmap sets a clear course: scaling up low-carbon electricity, relying on nuclear and renewables, strengthening grids and flexibility, and anchoring the transition within an increasingly integrated European energy system.
IC-3 positions Ireland as a structured node within Europe’s semiconductor strategy. By linking pilot lines, funding instruments and cross-border ecosystems, it strengthens Ireland’s role in the EU Chips architecture and opens new pathways for European industrial cooperation.
France and Ireland have renewed their strategic partnership for 2026–2030. This article explores how research and innovation are positioned as structuring pillars of the framework, shaping long-term Franco-Irish cooperation within a European context.
Europe’s digital diplomacy increasingly runs beneath the sea. By turning subsea fibre-optic cables into sensors, new technologies offer a cooperative, non-intrusive way to monitor and protect critical digital infrastructure.
Ireland’s Sectoral Capital Plan 2026–2030 offers a rare example of how innovation, research and scaling can be organised as a single economic system. Beyond budgets, it reveals a pragmatic strategy to turn research into growth, jobs and European competitiveness.