The Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) is a funding programme of the European Union intended to support research and innovation in the sectors related to the coal and steel industry.

On the 1st of December 2019, a new European Commission entered into service for the present quinquennium 2019-2024. The new College of Commissioners, under the presidency of Ms Ursula von der Leyen, reset the Commission’s commitment to “tackling climate and environmental-related challenges that is this generation’s defining task”.

The European Green Deal Communication, presented by the Commission in December 2019, is a new growth strategy that aims to tra