Question 1

What was a notable milestone among the 114 new medicines recommended for human use by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in 2024?

Accepted Answer

The first drug proven to slow Alzheimer's disease progression.

Question 2

In July 2025, the European Commission unveiled a strategy aiming to make Europe a 'quantum industrial powerhouse' by which year?

Accepted Answer

2030

Question 3

According to the European Electricity Review, what percentage of EU power was generated by wind and solar combined in 2025, surpassing fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

30%

Question 4

Which European Space Agency (ESA) mission imaged the Sun's South Pole for the first time ever in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Solar Orbiter

Question 5

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, commonly known as the AI Act, categorizes AI systems used in which specific setting as 'high risk' requiring increased scrutiny?

Accepted Answer

Clinical research settings

Question 6

The EU's 7th National Report on Biodiversity (published February 2026) indicates progress towards how many targets under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), with two already achieved?

Accepted Answer

45

Question 7

Which EU-funded initiative, concluded by August 2025, granted researchers unprecedented access to cloud-based trapped-ion quantum computers to advance biochemical research and materials science?

Accepted Answer

QCDC Project

Question 8

In 2025, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended 38 new active substances for approval. Which therapeutic area saw the most approvals for endocrine disorders, including three new treatments?

Accepted Answer

Endocrinology

Question 9

What is the proposed budget for the Horizon Europe Framework Programme (2028–2034), put forward by the European Commission on July 16, 2025?

Accepted Answer

€175 billion

Question 10

The European Commission launched the 'Resource for AI Science in Europe' (RAISE) virtual institute in November 2025. What is the initial funding allocated for the RAISE pilot under Horizon Europe?

Accepted Answer

€107 million

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