The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) has published a new call under the Digital Europe programme. The call contains 4 call topics: Uptake of innovative cybersecurity solutions for SMEs Cybersecure tools, technologies and services relying on AI Regional Cable Hubs Coordinated preparedness testing and other preparedness actions... read more 

The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) partnership has published the draft text of its upcoming call for proposals, foreseen to open early 2026. IHI Call 12 will take an applicant-driven approach. Proposals must align with the IHI Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda and demonstrate a clear impact on society, the economy, and science. ... read more 

The Defence Readiness Roadmap outlines clear objectives and milestones to guide the EU towards complete defence readiness by 2030. It responds to requests from the European Council in June for a strategic framework to strengthen defence capabilities across Europe. Key aspects include the acceleration of investments and a focus on collaboration amon... read more 

The SME Market Expansion Open Call 2026 seeks to boost the market uptake of impactful innovations while mitigating development risks. With a total funding pool of €600,000, the initiative plans to support around 10 projects, each awarded €60,000. Interested small and medium enterprises (SMEs) must engage with an end-client, a public or pr... read more 

The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking has published an FAQ document for call topic HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-COE-LH-01 - Centres of Excellence and Lighthouse codes. The document can be found here. read more 

EIT Health has established an access2finance instrument to help promising start-ups with high-impact healthcare and life science solutions to secure capital and to scale up. This initiative aims to help young business prospects to prepare their investment materials, strengthen their value proposition, and get them investor-ready.Find out more... read more 

The National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre (NCC-BE) has opened a call to assist Belgian beneficiaries, such as start-ups, scale-ups, SMEs and/or mid-caps, in the uptake or development of digital innovation The call topic “Developing infrastructure or digital awareness tools using state-of-the-art technologies providing essential cap... read more 

The European Data Spaces Awards, organised by the Data Spaces Support Centre, aims to promote the best-in-class European data sharing initiatives, highlighting the achievements of selected initiatives, increasing visibility for data spaces and promoting best practices. Projects can be submitted in 2 categories: Excellence in end-user engag... read more 

The European Commission has recently published the first amendment to the Digital Europe Main Work Programme 2025-2027, taking into account the most recent political priorities of the Commission. Among the main changes, the programme will now contribute to the landmark AI Gigafactories initiative, set to accelerate the development of cutting... read more 

The European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA), in charge of implementing several parts of the Digital Europe programme, has recently published a series of three short webinars that aim to support Digital Europe beneficiaries in their reporting obligations. The webinars address the following aspects: Operational reporting &n... read more