At the Cities Mission Conference in Vilnius, 39 cities participating in the EU Mission for climate neutral and smart cities have received the EU Mission label. This recognition highlights their ambitious plans to reach climate neutrality by 2030 and is designed to help them unlock public and private funding to support this goal. Antwerp is one... read more 

The European Commission and Egypt have successfully concluded the negotiations on the association to Horizon Europe. The signing of the association agreement is foreseen for November 2025. Transitional measures are applicable as of 10 April 2025 and will allow Egyptian entities to apply for and to be treated as "eligible entities" establi... read more 

The EIC NCP Network Access2EIC  has published a new version (2025) of the Annotated Proposal Template  to Guide EIC Pathfinder Open 2025 Applicants. The annotated template mirrors the official EIC Pathfinder Open proposal format but includes added layers of insight: Blue text: Original proposal instructions from the European Commissio... read more 

On Europe day, the European Commission launched the Science4EU campaign to show support to science. You can be part of this campaign by sharing your contribution to science using the hashtag #Science4EU and the campaign visuals (download the Science4EU social media kit here) until 31 May.  To do so like, comment and share your testimoni... read more 

The coming months it will become obligatory to secure your account on the Funding and Tenders Portal by adding a second authentication (apart from your password). From 30 June 2025 onwards, the authentication method through SMS will be phased out completely so make sure to set up another verification method in time (e.g. Security Key, Trusted... read more 

🚨Calling deep tech, dual-use innovators🚨Interested in joining the DIANA programme? We're excited to share that DIANA's latest Challenge Call will open next month. Successful candidates will become part of DIANA’s 2026 cohort of innovators.DIANA formulates ‘Challenges’ based on the priorities of NATO Allied nations, the latest tr... read more 

In Digital Europe, knowledge of the underlying EU policies and legislations is a key element when drafting a proposal, as they play an important role in the “relevance” evaluation criterion.  Also for Horizon Europe Cluster 3 (Cybersecurity) and Cluster 4 (Digital), this knowledge can be handy for applicants. To support... read more 

The Clean Industrial Deal is described as "a bold business plan to support the competitiveness and resilience of our industry." It aims to boost production in green industries, with special focus on energy-intensive industries - vital for European material production and decarbonization goals. 6 main elements The Deal presents measures to boost e... read more 

Introduction Because Europe’s productivity has been lagging behind compared to other major economies over the last 20 years, the European Commission intends to take urgent action to revive Europe’s competitiveness. The aim of the compass is to make business easier and faster and ensure Europe’s prosperity. The compass guides the... read more 

With the (draft) work programme for 2025, being officially pre-published it’s time to provide you with a high-level overview of what to find in this 340 pages long document. The submission deadline for all call topics will most likely be October 2nd. The topics are expected to be published on the Funding and Tenders Portal by May 22, when th... read more