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Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027 general annexes update: changes to participation of Chinese entities

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The updated version of the Horizon Europe Work Programme (HE WP) 2026-2027 General Annexes was published on 29 September 2026 (available here). This article provides the changes compared to the previous version (1.0 with publication date 11 December 2025, available here), mainly focused on the participation of Chinese entitities.

Participation of China

The 2025 version of the General Annexes of the Work Programme, explicitly identified the limited areas where Chinese entities remain eligible in Research and Innovation Actions (RIAs). In this updated version, the destination "Transformative change towards a nature-positive economy and society" part of the Bridging Actions of the Horizontal Activities Work Programme has been added to this list.

From 4 to 10 critical technology areas on Chinese-controlled entities (p. 15)

The scope of the restriction on Chinese-controlled entities in Innovation Actions has been expanded from 4 to 10 critical technology areas.
The December 2025 version referred specifically to four areas:

  • advanced semiconductors;
  • artificial intelligence;
  • quantum technologies;
  • biotechnologies

In the updated General Annexes the following six areas have been added to this list:

  • advanced connectivity, navigation and digital technologies;
  • advanced sensing technologies;
  • space and propulsion technologies;
  • energy technologies;
  • robotics and autonomous systems;
  • advanced materials, manufacturing and recycling technologies

 

 

 

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