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This work programme has been added to the existing Horizon Europe work programmes since 2025, with the aim to achieve EU policy goals. The topics are non-prescriptive and broadly defined. The current work programme “Horizontal activities” contains four topics: R&I support of the Clean Industrial Deal, AI in Science, Nature-postive economy and society and the bridging actions focusing on bringing innovations to the market.
R&I support of the Clean Industrial Deal
To answer the need to mobilise investments to expand the generation of clean resources, strengthen and secure competitiveness and resilience of clean tech industries and decarbonise energy-intensive industries. At the same time circularity remains a priority.
AI in Science
The European Commission launched the RAISE (Resource for AI Science in Europe) initiative. Funds for Networks of excellence, and automated labs in AI in science and a Doctoral Networks (modelled after Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions) are foreseen.
Transformative change towards a nature-positive economy and society
This Horizon Europe call aims to accelerate a transformative shift toward a nature- positive economy and society by strengthening biodiversity-focused research and innovation. A nature-positive economy for the European Commission is an economic model where business growth, innovation, and ecosystem restoration advance together, ensuring that economic activities result in an absolute increase in nature
Bridging actions
margot.beereboom@fwo.be
+32 2 550 15 76
nico.deblauwe@vlaio.be
+32 2 432 43 00
pascal.verheye@vlaio.be
+32 2 553 09 84
Ria.debreucker@vlaio.be
+32 2 553 13 77
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MSCA Digital, Industry & Space Climate, Energy, Mobility Agro-Food, Environment
After lengthy discussions, the final work programme on the horizontal activities has been officially published on the website of the European Commission. First added to Horizon Europe in 2025, this broadly defined work programme supports EU policy goals through four topics: the Clean Industrial Deal, AI in Science, a nature-positive economy... read more
MSCA Digital, Industry & Space Climate, Energy, Mobility Agro-Food, Environment
The 2026-2027 "Horizontal activities" Work Programme in Horizon Europe is created to break down the traditional walls between different scientific departments and funding silos. Rather than keeping research fragmented across separate categories, this new program pools resources to tackle the EU’s most urgent, evolving policy priorities i... read more
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