EU Missions are commitments to bring concrete solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing our world. They are an integral part of the Horizon Europe framework programme. Currently there are 5 official mission areas defined:
EU Missions were a novelty of the Horizon Europe programme. They have ambitious goals and intend to deliver tangible results by 2030. They aim to deliver impact by putting research and innovation into a new role, combined with new forms of governance and collaboration.
EU Missions are a coordinated effort by the Commission to pool the necessary resources in terms of funding programmes, policies and regulations, as well as other activities. They also aim to mobilise public and private actors, such as EU Member States, regional and local authorities, research institutes, entrepreneurs and investors to create real and lasting impact. Missions will engage with citizens to boost societal uptake of new solutions and approaches.
Each mission will operate as a portfolio of actions – such as research projects, policy measures or even legislative initiatives - to achieve a measurable goal that could not be achieved through individual actions. For each mission area a mission board has been established. The mission board advises the European Commission on the implementation of the mission.
The missions will contribute to the goals of the European Green Deal, Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan as well as the Sustainable Development Goals.
The European Partnership for Personalised Medicine (EP PerMed) is about to launch the joint transnational call 2027 (JTC2027) “Cell and Gene Therapy for Personalised Medicine”. The call opens on 4 November 2026.Proposals must focus on the development and validation of an innovative and novel cell and gene therapy for...
Read morePRISM has opened its first call for proposals on paediatric multinational investigator-initiated clinical studies. Selected projects are designed to receive end-to-end support for studies across Europe and Canada.
Read moreA European Commission mid-term assessment released on 15 September 2026 finds that the five EU Missions under Horizon Europe are making progress towards their 2030 goals. The assessment says the Climate Adaptation Mission has already gone beyond its target, while the other four missions are advancing through projects, partnerships and demonstration sites.
Read moreEP PerMed has launched a new Stakeholder Forum to foster early collaboration between public research, industry, and other key stakeholders. The Forum provides a networking platform to accelerate the translation of personalised medicine research into clinical practice and commercial applications.
Read moreThis symposium focuses on how Earth Observation can support soil protection, restoration and sustainable use. It brings together the scientific community and stakeholders to look at monitoring methods, validation approaches, reporting needs and downstream applications linked to soil health and land degradation. The programme is designed around policy needs, operational monitoring systems and the use of satellite data alongside in situ, airborne and modelling data.
Read moreThis workshop looks at how citizen-generated data on soil health can support policy and decision-making. It focuses on insights from the ECHO project, including potential end users of this data, its practical use, and the costs and value linked to collecting it. The discussion is set in the current EU soil policy context and also invites contributions from other Mission Soil projects.
Read moreThe fourth edition of the European Mission Soil Week is designed to bring together a wide range of stakeholders working on making our soils cleaner and healthier. The conference is organised by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development under the auspices of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU....
Read moreThe 7th edition of the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity is a tri-annual international meeting for discussion on current and emerging issues in marine biodiversity. It aims to bring together policymakers, scientists, conservationists, industry representatives, and other stakeholders to look at how marine ecosystems and their resources can...
Read moreOrganised under the EU Mission on Adaptation, this workshop will bring together regional and local authorities (RLAs) and private sector actors to explore concrete approaches to making infrastructure climate-resilient. This session will focus on: 1. How climate risk is integrated into infrastructural planning2. Risk, insurance and financing of...
Read moreAs climate impacts intensify across Europe, this Forum will spotlight practical and replicable adaptation solutions that are making a difference on the ground. Participants will explore innovative tools being developed through Mission Projects to boost climate resilience, collaborate to co-design solutions tailored to their communities, and...
Read moreThis online brokerage event is designed for applicants that are preparing Horizon Europe proposals on green transition and climate resilience topics across a wide range of fields, including health, climate and environment, energy, mobility, and cities, where collaboration between social sciences and humanities (SSH) and STEM disciplines is...
Read more
fernanda.werneck@vlaio.be
+32 2 553 02 62
pascal.verheye@vlaio.be
+32 2 553 09 84
sarah.stroobants@fwo.be
+32 2 550 15 64
Contact details on the site of WEWIS
The National Contact Points (NCPs) provide support, guidance, and practical information to potential applicants, helping them navigate funding opportunities and application processes.
The Programme Committee (PC) members represent their country in decision-making about the work programmes, evaluate implementation, and provide strategic input on priorities and calls.
We offer a handy Excel file, weekly updated, containing an up-to-date overview of the Horizon Europe calls.
Call topics overviewInfosheets contain edited content on aspects related to this programme. They are reviewed at least yearly.
Documents contain additional information related to this programme, and are similar to related links.
Testimonial
The AI4Culture project, funded under Digital Europe call Data space for cultural heritage (deployment) aims to develop an online capacity building hub for AI technologies in the cultural heritage sector. This hub contributes to the creation of the European common cultural heritage data space, which provides support to the digital transformation of Europe’s cultural sector and fosters the creation and reuse of content in cultural and creative sectors. The Flemish company CrossLang is one of the 12 partners in the project and brings in its year-long expertise in the development of multilingual technology to the transcription and translation of scanned printed and handwritten documents.
