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Missions

EU missions are commitments to solve some of the greatest challenges facing our world like fighting cancer, adapting to climate change, protecting our oceans, living in greener cities and ensuring soil health and food. They are an integral part of the Horizon Europe framework programme beginning in 2021.

Your NCP contacts for this programme

Kathleen Goris

kathleen.goris@vlaio.be

+32 2 432 42 82

Patrick De Molder

patrick.demolder@vlaio.be

+32 497 59 33 90

Sarah Stroobants

sarah.stroobants@fwo.be

+32 2 550 15 64

About this programme

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:

Cancer - NCP contact: Sarah Stroobants
Adaptation to Climate Change - NCP contact: Sarah Stroobants
Restore our Ocean and Waters - NCP contact: Kathleen Goris
Climate-neutral and Smart Cities - NCP contact: Sarah Stroobants
A Soil Deal for Europe - NCP contact: Patrick De Molder

EU Missions are 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.

The missions will contribute to the goals of the European Green Deal, Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan as well as the Sustainable Development Goals.

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2022-06-10 Climate, Energy, Mobility Missions

Blankenberge, Hasselt & Flanders among 118 selected regions and local autho...

On 7 June 2022, the European Commission announced the first 118 regions and local authorities that will participate in the EU Mission for Adaptation to Climate Change, which will support the European Green Deal and the EU Climate Adaptation Strategy. These regions and local authorities will sign the Mission Charter. Among these... read more

2022-05-11 Health Climate, Energy, Mobility Agro-Food, Environment Missions

Update Missions Work Programme 2022 - New Calls published

The amended version of the Missions Work Programme 2021-2022 has been published on 10 May. The document is available on our website on the Missions page (on the right hand side under 'Work Programme & Calls'). The newly published calls are the following: Research and Innovation actions in support of the implementation of the Adapta... read more

2022-05-11 Missions New European Bauhaus

Five New European Bauhaus Lighthouse demonstrators projects selected

The results of the mission call Support the deployment of lighthouse demonstrators for the New European Bauhaus initiative in the context of Horizon Europe missions (HORIZON-MISS-2021-NEB-01) are announced. Five projects have been selected for this call and will each receive a funding of approximately €5 million to implement their plans... read more

2022-05-03 Climate, Energy, Mobility Missions

Submitted proposals – Cities Mission HORIZON-MISS-CIT-2021-02

The research & innovation actions supporting the implementation of the Mission on Climate-neutral and Smart Cities 'HORIZON-MISS-CIT-2021-02’ closed on 26 April 2022. For the above mentioned call 37 proposals were submitted. The breakdown per topic: HORIZON-MISS-2021-CIT-02-01 (IA): 9 proposals HORIZON-MISS-2021-CIT-02-02 (I... read more