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
Patrick De Molder
patrick.demolder@vlaio.be
+32 497 59 33 90
Ria De Breucker
Ria.debreucker@vlaio.be
+32 2 553 13 77
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: Ria De Breucker
- Restore our Ocean and Waters - NCP contacts: Kathleen Goris and Ria De Breucker
- Climate-neutral and Smart Cities - NCP contact: Ria De Breucker
- A Soil Deal for Europe - NCP contact: Patrick De Molder and Ria De Breucker
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. 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.
Latest news
MSCA RI Health Culture and society
Horizon Europe Impact training session and Proposal workshop coming up this...
Interested in strengthening your skills to develop a strong project proposal in the framework of the Horizon Europe programme? Mark the following events, co-organised by NCP Flanders, in your agenda: - Learn more about how to plan for impact in your project proposal during the ‘Impact in Horizon Europe’ training session on 15 October 20... read more
Agro-Food, Environment Missions
Water4all call 2024 pre-annoucement
The third Water4all call on the topic “Water and Circular Economy” will be open on the 12th of September 2024. The relevant subthemes of this call: "Enhancement of water circularity in industries". "Urban water circularity" "Resource recovery and valorization" "Economic, environmental and social implications of water reuse and re... read more
Agro-Food, Environment Missions
Open Public Consultation: Updated SRIA for European Water4All Partnership
Open Public Consultation on the updated Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for the European Water4All partnership. The SRIA of the Water4All Partnership will be updated in 2025. As part of the update process, a public consultation on the topics of the Water4All SRIA is launched. The primary objective is to gather perspectives from sta... read more
Upcoming events
Health Climate, Energy, Mobility Agro-Food, Environment Enhancing EU R&I Missions
EU TalentOn second edition
Agro-Food, Environment EIT Missions
Call info session: Innovating with the EIT and creating a new partnership
Agro-Food, Environment EIT Missions
EIT Call info session : Key EIT activities - Education, Innovation and Busi...
Agro-Food, Environment EIT Missions
EIT Call Info Session: Nuts and bolts of the EIT granting model
Climate, Energy, Mobility Missions
Horizon Europe City Mission and CL5 Brokerage Event, Barcelona
RI Health Culture and society Security Digital, Industry & Space
Impact in Horizon Europe - training session: Registration open
Work Programme & Calls
Infosheets
Infosheets contain edited content on aspects related to this programme. They are reviewed at least yearly.
Related links
Related links are easy pointers towards external information. We curate the list, but are not liable for the destinations.
- EU Missions Info Days 25 - 26 April 2024: contents of the Q&A sessions
- COM Info Day EU Missions - 2024 calls for proposals
- Cancer Imaging Initiative - Commission info page
- EU Missions Info Days Work Programme 2023
- EU Mission Boards: list of Chairs and Members (mandate 2022-2025)
- Commission Communication EU Missions
- Webinar Climate-Neutral and Smart-Cities Work Programme 2021
- Webinar Cancer Mission 2021 Work Programme
- History of Changes - Missions Work Programme 2021-2022
- Missions in Horizon Europe (official page)
Documents
Documents contain additional information related to this programme, and are similar to related links.
Testimonial
Limecraft - Powerful workflows for video products
If you’ve never heard of Limecraft, you’re clearly not working in the media sector. Their SaaS platform provides integrated workflows for media management, scripted and unscripted TV, and subtitling and localisation. It is used by leading broadcasting companies – such as BBC, VRT, NPO… – and production firms of which De Mensen or Hotel Hungaria might ring a bell (at least if you are Belgian).
NCP Flanders went to Ghent to interview Maarten Verwaest, CEO and cofounder, about how he sees Horizon 2020. Limecraft is a partner in the MeMAD project, which is a collaborative RIA project submitted to an ICT call topic.
