Phased out programme. Switch to Horizon Europe
Despite serious efforts deployed at national and European level, the European Union sees significant internal disparities in terms of research and innovation performance. There is significant evidence pointing to the fact that the pathway to economic growth and competitiveness is strongly connected to the scaling up of investment in research and innovation.
In order to reduce the research and innovation gap, Horizon 2020 introduces specific measures for spreading excellence and widening participation. These measures are targeted at low-performing Member States in terms of research and innovation.
Widening consists of three main actions, i.e. Teaming, Twinning and ERA Chairs, for which specific eligibility conditions apply. This ensures a targeted approach towards Widening Member States and Associated Countries.
The Widening member states are: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
Belgium is not identified as a Widening Member State but can partake as partner.
The launch of the full Horizon Europe programme is now very close. In this article we provide you an overview of the current status. For each programme, the most recent available version is listed. All mentioned work programmes can be downloaded through the attached files to this article. Unless otherwise mentioned, it concerns draft versions,...
Read moreOn 21 October 2020, the Widening NCP Network NCP_WIDE.NET organized a webinar on synergies between the cohesion policy and Horizon Europe. Two representatives of the European Commission, Ms. Denisa Perrin and Ms. Karolina Tilman, both from DG REGIO presented and discussed this topic during this webinar. The presentation is...
Read moreOn 11 May the consultation "Targeted review of the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER/State aid): extended scope for national funds to be combined with certain Union programmes" was launched. Objective: to ensure that national and EU funds can be combined seamlessly under the new Multiannual Financial Framework without...
Read moreFAQ from the Commission: Amendments should in principle not imply changes to the project that would call into question the award decision. However, due to the current situation, if re-orienting your project might contribute to tackling the Coronavirus crisis, this could be granted (via an amendment), upon request by beneficiaries (assessed...
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