– The next research and innovation framework programme

This video explain the aims of Horizon Europe (Source)

• Official page – Horizon Europe

Horizon Europe is the European Union’s current Research and Innovation Framework Programme. Starting on 1 January 2021 and ending on 31 December 2027, it has a planned budget of 95.5 billion euros to support research and innovation activities.

See the following documents:

• Presentation: Horizon Europe
• EU Budget for the future
• Horizon Europe programme analysis

THE MAIN FEATURES OF HORIZON EUROPE

• Strengthen EU science and technology thanks to increased investment in highly skilled people and cutting-edge research;
• Foster the EU’s industrial competiveness and its innovation performance, notably supporting market-creating innovation via the European Innovation Council and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology;
• Deliver on the EU’s strategic priorities, such as the Paris Agreement on climate change, and tackle global challenges that affect the quality of our daily lives.

WHAT’S NEW?

• The European Innovation Council: one-stop shop to bring the most promising ideas from lab to real world application and support the most innovative start-ups and companies to scale up their ideas. It will provide direct support to innovators through two main funding instruments, one for early stages and the other for development and market deployment.
• EU-wide R&I missions: ambitious, bold goals to tackle issues that affect our daily lives. Examples could range from the fight against cancer, to clean transport or plastic-free oceans. They will be co-designed with citizens, stakeholders, the European Parliament and Member States.
• Open Science will become the modus operandi of Horizon Europe. It will go beyond the open access policy of Horizon 2020 and require open access to publications, data, and to research data management plans.
• A new generation of European Partnerships: Horizon Europe will streamline the number of partnerships that the EU co-programmes or co-funds with partners like industry, civil society and funding foundations.
• Simpler rules: This will increase legal certainty and reduce administrative burden for beneficiaries and programme administrators.

A PROGRAMME BUILT FOR MORE IMPACT

The new programme will be implemented through three pillars:

 

Horizon Europe programme structure Specific programme implementing Horizon Europe and EIT Exclusive focus on civil applications
Pillar 1 Excellent Science	Pillar 2 Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness	Pillar 3 Innovative Europe
European Research Council Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Research Infrastructures	Clusters Health Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society Civil Security for Society Digital, Industry and Space Climate, Energy and Mobility Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Non-nuclear direct actions of the Joint Research Centre	European Innovation Council European Innovation Ecosystems European Institute of Innovation and Technology
Part: Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area
Widening participation and spreading excellence	Reforming and enhancing the European Research and Innovation system
Specific programme: European Defence Fund Exclusive focus on defence research and development European Defence Fund website
Complementary programme: Euratom Research and Training Programme Focus on nuclear fusion and fission research and training Euratom Research and Training Programme

MISSIONS IN HORIZON EUROPE

Horizon Europe will incorporate research and innovation missions to increase the effectiveness of funding by pursuing clearly defined targets. The Commission has engaged policy experts to develop studies, case studies and reports on how a mission-oriented policy approach will work.

• Read more about the Commission’s mission-oriented approach and download the studies that shaped it

5 mission areas have been identified, each with a dedicated mission board and assembly. They will help specify, design and implement specific missions in Horizon Europe.

• Mission area 1:Adaptation to Climate Change
• Mission area 2: Cancer
• Mission area 3: Climate-neutral and smart cities
• Mission area 4: Restore our Ocean and Waters
• Mission area 5: A soil deal for Europe

THE COMMISSION’S PROPOSAL FOR HORIZON EUROPE

The Commission has published its proposal for Horizon Europe, legal framework, factsheets, reports and timeline, as part of the next EU long-term budget, the multiannual financial framework.

Various building blocks were taken into account including the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020, the Lab-Fab-App report (informally the Lamy report), foresight studies and various other reports.

• Legal texts and factsheets for Horizon Europe