With its framework programmes for research, Horizon 2020 and its successor Horizon Europe, the EU provides public-sector funding of €70Bn and from 2021 of €95Bn under numerous actions and calls. To ensure proper use of these funds, the European Commission and its agencies use a number of controls. Read what monitoring mechanisms are used to […]


Information on the new work programmes leaked while the final information is expected to be published by April. You can find on the link below the draft work programmes (in PDF) regarding the following grants: Pillar 1 The European Research Council Pillar 2 Health cluster Culture, creativity and inclusive society Civil security for society Digital, […]


The new year saw the end of H2020 and the beginning of Horizon Europe, with its list of novelties. A higher budget, the ability for Eastern European organisations to join ongoing Western research projects, a new system of missions and clusters, … Come back to the main features of the new Framework Programme and find […]


After long negotiations, the United Kingdom and Europe finally agreed on the participation of the UK on Horizon Europe. While the negotiations about Brexit are not fully over yet, and the contribution of the UK to the programme is still to determine, the new treaty ends years of uncertainty for British researchers who will be […]


The European Innovation Council could invest up to 3 billion euro in acquiring SMEs’ shares over the next 7 years to answer the growing interest of European SMEs. The European Commission can acquire up to 15 million euros worth of shares in a single beneficiary. EIC grants were the object of a growing interest in […]