On 09 April 2026, the fourth EU-Albania Horizon Europe Joint Research and Innovation Committee meeting was hosted by the European Commission in Brussels. The meeting was co-chaired by Ms. Mina Stareva, Deputy Head of Unit for ‘International cooperation – Europe...

Following a Commission Decision and in partnership with the International Energy Agency, the EU will work with global partners to help cities become cleaner and more sustainable, while also improving how energy from renewable sources is stored and used. This...

Today, the European Union and the United Kingdom have enabled the UK's association to Erasmus+ in 2027. The UK's association to Erasmus+ will place UK learners, staff, education institutions and organisations on the same footing as those in EU Member States and other...

Following the evaluation of the 2025 calls for the European Defence Fund (EDF), the European Commission will invest €1.07 billion in 57 new EDF projects. These investments will support the  goals set out in the Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030 and...

The European Innovation Council (EIC) is looking for expertise in critical defence technologies to contribute to Europe’s innovation landscape. Experts will help assess which companies should receive direct equity investments to scale up disruptive innovations in...

A total of 1,905 project proposals were submitted to the HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-02: Twinning call. For comparison, 848 proposals were submitted to the previous Twinning 2023 call (including the “Bottom-Up” and “Green Deal” calls), of which 96 projects were funded....

The sixth call under Horizon Europe of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-funded COFUND scheme closed on 8 April 2026. Through the 2026 call, the European Union will fund around 30 projects with an indicative budget of €105.5 million. The European...

On 19 March 2026, the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) organised an online Info Session to present the Centres of Vocational Excellence 2026 call for proposals.  The presentations and recording of the info session are now...

https://research-innovation-community.ec.europa.eu/events/sAkccFozu9ewhdngHMM5P/live-sessions

After the launch of the OECD Digital Education Outlook 2026: Exploring Effective Uses of Generative AI in Education, the OECD “Smart Data and Digital Technology in Education” project team organises a two-day international conference that will bring together leading...

The Information and Networking Webinar on 19 March 2026 aiming to boost participation of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) partner countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine - in Horizon Europe, the EU Funding Programme for Research and...

The Energy Poverty Advisory Hub annual conference will take place on 17 and 18 March 2026 in Athens, Greece. Hosted by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy, in collaboration with the City of Athens and EPAH, and...

2026 Topic video presentations Please watch the pre-recorded presentations of the call topics linked below. Destination 1: Democracy Video | Presentation slides Destination 2: Cultural Heritage Video | Presentation slides Destination 3: Transformations Video |...

STOA high-level conference - Academic Freedom in Support of Democracy Academic freedom is widely recognised as a key condition for functioning of open and democratic societies that adhere to the rule of law. Similarly, full realisation of academic freedom is unlikely...