Expected Outcome: To prevent further disparities, maximize investment in R&D and enhance economic growth, Horizon Europe is taking relevant actions under Widening participation and spreading excellence objective. Twinning actions are one of the main instruments of this objective. Twinning aims to enhance networking activities between the research institutions of the Widening countries and top-class leading […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Fight against firearms trafficking
Expected Outcome: Projects’ results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following outcomes: Contribution to the implementation of the 2020-2024 EU Action Plan on firearms trafficking; Improved intelligence picture of firearms trafficking in Europe, modus operandi of such criminal organisations, both offline and online; European Police Authorities, Customs and Border Guards Authorities, […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Sustainability and educational aspects for renewable energy and renewable fuel technologies
Expected Outcome: The EU has ambitious goals to tackle the ongoing climate crisis, noteworthy being the aim to be a fully climate-neutral continent by 2050. Thus a framework needs to be established where sustainability and educational aspects for renewable energy and fuel technologies is addressed. Further, these actions need to engage with stakeholders at different […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Improved preparedness on attacks to public spaces
Expected Outcome Projects’ results are expected to contribute to all of the following outcomes: Improved vulnerability assessments by law enforcement and local managers of public spaces with a specific focus on countering and/ or preventing terrorist attacks or other forms of severe violence (amok, mass-riots), including attacks with explosives, improvised weapons and vehicles; Better identification of […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Online identity theft is countered
Expected Outcome Projects’ results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following outcomes: European Police Authorities are provided with modern, innovative and validated tools and training curricula, which take into account legal and ethical rules of operation as well as fundamental rights such as privacy and protection of personal data to prevent, […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Domestic and sexual violence are prevented and combated
Expected Outcome Improved prevention, detection and investigation of domestic violence and sexual assaults, including collection of court-proof crime evidence, which take into account European multicultural dimension, legal and ethical rules of operation, as well as fundamental rights such as privacy, protection of personal data and anonymity of victims; Enriched European common approaches applied by Police […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Setting up joint programmes among innovation ecosystems actors
Expected Outcome Projects’ results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following outcomes: Open the dialogue, prepare the ground and facilitate the agreement among Member States, Associated Countries and EU regions, in cooperation with the private sector and research and innovation actors, towards more dynamic, inclusive, gender diverse, and connected innovation ecosystems, […]
Horizon Europe to be launched: Europe’s new Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
The European Commission presented the Work Programme 2021 for the European Research Council. This is the first work programme under Horizon Europe, Europe’s new Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for 2021-2027. It includes three main calls for proposals for frontier research actions for a total amount of €1.9 billion. The European Research Council (ERC) […]
Horizon 2020: testing and demonstrating systemic innovations in support of the Farm-to-Fork Strategy
European food is recognised as being safe, nutritious and of high quality. It should now also become the global standard for sustainability. Although the transition to more sustainable systems is in its infancy, it remains a big challenge to feed a fast-growing world population. The Farm to Fork Strategy, which is at the heart of […]