Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation.

Horizon Europe programme is split into two phases, 2021 – 2024, and 2025 – 2027.

Phase 1’s (2021 – 2024) strategic plan had 4 orientations:

• Promoting an open strategic autonomy by leading the development of key digital, enabling and emerging technologies, sectors and value chains
• Restoring Europe’s ecosystems and biodiversity, and managing sustainably natural resources
• Making Europe the first digitally enabled circular, climate-neutral and sustainable economy
• Creating a more resilient, inclusive and democratic European society

For more information, you can view the strategy.

Building upon the work of Phase 1, Phase 2’s (2025 – 2027) strategic plan was developed after an extensive analysis. The strategic plan sets out 3 pillars for research and innovation investment including:

• Green transition
• Digital transition
• A more resilient, competitive, inclusive and democratic Europe

Underpinning these 3 orientations are overarching principles including; open strategic autonomy, and securing Europe’s leading role in developing and deploying critical technologies

For more information, you can view the strategy.