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Highly Anticipated EU Grants Audit Document Now Available

18/07/2024

The European Commission has published the long-awaited "Indicative Audit Programme" document. This document is a guide for financial audits in EU grants, including Horizon Europe Programme. It is based on the corporate EU Model Grant Agreement used for all EU Programmes for the 2021-2027 financial framework and describes the context, objectives, and standard procedures to ensure the cost eligibility.

The document is primarily designed for EU auditors but can also be used as a reference tool for other EU services, CFS practitioners, beneficiaries, and others.

You can download the document here.

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Hop-on facility - 2025 call outcomes

02/12/2025

The Hop-on call HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-03-ACCESS-01 was open since 6 May 2025 and by the deadline on 4 September 2025, 61 proposals were submitted. The call budget allowed for funding of 90 projects. At the beginning of December, the applicants were informed on call evaluation...

Convergence of the Czech Republic's participation in the Framework Programmes exists, but may face structural limitations

02/12/2025

On October 16, 2025, Daniel Frank published an analysis entitled Convergence of EU-13 Countries in EU Framework Programmes: Trends, Divergences and Limits, with the main finding that "EU-13 are demonstrably strengthening in Horizon Europe, and their convergence towards...

EIT announced 2025 Innovation Awards

01/12/2025

  The winners of the 2025 EIT Awards were announced at the 2025 EIT Innovation Awards Ceremony that took place on 25 November 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. The awards are granted to outstanding innovators from across the EIT network for their breakthrough solutions in...

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