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Draft Work Programmes 2026–2027

25/11/2025

You can already start planning your participation in Horizon Europe projects for the 2026–2027 period. The European Commission is continuously publishing drafts of the work programmes for individual areas in the “comitology register”.

The work programmes for 2026–2027 are currently being discussed in the respective programme committees, and their official publication is planned for the end of 2025. Please note that the drafts are still evolving, are not final, and may change until their official release.

The links below are regularly updated with the individual versions of the drafts.

Cluster 1 (Health) – version of 11 November 2025
Cluster 2 (Culture, creativity and inclusive society) – version 10 November 2025
Cluster 3 (Civil security for society) – version of 10 November 2025
Cluster 4 (Digital, industry, space) – version of 14 November 2025
Cluster 5 (Clima, energy a mobility) – version of 13 November 2025
Cluster 6 (Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment) – version of 13 November 2025
European Missions – version of 10 October 2025
New European Bauhaus – version of 13 November 2025
Widening participation and spreading excellence ERA – version of 13 November 2025
European Innovation Council – version 13 October 2025
European Innovation Ecosystems – version of 20 November 2025
Research Infrastructures - version of 13 November 2025
General Annexes 2026-2027 - version of 13 November 2025

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Draft Work Programmes 2026–2027

25/11/2025

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