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Horizon Europe info day - WIDENING CALLS 2026-27

03/11/2025

On January 22, 2026 the European Commission (DG RTD) is organizing an online information day focused on the destination “Improved access to Excellence” (WIDENING). This info day will inform interested applicants about the widening calls and topics in the WIDERA Work Programme 2026-2027, and thus provide support to applicants in preparing high-quality proposals. More information can be found here.

The ERA info day will be held on December 11, 2025.

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What (Doesn’t) Work in the Rules of Horizon Europe? A New Analysis Brings Data to the Debate on FP10

10/03/2026

The debate on the shape of the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation – FP10 – is gaining momentum in 2026. The political calendar is moving quickly. In the European Parliament, draft reports on FP10 and on the new Competitiveness Fund are expected to be...

Only one project funded under the 2025 call Regional Innovation Valleys in Widening Countries

04/03/2026

In the Implementing co-funded action plans for connected regional innovation valleys in widening countries (HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-05) call, only two proposals coordinated by Hungarian entities were submitted. Of these, only one project was selected for funding:...

Does the share of partners from Widening countries affect the success of Twinning project proposals?

27/02/2026

Project managers and applicants ask this question increasingly often. In our analysis of more than 1,300 Twinning proposals from the 2021 and 2023 Horizon Europe calls, we examine this issue using a binary logistic regression model. We assess not only the share of...

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