Horizon Europe 2028 – 2034: twice bigger, simpler, faster and more impactful

As part of the next long-term EU budget 2028-2034, the Commission is proposing to double the budget of the research and innovation framework programme to €175 billion. The new Horizon Europe will boost Europe’s competitiveness and fund solutions to real-world challenges, from AI that supports doctors, to satellites that protect farmers, to cleaner, smarter ways to move, live, and work.

The new programme will be based on four pillars, and it will support cutting-edge research and innovation, attract and nurture research talent, foster international collaboration, and connect science with society.

Additionally, Horizon Europe, tightly connected to the European Competitiveness Fund, will have the capacity to develop ‘moonshot projects’.  These projects would move from research to demonstration and real-world deployment. They would be supported by pooled funding from the EU (Horizon Europe and the European Competitiveness Fund), national, public, and private sources.

Designed to position Europe as a global leader in strategic fields, these moonshot projects would drive progress in areas such as: the future circular collider, clean aviation, quantum computing, next-generation AI, data sovereignty, automated transport and mobility, fusion energy, space economy, zero water pollution, and ocean observation

Next steps. Interinstitutional negotiations between the European Parliament, Council, and Commission will now take place.