Launch of the Horizon Europe Programme

The “Horizon Europe” programme will be launched on 2 February , in an online session starting at 11:30 am, which will take place in the context of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) and organised in close collaboration with the European Commission. Check the schedule and the website www.perin.br .
( link to the session streaming )

The event brings together speakers from all over Europe and includes interventions by researchers, business leaders and political and government authorities, with the aim of mobilizing the whole of Europe for the “ Horizon Europe, 2021-27 ” program and its articulation with national recovery and resilience programs, in preparation under the “ Next Generation EU, 2021-26 ” program.

During the event, ideas for promoting the twin green and digital transitions across Europe, in association with a resilient recovery through a renewed European Research Area – ERA , will be presented and discussed in particular.

The programme document includes a background note on the critical issues currently facing this process and the promotion of R&D activity in Europe , including the need to increase public and private investment in R&D, particularly in the context of the European Commission's recent reaffirmation of the target of 3% of R&D investment in terms of gross domestic product by 2030 .

In Portugal, the coordination and dissemination of the strategy to strengthen national participation in the “ Horizon Europe, 2021-27 ” program is carried out through the PERIN Network - “Portugal in Europe Research and Innovation Network” , which includes the main R&D funding and promotion agencies, namely FCT, ANI, AICIB, PT Space, ERSMUS Agency and DGES, in close coordination with the promotion offices of European programs in academic and research institutions, as well as in companies, business associations and business incubation and interface centers.