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EU Partnerships
EU Partnerships
European Partnerships bring the European Commission and private and/or public partners together to address some of Europe’s most pressing challenges through concerted research and innovation initiatives. They are a key implementation tool of Horizon Europe, and contribute significantly to achieving the EU’s political priorities.
By bringing private and public partners together, European Partnerships help to avoid the duplication of investments and contribute to reducing the fragmentation of the research and innovation landscape in the EU.
Types of EU Partnerships
Co-Programmed European Partnerships
These are partnerships between the Commission and mostly private (and sometimes public) partners.
A memorandum of understanding is the basis for the cooperation in these partnerships, as it specifies the partnership’s objectives, the commitments from both sides and the governance structure.
With over €8 billion from Horizon Europe, the partnerships will run from 2021 to 2030, allowing them to provide input into the last calls of Horizon Europe and wrap up their final activities afterwards.
The decision allows the Commission to work together with industry to boost investments in research and innovation and to overcome major climate and sustainability challenges, towards making Europe the first climate neutral economy.
Co-funded European Partnerships using a programme co-fund action
These are partnerships involving EU countries, with research funders and other public authorities at the core of the consortium.
Institutionalised European Partnerships
These are partnerships in the field of research and innovation between the Union, EU member states and/or industry.
Institutionalised partnerships will only be implemented where other parts of the Horizon Europe programme, including other types of partnership, would not achieve the desired objectives or expected impacts.
Link to Horizon Europe - EU Partnerships