Conferences, workshops and seminars

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Code: 39821 | Identifier Code: EUAF-2026-TRAI-02 | Programme name: 10984 | Start submission calls: 17/03/2026 | End submission calls: 07/05/2026

Organising conferences, workshops and seminars and creating networks and structural platforms between Member States, candidate countries and potential candidates, other third countries, EU institutions and international organisations in order to:

1. facilitate the exchange of information, experience and best practice, including in anti-fraud and anti-corruption systems and data analysis;
2. create networks and improve coordination between Member States, candidate countries and potential candidates, other third countries, EU institutions and international organisations;
3. facilitate multidisciplinary cooperation and awareness-raising between anti-fraud and anti-corruption practitioners (in particular customs authorities and other law enforcement bodies) and academics on protecting the financial interests of the EU, including support for the Associations for European Criminal Law and for the Protection of EU Financial Interests;
4. raise awareness of this matter among the judiciary and other legal professionals.

Specialised training sessions

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Code: 39818 | Identifier Code: EUAF-2026-TRAI-01 | Programme name: 10984 | Start submission calls: 17/03/2026 | End submission calls: 07/05/2026

Developing specialised training sessions to improve knowledge and use of IT tools and to increase anti-fraud data analysis by acquiring new skills and knowledge of specialised methodologies and techniques.

PERIFORMANCE OPEN CALL FOR BOTTOM-UP STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES IN CANCER RESEARCH & CARE

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Code: 39815 | Identifier Code: PERIFORMANCE | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 22/03/2026 | End submission calls: 31/05/2026

The PERIFORMANCE Open Call supports bottom-up stakeholder engagement initiatives that strengthen participation, trust, and collaboration in cancer research and care across Europe. The call invites organizations to design and implement innovative local or regional activities that actively involve patients, researchers, healthcare professionals, communities, policymakers, and other stakeholders in dialogue and co-creation processes related to cancer research, care, and survivor support.

Funded initiatives may include participatory and co-creative formats, educational and capacity-building activities, artistic or cultural engagement, and communication or outreach actions that foster awareness, dialogue, and inclusion. Activities should address local needs while aligning with the objectives of the EU Mission on Cancer, such as improving understanding of cancer, prevention and early detection, diagnosis and treatment, and quality of life for patients and families.

The call aims to support innovative engagement practices that explore emerging technologies in cancer research, including the ethical and societal dimensions of artificial intelligence and the European Health Data Space. PERIFORMANCE seeks to generate scalable best practices, strengthen inclusive participation, and promote responsible innovation, ultimately contributing to more equitable, transparent, and socially responsive cancer research and healthcare systems across Europe.

Open Call for Financial Support to Third parties as a mechanism to test, promote, validate, replicate PRIMARY business model blueprints and develop new value chains

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Code: 39812 | Identifier Code: PRIMARY | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 09/03/2026 | End submission calls: 08/06/2026

The main objective of the PRIMARY Open Call is to validate the replicability and promote the adaptation of PRIMARY solutions in Europe.

The overall aim of PRIMARY is to enable the sustainable and economically viable valorisation of underutilised agricultural residues in rural European regions by demonstrating technological and business solutions that can be replicated and scaled across different contexts.

Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways

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Code: 39809 | Identifier Code: CEF-DIG-2026-GATEWAYS-WORKS | Programme name: 3569 | Sub-program: Connecting Europe Facility – Digital | Start submission calls: 17/03/2026 | End submission calls: 30/06/2026

The objective of this call is to support the deployment or significant upgrade of backbone networks – in particular submarine cables but also terrestrial backbone networks and satellite infrastructure – that address risks, vulnerabilities and dependencies in the EU backbone infrastructure

The 2 topics that opened for the submission of proposals, under the present call, are the following:

• Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways – Works – CEF-DIG-2026-GATEWAYS-WORKS.
• Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways – Studies – CEF-DIG-2026-GATEWAYS-STUDIES.

Equipment for smart European cable systems – Works

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Code: 39805 | Identifier Code: CEF-DIG-2026-SMART-CABLES-WORKS | Programme name: 3569 | Sub-program: Connecting Europe Facility – Energy Infrastructure | Start submission calls: 17/03/2026 | End submission calls: 30/06/2026

This call supports the upgrade of existing submarine telecommunications/digital infrastructures to “smart capabilities” enabling applications that monitor them as well as other surrounding critical infrastructures (e.g. power cables, pipelines, etc.) and/or their vicinity.

Organisation of high-quality master, post-graduate or bachelor courses offering conference interpreter training in Ukrainian, Montenegrin, and Albanian (2026-2027)

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Code: 39803 | Identifier Code: EP-LINC-SUBV-2026-CONF-INT-03 | Programme name: 17864 | Start submission calls: 19/03/2026 | End submission calls: 07/05/2026

As a provider of interpretation services in the European Parliament, and increasingly to other EU institutions and bodies, the mission of the Directorate-General for Logistics and Interpretation for Conferences is to ensure that a sufficient number of qualified conference interpreters having Ukrainian, Montenegrin, or Albanian as “A” language are available to enable the EU institutions and bodies to function properly in a context of linguistic diversity including at regular events, all over the world, where wide language cover is required.

Supporting excellence, cooperation or research in conference interpreting training 2026-2027

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Code: 39799 | Identifier Code: EP-LINC-SUBV-2026-CONF-INT-02 | Programme name: 17864 | Start submission calls: 19/03/2026 | End submission calls: 07/05/2026

As a provider of interpretation services in the European Parliament, and increasingly to other EU institutions and bodies, the mission of the Directorate-General for Logistics and Interpretation for Conferences is to ensure that a sufficient number of qualified conference interpreters are available to enable the EU institutions and bodies to function properly in a context of linguistic diversity including at regular events, all over the world, where wide language cover is required.

Organisation of high-quality master or post-graduate courses in conference interpreting 2026-2027

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Code: 39796 | Identifier Code: EP-LINC-SUBV-2026-CONF-INT-01 | Programme name: 17864 | Start submission calls: 19/03/2026 | End submission calls: 07/05/2026

As a provider of interpretation services in the European Parliament, and increasingly to other EU institutions and bodies, the mission of the Directorate-General for Logistics and Interpretation for Conferences is to ensure that a sufficient number of qualified conference interpreters are available to enable the EU institutions and bodies to function properly in a context of linguistic diversity including at regular events, all over the world, where wide language cover is required.

Renewable energy technology (RET) solutions in energy communities

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Code: 39792 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL5-2026-2-PRIZE | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2026 | End submission calls: 25/06/2026

Individual energy communities encounter different challenges, such as developing a successful governance structure that is sufficiently inclusive and involves different types of actors, carrying out an effective business model and embedding activities within the structure and management of the European Commission to territorial regional and/or local plans (e.g., Just Transition Plans, Climate City Contracts, etc.).

BlueActionAA – Transition Agenda Call (BAAT-01)

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Code: 39789 | Identifier Code: BlueActionAA | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 30/01/2026 | End submission calls: 29/05/2026

The BlueActionAA transition agenda call BAAT-01 aims to mobilise and engage national, regional and local actors across the Arctic and Atlantic basins and help them take steps for long term sustainability and scaling of solutions in support of the Mission Ocean objectives.

The EU Mission Ocean and Waters aims to restore the health of the ocean, seas, and inland waters by 2030 through a coordinated and integrated approach.

Knowledge for Action in Prevention and Preparedness (KAPP)

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Code: 39786 | Identifier Code: UCPM-2026-KAPP-PVPP | Programme name: 2921 | Start submission calls: 18/02/2026 | End submission calls: 19/05/2026

The Knowledge for Action in Prevention and Preparedness (KAPP) call for proposals aims to identify projects that aim to contribute to strengthening the cooperation among the UCPM countries and between the UCPM and third countries for the prevention of natural and human-induced disasters, or to increase the preparedness of the UCPM and its stakeholders by providing funding for institutional preparedness and individual capacity strengthening initiatives.

Preparatory work for counselling structures to support mobile migrant labour

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Code: 39783 | Identifier Code: PPPA-2026-COUNSEL | Programme name: 2280 | Start submission calls: 19/02/2026 | End submission calls: 06/05/2026

This action supports the setting up of one single transnational cooperation project/initiative aiming at developing activities by a consortium of relevant stakeholders with a significant and lasting impact on workers, companies, and trade unions.

The aim of this action is to support social partners to facilitate the access of mobile migrant workers to essential information on their entitlements.

GreenMantis Innovation Support Scheme

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Code: 39780 | Identifier Code: GREEN MANTIS | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 16/03/2026 | End submission calls: 20/05/2026

GreenMantis is an EU-funded Eurocluster project that aims to help european SMEs to develop and adopt new Net-Zero-Technologies relative to energy efficiency to boost their green transition and improve their resilience. GreenMantis brings together 6 leading European clusters to leverage three Net-Zero Technologies tied to energy efficiency:

• Electricity grid technologies are energy network technologies that can automatically monitor energy flows and adjust changes in energy supply and demand accordingly. These technologies can offer users better control on their energy use as well as losses allowing a better management throughout the days and improving the resilience of the overall infrastructure.
• Energy system-related energy efficiency technologies are designed to reduce the amount of energy to provide an industrial process with better use of energy.
• Transformative industrial technologies leading to decarbonisation, are innovative solutions designed to reduce carbon emissions from industrial processes through carbon avoidance. Their aim is to transform traditional manufacturing processes by making them more efficient.

RFCS-2026-Steel-Big Tickets under the Steel and Metals Action Plan

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Code: 39777 | Identifier Code: RFCS-2026-BT-Steel-SMAP | Programme name: 19762 | Start submission calls: 17/02/2026 | End submission calls: 06/05/2026

Proposals should address one of the following objectives:

1. New, sustainable and low-carbon steelmaking and finishing processes (Article 8)
   Proposals should address objectives listed in Article 8 of Council Decision (EU) 2008/376/EC.
2. Advanced steel grades and applications (Article 9)
   Proposals should address objectives listed under Article 9 of Council Decision (EU) 2008/376/EC.

If the objectives of a proposal focus on recycling, it should be submitted under the topic RFCS-2026-Steel-Big Tickets under the Clean Industrial Deal.

RFCS-2026-Steel-Big Tickets under the Clean Industrial Deal

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Code: 39774 | Identifier Code: RFCS-2026-BT-Steel-CID | Programme name: 19762 | Start submission calls: 17/02/2026 | End submission calls: 06/05/2026

Proposals should cover at least one of the following aspects:

• technologies for metal or mineral recovery from pyrometallurgical, leaching or electrochemical processes, possibly including the recovery of critical raw materials from iron and steelmaking residues;
• residue valorisation in low-carbon production routes;
• scrap detection, separation, and management technologies and approaches combined with digitalisation / AI techniques;
• recycling at steel production facilities: rethinking recycling processes for new low-carbon installations;
• technologies and approaches for secondary carbon carriers in iron and steelmaking processes;
• applications of slags from BF-BOF, LF, and DR-EAF/ESF;
• dynamic environmental impact analysis, simulation and optimisation of by-product pre-treatment evaluation, digital tracking of secondary raw materials, and new management systems for circularity performance;
• use of raw materials with low iron content in smelting processes;
• scrap upcycling through the adaptation of efficient know-how-based metallurgy and downstream processes and products;
• repurposing of existing coking plant infrastructure at steel facilities for processing bio-based secondary carbon carriers (pyrolysis processes to produce biochar and a H₂-rich syngas).

RFCS-2026-Big Tickets-Coal

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Code: 39771 | Identifier Code: RFCS-2026-BT-Coal | Programme name: 19762 | Start submission calls: 17/02/2026 | End submission calls: 06/05/2026

Proposals should relate to at least one of the following research objectives for the coal sector:

• supporting the just transition of the coal sector and regions;
• improving health and safety;
• minimising the environmental impacts of coal mines in transition.

Full Scale Exercises

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Code: 39768 | Identifier Code: UCPM-2026-KAPP-EX | Programme name: 2921 | Start submission calls: 03/02/2026 | End submission calls: 19/05/2026

This call supports exercise projects aiming to design, plan, prepare, implement, conduct and evaluate different civil protection activities including a full-scale exercise in a multi-national scenario as the main event of the project. The scenario should simulate the situation and conditions of all types of disasters calling for the activation of the Mechanism, including the main theme and cross-cutting issues.

Advanced cryptographic schemes and High-Assurance high-speed cryptographic implementations

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Code: 39765 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-03 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Civil security for society (Cluster 3) (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 03/03/2026 | End submission calls: 15/09/2026

The development of new digital signatures and advanced cryptographic schemes, tailored specifically to the use cases and requirements in the context of wallets/eIDs, for privacy and business applications is highly relevant nowadays. Moreover, these devices need secure connections over insecure networks requiring protocols for entity authentication, authenticated key establishment, as well as Password Authenticated Key Exchange (PAKE) schemes for ensuring user authentication via passwords in different use cases and for data recovery protocols of Wallet data.

Another key area is the development of High-Assurance Cryptographic Software (HACS), including automated evaluation methods.

Enhancing the Security, Privacy and Robustness of AI Models and Systems (SecureAI)

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Code: 39762 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-02 | Programme name: 19081 | Sub-program: Civil security for society (Cluster 3) (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 03/03/2026 | End submission calls: 15/09/2026

The increasing reliance on AI in cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and decision-making processes raises concerns about the security and robustness of AI systems. As AI systems become more prevalent, they are increasingly targeted by adversarial attacks that manipulate inputs, compromise training data, or introduce hidden vulnerabilities. This topic aims to strengthen the resilience of AI systems and algorithms against various threats and attacks, such as enhancing their resilience against adversarial attacks, backdoor injections, and data poisoning.