EU Missions
European Union (UN) Missions are a new way to bring concrete solutions to some of our greatest challenges. They have ambitious goals and will deliver concrete results by 2030.
EU Missions are a coordinated effort by the European Commission to pool the necessary resources in terms of policies and regulations, as well as other activities. They also aim to mobilize and activate public and private actors, such as EU Member States, regional and local authorities, research institutes, farmers and land managers, entrepreneurs and investors to create real and lasting impact. Missions engage with citizens to boost societal uptake of new solutions and approaches.
They support Europe’s transformation into a greener, healthier, more inclusive and resilient continent.
Each mission operates as a portfolio of actions — such as research projects, policy measures or even legislative initiatives — to achieve a measurable goal that could not be achieved through individual actions.
New Mission Calls
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HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-01
Virtual Human Twin (VHT) Models for Cancer Research
Open: February 10, 2026
Deadline: September 15, 2026
HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-02
Microbiome for early cancer prediction before the onset of disease
Open: February 10, 2026
Deadline: September 15, 2026
HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-03
Pragmatic clinical trials to optimise immunotherapeutic interventions for patients with refractory cancers
Open: February 10, 2026
Deadline: September 15, 2026
HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-04
Earlier and more precise palliative care
Open: February 10, 2026
Deadline: September 15, 2026
HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-05
Boosting mental health of young cancer survivors through the European Cancer Patient Digital Centre (ECPDC)
Open: February 10, 2026
Deadline: September 15, 2026
HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-06
Development of a research capacity building programme on cancer with and for Ukraine
Open: February 10, 2026
Deadline: September 15, 2026
HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-07
Improve the Quality of Life of older cancer patients
Open: February 10, 2026
Deadline: September 15, 2026 -
HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-CIT-01
Energy efficient urban and sub-urban public transport, complemented by shared mobility
Open: February 4, 2026
Deadline: October 8, 2026
HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-CIT-02
Transition to low-temperature heating solutions in multi-apartment buildings
Open: February 4, 2026
Deadline: October 8, 2026
HORIZON-MISS-2027-04-CIT-01
Innovative microgrids for improved energy system integration and efficiency in urban contexts
Open: February 9, 2027
Deadline: October 7, 2027
HORIZON-MISS-2027-04-CIT-02
Hydrogen cities
Open: February 9, 2027
Deadline: October 7, 2027
HORIZON-MISS-2027-04-CIT-03
Inclusive and climate resilient multimodal passenger hubs enhancing modal shift towards sustainable transport and shared mobility
Open: February 9, 2027
Deadline: October 7, 2027
HORIZON-MISS-2027-04-CIT-CCRI-04
Advancing circular logistics solutions in cities
Open: February 9, 2027
Deadline: October 7, 2027
HORIZON-MISS-2027-04-CIT-05
Boosting the transformation towards climate-neutral cities, the net-zero economy and open strategic autonomy through Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP)
Open: February 9, 2027
Deadline: October 7, 2027 -
HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-01
Monitoring soil health in practice: equipping stakeholders to sample, analyse, and interpret soil health indicators
Open: February 4, 2026
Deadline: September 23, 2026
HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-02
Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic biosynthesis in soils: developing key understanding and counteractive strategies using a One-Health approach
Open: February 4, 2026
Deadline: September 23, 2026
HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-03
Enabling user-centred and open innovation initiatives to enhance soil health in Ukraine
Open: February 4, 2026
Deadline: September 23, 2026
HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-04
Leveraging long-term field experiments and other datasets to develop AI-ready decision support systems for sustainable soil management
Open: February 4, 2026
Deadline: September 23, 2026
HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-01-two-stage
Living labs to enhance soil health in Alpine and Atlantic biogeographical regions
Open: February 12, 2026
Deadlines: April 14, 2026 (stage 1) and September 15, 2026 (stage 2)
HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-01-two-stage
Living labs to enhance soil health in Continental, Black Sea, Pannonian and Steppic biogeographical regions
Open: February 4, 2027
Deadlines: April 8, 2027 (stage 1) and September 14, 2027 (stage 2)
HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-02-two-stage
Living Labs for co-creating solutions to reduce eutrophication from agriculture
Open: February 4, 2027
Deadlines: April 8, 2027 (stage 1) and September 14, 2027 (stage 2)
HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-03-two-stage
Agroforestry for soil health at landscape level
Open: February 4, 2027
Deadlines: April 8, 2027 (stage 1) and September 14, 2027 (stage 2)
HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-04-two-stage
Participatory research on the health of communities in contact with polluted soils
Open: February 4, 2027
Deadlines: April 8, 2027 (stage 1) and September 14, 2027 (stage 2)
HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-05-two-stage
Innovative biotechnologies to restore soil health and improve agricultural competitiveness and resilience
Open: February 4, 2027
Deadlines: April 8, 2027 (stage 1) and September 14, 2027 (stage 2)
HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-06-two-stage
Long-term drivers and consequences of soil degradation: learning from the past to improve future soil health
Open: February 4, 2027
Deadlines: April 8, 2027 (stage 1) and September 14, 2027 (stage 2) -
HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-CIT-NEB-B4P-CCRI-03
Introducing circular economy models in the construction sector, from buildings to city scale
Open: February 4, 2026
Deadline: October 8, 2026
HORIZON-MISS-2027-06-SOIL-CANCER
Living labs to monitor and mitigate carcinogenic substances in and originating from soils: Evaluating their effects on human cancer risks
Open: February 4, 2027
Deadline: September 21, 2027
Submission deadline: 17:00 Brussels time
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Missions
Work Programme 2026-27
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