The European Commission has just launched a public consultation, open for 12 weeks, on the past, present and future of the European Research & Innovation Framework Programmes 2014-2027.

It will contribute to Horizon 2020’s final evaluation, Horizon Europe’s interim evaluation and lay the groundwork for the preparations of the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025-2027.

This public consultation allows participants to:

• Point out the achievements and shortcomings of the previous EU R&I programme Horizon 2020 (2014-2020), its relevance and the procedures associated with the application process and funding management;
• Express views on Horizon Europe (2021-2027) design and implementation up until now;
• Identify future priorities for Horizon Europe’s Strategic Plan 2025-2027, providing inputs on emerging research and innovation needs, on synergies across EU programmes, etc.

Stakeholders are encouraged to reply to multiple-choice and open questions and are invited to submit position papers. Respondents can choose to reply to one, two or all three parts of the questionnaire.
The consultation will close in February 2023.

Access the EU public consultation at https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Horizon2020HorizonEuropeStrategicPlan2025-2027?surveylanguage=EN