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Horizon Europe 2027 – Valorising Project Results via Innovation Ecosystems

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Category: Research & innovation / Innovation ecosystems
EU Programme: Horizon Europe – Bridging Actions
Deadline: 16.02.2027

Eligible Western Balkan Partners: Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Kosovo; Montenegro; North Macedonia; Serbia

Main Topics: Innovation ecosystems; exploitation of research results; market uptake; collaboration

Short description: 
The Bridging Actions 2027 call HORIZON-BRIDGING-2027-06-02 supports the valorisation of Horizon Europe project results through innovation ecosystems, helping promising research and innovation outcomes connect with actors able to scale, deploy and exploit them.

Why relevant for Western Balkans?
Western Balkan organisations associated to Horizon Europe can participate subject to the call conditions. It is relevant to research organisations, universities, innovation agencies, businesses and ecosystem actors seeking to turn Horizon Europe results into wider economic and societal impact.

Interreg Euro-MED Call 8 – Thematic Projects

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Category: Interreg / Regional cooperation
EU Programme: Interreg Euro-MED Programme
Deadline: 13.11.2027

Eligible Western Balkan Partners: Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Montenegro; North Macedonia; Serbia

Main Topics: Mediterranean cooperation; green transition; climate; innovation; territorial development

Short description: 
Interreg Euro-MED Call 8 supports thematic cooperation projects addressing shared Mediterranean challenges. The call promotes transnational partnerships and the transfer of solutions across programme territories, with projects contributing to the programme’s thematic missions and regional cooperation objectives.

Why relevant for Western Balkans?
Four Western Balkan partners are part of the Interreg Euro-MED programme area, making this a strong regional opportunity. It supports cooperation between Western Balkan organisations and wider Mediterranean partners on shared environmental, innovation and territorial challenges.

COST Open Call 2026 – Propose a New COST Action

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Category: Research networking / Open Call
EU Programme: COST Association / Horizon Europe
Deadline: 28.10.2026

Eligible Western Balkan Partners: Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Kosovo; Montenegro; North Macedonia; Serbia

Main Topic: Research; innovation; scientific networking; interdisciplinary cooperation

Short description: The 2026 COST Open Call invites researchers and innovators to propose new interdisciplinary COST Actions. COST Actions fund pan-European research networking rather than research itself, supporting meetings, training schools, short-term scientific missions and other collaboration activities. Up to 80 new Actions are expected to be funded.

Why relevant for Western Balkans?
Particularly relevant for the region: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia are COST Full Members, while Kosovo participates as a Near Neighbour Country; COST specifically highlights all six Western Balkan research communities as beneficiaries.