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Horizon Europe 2027 – Climate Preparedness and Resilience Solutions

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Category: Horizon Europe / Climate resilience / Innovation
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: Climate adaptation; resilience; market uptake; innovation deployment

Short description: 
This Bridging Action supports promising climate-preparedness and resilience solutions in moving closer to deployment and market uptake, helping connect research and innovation results with users, investors, public authorities and other actors needed for scale-up.

Why relevant for Western Balkans?
All six Western Balkan partners are associated to Horizon Europe. The opportunity is relevant to research and innovation organisations, public authorities, businesses and climate-resilience actors seeking to translate tested solutions into wider practical use.

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.

Horizon Europe 2027 – Nature-Positive Economy and Society

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Category: Research & innovation / Environment / Biodiversity
EU Programme: Horizon Europe – Cluster 6 / Nature
Deadline: 14.01.2027

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

Main Topics: Biodiversity; nature restoration; invasive species; wildlife trafficking; monitoring

Short description: 
The 2027 Horizon Europe Nature calls support research and innovation for a nature-positive economy and society. HORIZON-NATURE-2027-02 covers five topics including biodiversity decline, living labs for nature restoration, wildlife trafficking, invasive species and cost-effective biodiversity monitoring.

Why relevant for Western Balkans?
All six Western Balkan partners are associated to Horizon Europe and can participate subject to topic-specific conditions. The call is relevant to universities, research organisations, public authorities, environmental bodies, NGOs and innovation partners working on biodiversity and nature restoration.