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ERA-Learn NEWSALERT | 07 2022

Release Date: 08.07.2022

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07/07/2022

Draft COMMISSION NOTICE Synergies between Horizon Europe and ERDF programmes published

On 5 July 2022, the European Commission published a document which aims at guiding Managing Authorities in taking advantage of the opportunities to create synergies between European Research and Development Fund (ERDF) programmes and Horizon Europe.

This document explores the different kind of synergies that can be concretely activated and with a novel boost in the regulatory framework and programming period for 2021-2027. The instruments addressed include: Seal of Excellence, Transfer of Funds, Cumulative and combined funding and, most important, the synergies for the use of ERDF as national contribution in European Partnerships.

The document provides details about the processes and procedures for activating synergies, practical examples and relevant legal provisions, solving many of the existing obstacles and uncertainties for the implementation of synergies with ERDF.

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10/06/2022

Commission expert group on support of the strategic coordinating process published its second interim report and final report

The current mandate of the Commission expert group on support of the strategic coordinating process has come to an end. As a result of their work, a second interim and a final report have been published. In addition to the first Biennial Monitoring Report (BMR) 2022 that was recently published and widely disseminated, these two reports also provide useful insights and guidance for the new monitoring and evaluation framework of partnerships in Horizon Europe. More specifically, the second interim report presents a framework for the Biennial Monitoring Reports on the performance of European Partnerships while the Final report provides recommendations for future support of the Strategic Coordinating Process (including recommendations for topics for Mutual Learning Exercises).

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15 and 16/11/2022

Save the date: European Partnership Stakeholder Forum 15-16 November 2022 - One-year review of European Partnership Initiatives in Horizon Europe

On 15 and 16 November 2022 the European Commission will launch its first European Partnership Stakeholder Forum, bringing together the whole community of co-funded, co-programmed and institutionalised partnerships. The event will take place in Brussels and provide a venue for networking, broadening engagement, sharing of experiences and discussing policy and practical dimensions related to partnerships.
The first edition of the Forum focuses on the review of the first year of partnerships and in particular on how they can contribute to the twin green and digital transitions as well as increasing Europe’s resilience.
It will notably facilitate a debate on how European Partnerships, currently representing around 40% of the Horizon Europe Pillar II budget, can more effectively contribute to addressing common challenges. The Forum will also include thematic discussions of overarching interest (Green Deal).
ERA-LEARN and the European Commission are co-organising the event. We will update you on further developments concerning the event including the registration procedure.

18/05/2022

Additional investment of €200 million available for the Clean Hydrogen Partnership

Hydrogen Valleys – regional ecosystems that link hydrogen production, transportation, and various end uses such as mobility or industrial feedstock – are important steps towards enabling the development of a new hydrogen economy. The European Commission announced in its communication “REPowerEU Plan” an additional investment of €200 million available for the Clean Hydrogen Partnership through the Horizon Europe programme to double the number of Hydrogen Valleys by 2025.

10/06/2022

Workshop on data transfer of co-funded European Partnerships

In Horizon Europe, new requirements for the transfer of data of co-funded calls implemented by co-funded European Partnerships have been established. Therefore, on 10 June 2022, the European Commission and ERA-LEARN co-organised a workshop on this issue to provide information on the range of data required and technical details for data transfer to the EC database. The presentations and a Q&A summary are available on our website.

16/05/2022

Call for fostering the collaboration between national R&I programmes

The Horizon Europe - Work Programme 2021-2022 included, under “Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area”, a topic aimed at strengthening the programme level collaboration between national R&I policy makers. Member States, Associated Countries and civil society organisations (such as foundations) were given the possibility to maintain existing and establish new collaborations on priorities of their choice, thereby continuing the spirit of the successful ERA-NET scheme. This topic complemented the new approach introduced by Horizon Europe, namely to incentivise programme level collaboration by identifying upfront candidate European co-funded, co-programmed and institutionalised partnerships in the Strategic Plan, EU missions to be supported through Horizon Europe. The 2021 and 2022 calls are closed and work is underway on how to reflect this complementarity in the upcoming Work Programmes. So stay tuned for further announcements!

ERA-LEARN wishes you a nice summer!

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