Missions
EU Missions will support Europe’s transformation into a greener, healthier, more inclusive and resilient continent. They aim to bring tangible benefits to people in Europe and engage Europeans in their design, implementation and monitoring. They will deliver impact by putting research and innovation into a new role, combined with new forms of governance and collaboration, as well as by engaging citizens. The Commission engaged policy experts to develop studies, case studies and reports on how a mission-oriented policy approach will work. Five missions were identified:
- Adaptation to Climate Change
- Cancer
- Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities
- Soil Deal for Europe
- Restore our Oceans and Waters
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Systematic ReviewAwaiting peer reviewAuthors: Gabriele Moser, Angelica Pianegonda, Bruno AntoliniFunders: Horizon Europe, MissionsPeer reviewers: No information providedPublished: September 28, 2026
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Study ProtocolAwaiting peer reviewAuthors: Anne Maas, Valeriia Balaeva, Jelena Roganovic, Charlotte Demoor-Goldschmidt, Hanne Lie, Kristen Thornton, Katharina Roser, Gisela MichelFunders: Horizon Europe, MissionsPeer reviewers: No information providedPublished: September 10, 2026
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ReviewPeer review process completedAuthors: Sama'a Djomehri, Eduardo P. Mateus, Vanessa G. Correia, Paula Guedes, Pavlos Tyrologou, Nikolaos Koukouzas, Paul Drenning, Yevheniya Volchko, Alexandra B. Ribeiro, Nazaré CoutoFunders: Horizon Europe, MissionsPeer reviewers: Fairus Hisanah HibatullahPublished: August 10, 2026
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ReviewPeer review process completedAuthors: Sama'a Djomehri, Eduardo P. Mateus, Vanessa G. Correia, Paula Guedes, Pavlos Tyrologou, Nikolaos Koukouzas, Paul Drenning, Yevheniya Volchko, Alexandra B. Ribeiro, Nazaré CoutoFunders: Horizon Europe, MissionsPeer reviewers: Willie PeijnenburgPublished: August 4, 2026
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Method ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Koldo Urrutia-Azcona, Daniele Salvatore Schiera, Mohammad Mizanur, Giulia Barbano, Niall Byrne, Alexandra Zanasi, Niall Buckley, Benedetta BarchiFunders: Horizon Europe, MissionsPeer reviewers: ELENA MALAKHATKA, Mari Hukkalainen, Xingxing ZHANGPublished: September 23, 2025
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Systematic ReviewRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Raquel Carvalho, Paula Guedes, Eduardo P. Mateus, Vera Silva, Pavlos Tyrologou, Nikolaos Koukouzas, Alexandra B. Ribeiro, Nazaré CoutoFunders: Horizon Europe, MissionsPeer reviewers: Mohamed EL-Saeid, Zijian LiPublished: November 24, 2025
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Open LetterRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Bruna Gumiero, Leonardo Veronesi, Luisa Galgani, Francesco Di Grazia, Alessio Corsi, Riccardo Gaetano Cirrone, Steven Arthur LoiselleFunders: Horizon Europe, Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area, MissionsPeer reviewers: Ana Portela, Gonçalo Duarte, Lenka Kuglerová, Luca Gallitelli, Olga Laiza Kupika, Yu GongPublished: October 17, 2025
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Open LetterPeer review process completedAuthors: Eric Allen Jensen, Mark S. Reed, James Daybell, Louise Rutt, Aaron M. Jensen, Gabriella Arrigoni, Marta Ballesteros, Sadiq Bhanbhro, Bethann G. Merkle, Caitlin Hafferty, Philly Iglehart, Sawsan Khuri, Andrzej Klimczuk, Ian D. Marder, Daniel Milosavljevic, Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza, Ursula Pool, Simon Robinson, Lindsay C. Stringer, Steve Taylor, Anne H. Toomey, Daniela Martin, Lisa Louise Taylor-Sayles, Andrew N. Makohon-George, Russell T. RodrigoFunders: Horizon Europe, MissionsPeer reviewers: Cristian Timmermann, Katherine Yaw, Tula BrannellyPublished: March 31, 2025
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Brief ReportRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Cristiano Pedroso-Roussado, Mariana Pestana, Ricardo Dias, Mónica Nunes, Pedro Pascoal, Marcelo Pereira, Nuno NunesFunders: Horizon 2020, Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation, Horizon Europe, MissionsPeer reviewers: Anyi Hu, David Clark, Sushanta DebPublished: April 11, 2025