Research
Analyses of EU programmes and calls, and research briefs
Programme analysis
1 October 2026
On 29 September, the Commission re-issued all 15 parts of the Horizon Europe 2026–2027 work programme. We compared every part, topic by topic, with the December 2025 version.
Call analysis
7 August 2026
The Commission has put €100 million behind the next Excellence Hubs call, up from €60 million. For the first time since the scheme started, it will not pay the whole bill.
Call analysis
24 July 2026
HORIZON-NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-01 funds housing-led approaches to homelessness. Two grants at €6.3 million each.
Call analysis
24 July 2026
An Innovation Action to develop one new approach to designing public space, then demonstrate it in at least three neighbourhoods across different Member States.
Call analysis
19 June 2026
Three grants of €5 million each, to turn the sensory and emotional experience of a street into evidence solid enough to move planning and procurement decisions.
Research brief
5 June 2026
Latvia turns up in one of every six I3 projects. Just three Latvian organisations have ever led one.
Research brief
5 June 2026
Latvia sits in 16% of I3’s projects. It captures 1.7% of the money.
Research brief
5 June 2026
Latvia has won under every I3 call since 2021, almost always with Spain or Portugal and almost never with its Baltic neighbours.
Article
19 May 2026
The first article in our series of analyses of the EU funding landscape.