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The Twinning Learning Programme, part of the EU Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission, pairs cities to learn from each other and accelerate climate action. Its fifth cohort runs from September 2026 to September 2027.

Climate adaptation is already happening across Europe. Discover 65 EU-funded projects in the climate adaptation catalogue helping communities tackle floods, droughts, heatwaves, wildfires and rising seas, turning resilience from ambition into practical action on the ground.

The EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change has published its 2025/26 Activity Report, highlighting continued progress in turning climate adaptation ambitions into concrete action across Europe.

Cancer research and innovation do not happen in isolation and neither does the EU Cancer Mission. One of the Mission’s defining features is its cluster approach, which brings together projects funded under the same call topic to build synergies and joint activities.

The event will include six info sessions over the course of two days on the new 2026 calls included in the Missions' part of the Horizon Europe Work Programme (WP) 2026/27.

Today, the European Commission adopted the main Horizon Europe work programme for 2026-2027, a €14 billion investment designed to drive research and innovation (R&I) across the EU's strategic goals.

22 twin cities have been paired with Mission cities for a year-long collaboration. This new cohort of the Twinning Learning Programme launches under the Cities Mission. Together, the cities aim to accelerate climate neutrality through shared experience, innovation and aligned climate action.

The EU-funded SUN4Ukraine project launched its Partnership Programme in Munich and brought together 12 Ukrainian cities and 14 mission cities to advance climate-neutral recovery.

The European Innovation Council (EIC) and the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change are joining forces to accelerate breakthrough climate resilience solutions across Europe.