Nexuswelt and Balkan Consult Group are hosting an EU Green Week 2026 Partner Event in Brussels on 8 June 2026, focused on turning nature-based ideas into cooperation, EU projects and investment opportunities.
European innovation does not happen only inside proposals, work packages or project meetings. It happens where organisations meet, exchange ideas, build consortia, test partnerships and connect project results with policy, industry, society and investment opportunities. In 2026, the Nexuswelt team will be active across selected European events linked to Horizon…
What Evaluators Actually Look For Before Submission Horizon Europe 2025–2027 marks a significant shift in the way proposals are evaluated. The European Commission is increasingly prioritising strategic coherence, measurable impact, operational realism and implementation credibility over broad innovation narratives. Applicants are expected not only to present strong technical concepts, but…
Introduction The EU–Ukraine Business Summit 2026, held in Brussels on 22–23 April 2026, brought together policymakers, business leaders, investors, financial institutions and recovery stakeholders from across Europe and Ukraine. Organised as part of the Road to URC 2026, the Summit served as an important milestone ahead of the Ukraine Recovery…
As Horizon Europe enters its final phase, proposal teams need sharper first-stage logic, stronger implementation design, clearer impact pathways, and more visible strategic relevance. Here are 7 proposal shifts that matter now.
Strong technology can still open the door to EU funding, even without previous project experience. This guide explains direct EU funding, programme fit, participation routes, company requirements and the most common first-time challenges.
In Horizon Europe, many applicants still assume that a strong company name, a respected university, or a well-known consortium partner strengthens a proposal from the very first pages. And in many cases, reputation still does matter. But in some newer two-stage Horizon Europe topics, the first-stage logic is shifting. Where…
How to Present Technical Project Results So Stakeholders Understand Their Value In many Horizon Europe and research and innovation projects, technical project results are not the weak point. The method may be robust, the pilot may be successful, the demonstrator may work, and the dataset may have real reuse value.…
Many Horizon Europe projects are highly innovative, technically strong, and strategically relevant. Yet after grant signature, many of them still struggle to remain visible. Their results may be valuable, but without a deliberate communication, dissemination, and exploitation system, that value often stays inside reports, project meetings, and consortium channels. This…
Why Top-Scoring Proposals Still Lose in Horizon Europe 2026: Why Cyprus and Ukraine Matter More Than Ever Nexuswelt strategic blog draft with 2026 graph visuals Horizon Europe is still one of the most important research and innovation programmes in the world, but in 2026 the competition is even more intense…











