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DANUBE REGION TOWARDS FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 10

The path to the next MFF and Horizon Europe:
Lessons learned and outlook for the Danube Region research community

Workshop of the Priority Area 7 Knowledge Society of the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region

Date and Format: 10^th of June 2026 online from 09:30 to 12:30 CET

Moderation: Martina Hartl, Federal Ministry Women, Science and Research, Austria

Registration: Registration Form for the Online Workshop

Connection link: Video NTI

Draft Agenda:

PART I
09:20 – 09:30	Online arrival of participants
09:30 – 09:45	Welcome notes Viktor Nedović, Serbian PA7 co-coordinator Ľubica Pitlova, Slovak PA7 co-coordinator Cristina Cuc, Danube Strategy Point
09:45 – 10:00	Introduction of the Priority Area 7 Jaroslava Szüdi and Dijana Štrbac, PA7 team members
10:00 – 10:45	Mid-term evaluation of the participation of Danube countries in ERA and Horizon Europe (based on PA7 Analyses) Daniel Straka, Research and Innovation Authority, Slovakia
10:45 – 11:30	How to strengthen participation of STI stakeholders: Positive experiences / recommendations from CZ and SI NCPs Naďa Koníčková, Horizon Europe NCP coordinator, Czech Republic Darija Valančič, Horizon Europe NCP coordinator, Slovenia
11:30 – 11:45	Break

PART II
11:45 – 12:30	Current state of MFF preparation with an emphasis on research and innovation and the macro-regional aspect Monika Bideau – Repčíková, Head of Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development in Brussels (focusing Horizon Europe & the European Competitiveness Fund) Elisa Cocco, EC – DG Regio (focusing on the Structural Funds / macro-regional aspects)
12:15 – 12:45	Impacts of the new MFF structure on advisory and training structures for the science, research and innovation communities in the Danube Region Birgit Steininger, Deputy Head of Division for European and International Programmes, Austrian Research Promotion Agency
12:45 – 13:00	Closing