16 new Euroclusters were selected for funding under the call Joint Cluster Initiatives (Euroclusters) for Europe’s Recovery (SMP-COSME-2024-CLUSTER). With an overall budget of €42 million, the new partnerships will advance the EU’s ambition for a greener, more digital and more resilient industrial future.
Starting in October 2025 and running for a period up to 3 years, the 16 new Euroclusters, funded through the Single Market Programme, represent 107 beneficiaries from 26 countries and cover all 14 industrial ecosystems.
More than 30 million EUR of the Euroclusters budget will be channeled directly to SMEs through open calls organised by the consortia. This support will fund projects that:
- foster innovation and the uptake of advanced technologies,
- build capacity in strategic sectors, and
- drive Europe’s transformation towards a sustainable, digital and resilient economy.
Additional activities, including training, internationalisation and knowledge exchange will complement this main objective, helping small businesses expand their innovation potential and connect with new partners across borders.
The 16 Euroclusters are divided into two strands, focusing respectively on net-zero technologies and critical raw materials (Strand 1), and on other strategic value chains (Strand 2).
To see the whole list of the new Euroclusters and know more about each of them, read the article on the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) website.
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