The Directorate-General for Research and Innovation’s mission is to develop and implement the European research and innovation policy with a view to achieving the goals of Europe 2020 and the Innovation Union.
As such, the DG contributes to making Europe a better place to live and work, improving Europe’s competitiveness, growth and job creation while tackling the main current and future societal challenges.
Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europe’s global competitiveness.
