What is the consultation?

The European Commission opened a public consultation on 10 July 2026, titled: Single Basic Act for Joint Undertakings and thematic priorities for the European Partnership portfolio in Horizon Europe 2028–2034. Although the title refers to Joint Undertakings, Section 2 of the questionnaire concerns the thematic priorities and overall design of the future European Partnership portfolio, and is directly relevant to the future of EOSC. The consultation will close on 16 October 2026.

Why this is important for EOSC

As you know, EOSC-A’s primary position is that EOSC should continue under Horizon Europe 2028–2034 (also known as the EU’s 10^th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, or FP10) as a distinct Work Programme-based European Partnership. The consultation provides an important opportunity for the EOSC-A membership and the wider EOSC community to make the case — as either an individual, on behalf of an organisation, or both — for research data, digital infrastructures, and European-scale research excellence to be recognised as strategic thematic priorities for the future Partnership portfolio, and for EOSC to be the distinct Work Programme-based Partnership through which this cross-cutting European capability is further developed and sustained.

What EOSC-A is asking you to do

EOSC-A encourages its membership and other EOSC stakeholders to complete the consultation, with particular attention paid to Section 2 (“Questions on the Horizon Europe 2028–2034 partnerships portfolio”). One may complete the consultation on behalf of their organisation (if authorised to do so), as an individual, or both separately.

To make participation as straightforward as possible, EOSC-A has prepared recommended responses to the open-text questions in this section. These texts reflect the Association’s previously agreed, consensus-based positions, including support for EOSC as a distinct Work Programme-based European Partnership under Horizon Europe 2028–2034.

We invite you to use the proposed responses, which are previewed below, by copying and pasting them into the corresponding open text field boxes of Questions 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 2 of the consultation. In the case of Question 1, please select the “Other” category to insert the accompanying text. Questions 2.1, 3.1, and 4.1 are not strictly relevant to this initiative, and should be answered on your own account or indicated as “not applicable”.