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4. Missions shall: using SDGs as sources for their design and implementation, have a clear R&I content and Union added value, and contribute to reaching Union priorities and commitments and the Programme objectives referred to in Article 3; cover areas of common European relevance, be inclusive, encourage broad engagement and active participation from various types of stakeholders from the public and private sector, including citizens and end-users, and deliver R&I results that could benefit all Member States; be bold and inspirational, hence have wide, scientific, technological, societal, economic, environmental or policy relevance and impact; indicate a clear direction and clear objectives, be targeted, measurable and time-bound and have a clear budgetary envelope; be selected in a transparent manner and be centred on ambitious, excellence-based and impact-driven, but realistic goals and on research, development and innovation activities; have the necessary scope, scale and mobilisation of the resources and leverage of additional public and private funds required to deliver their outcome; stimulate activities across disciplines (including SSH) and encompass activities from a broad range of TRLs, including lower TRLs; be open to multiple, bottom-up approaches and solutions which take into account human and societal needs and benefits and recognise the importance of diverse contributions to their achievement; benefit from synergies with other Union programmes in a transparent manner as well as with national and, where relevant, regional innovation ecosystems.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-31 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.