EU Missions 1 & 4 - Brokerage event and workshop

11 – 13 Jun 2025 | Ljubljana, Slovenia

Applied Research and Communications Fund

NGO

Sofia, Bulgaria
1 profile visit

About

The Applied Research and Communications Fund, ARC Fund was founded in 1991 in Sofia. Its mission is: 

  • To support international and inter-regional cooperation and enhance the capacity of NGOs and public-private agencies, building on the opportunities offered by new media and information technologies;

  • To contribute to the development of knowledge-based society in the countries of South-East Europe;

  • To support competitiveness and economic growth in South-East Europe by promoting innovative solutions and facilitating the transfer of new technologies and know-how.

In pursuit of these objectives, ARC Fund designs and implements strategies for capacity building of NGOs, information society development and technological innovation.

EU MIssion 4: 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030

HORIZON-MISS-2025-04-CIT-01: Coupling circularity and climate mitigation in industrial sites and their cities and regionsHORIZON-MISS-2025-04-CIT-02: Innovative, AI-based solutions for urban planning and managementHORIZON-MISS-2025-04-CIT-03: Boosting the transformation towards climate- neutral cities, the net-zero economy and open strategic autonomy through Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP)

EU Mission 1: Adaptation to Climate Change

HORIZON-MISS-2025-CLIMA-01-04: Development and financing of the development of innovative adaptation solutions by the private sectorHORIZON-MISS-2025-CLIMA-01-05: Testing and demonstration innovative solutions to improve resilience to extreme heat, including addressing health impactsHORIZON-MISS-2025-CLIMA-01-06: Pre-commercial procurement of breakthrough solutions for climate proofing of public buildings

Representatives

Myrto Ispyridou

Analyst

Applied Research and Communications Fund

Zoya Damianova

Executive Director

Applied Research and Communications Fund