Mapping future EU-linked strategic corridors across Asia, Africa and the Indo-Pacific.
Interactive intelligence framework for consortium building, funding positioning and geopolitical compatibility analysis comparing the 2021-2027 EU cycle with the emerging 2028-2034 strategic funding landscape.
Previous strategic logic
The previous EU cycle focused strongly on green transition, digital transition, recovery funding, cohesion and research excellence.
International partnerships were important, but many projects were still evaluated primarily on scientific quality and innovation capacity.
Geopolitical compatibility, strategic dependencies and resilient supply chains had a more limited influence on consortium design.
Emerging strategic logic
The next EU cycle is shifting toward competitiveness, economic security, resilient industrial ecosystems, strategic autonomy and trusted global partnerships.
Corridors connected to semiconductors, critical minerals, cybersecurity, AI, energy security, food resilience, industrial decarbonisation and strategic infrastructure are becoming much more relevant.
Funding decisions are expected to increasingly reward ecosystems that combine geopolitical compatibility, industrial scaling potential and strategic resilience.
Interactive Strategic Corridors Map
The map initially highlights a curated set of priority strategic corridors for the emerging 2028-2034 EU funding cycle. Expand to explore the broader intelligence layer.
Strategic Corridors
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