Horizon 2020 is the EU's research and innovation program for 2014-2020 with a budget of nearly €80 billion. It has three main priorities: excellent science, industrial leadership, and societal challenges. International cooperation is crucial for addressing Horizon 2020's objectives. The new strategy takes a dual approach - maintaining openness while targeting actions through country groupings and themes. European Neighborhood countries can participate as international partners or associated countries by meeting certain criteria to facilitate integration with the European Research Area.