Anabela Carvalho is responsible for the International Networks Unit at ANI – the Portuguese National Innovation Agency; and she is the Portuguese National Contact Point and Delegate to Cluster 5 "Climate, Energy and Mobility" and Cluster 6 "Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment" of Horizon Europe, within the PERIN: Portugal in Europe Research and Innovation Network. We talk to Anabela about the new Horizon Europe programme and how Portugal can double its participation in the funding programmes.