Florin Zubașcu

Cuts during budget summit did not stop with Horizon Europe. As leaders were seeking a compromise, certain programmes - including health - took a hit, while space and defence were protected  

EU heads of state agree on historic budget deal, but partly at the cost of research funding, despite science’s role in fighting COVID-19. Critics say the Horizon budget became a ‘cash cow’ during budget talks.

The proposed cut to Horizon Europe draws further criticism, as a parliament analysis warns funding will ‘plunge below current levels’ after pandemic recovery money is spent in 2024

MEPs argue for EU4Health to be funded beyond the expiry date of the pandemic recovery fund

More than 800 universities across Europe are hitting back against a proposed €5B cut to Horizon Europe

Conservative MEPs on the industry committee say more coordination is needed to ensure Horizon Europe can work with the private sector to develop and implement technologies that will underpin the transition to green and digital economy

In an interview with Science|Business, Mariya Gabriel gives more details about her main priorities for revitalising the European Research Area and finally delivering on the vision of a single market for research

Research commissioner Mariya Gabriel tells a Science|Business online conference her team and commission services are working out exact details of how €13.5B from COVID-19 recovery fund is to be allocated within Horizon Europe

A flurry of cooperation projects has enabled Europe’s main life sciences research data infrastructure ELIXIR, to team up with EMBL’s bioinformatics institute and work together on building an EU health data space

Science Europe calls for the European Commission’s recovery package in Horizon Europe to be extended beyond 2024