Horizon Europe

Draft papers show European Commission staff opting for familiarity, and a sprinkle of salesmanship, with successor to Horizon 2020

Draft paper on Framework Programme 9 highlights changes in the way industry or researchers in foreign countries can participate

Campaign against a multi-billion euro plan enlists over 400 researchers around Europe and further afield. Rather than weapons, the EU should fund research to tackle the root causes of conflict, they say  

Rising support for populist parties is disrupting the politics of member states. A leaked plan for FP9 proposes a bigger focus on research to understand the roots of populism and how it may be defused

In his first public outing, Jean-Eric Paquet, recently-appointed head of the Directorate General for Research and Innovation, says he wants better linkage between research and other EU policy areas.

Court of Auditors says legal complexity of Horizon 2020 is creating risk. The regulations, rules, guidelines, procedures and processes must be further simplified in the successor Framework Programme 9

East-West debate over research funding intensifies, as papers urge a new look at EU geography and pay rules