Innovation gap

Committee of the Regions throws some weight behind the proposal to use quotas to bridge the west - east research and innovation gap under Horizon Europe

Amendment seeking to bridge west – east divide through regional quotas for research funding is roundly rejected. Member states should increase national R&D spending instead

University heads disagree with Romanian MEP’s proposal that geographic evaluation criteria in the EU 2021 – 2027 research programme could fix EU’s research innovation divide. Excellence is what counts, they say

Money for research and infrastructure helps, but really, the east of Europe needs to attract and retain talent

A report by the European Parliament’s science and technology options assessment panel calls for the Commission and member states to put more effort into bridging the geographical divide in research and innovation

Hour-for-hour, they are paid 4 – 5 time less than counterparts in western Europe. But scientists in Slovenia are determined to make up for a lack of government funding and the structural disadvantages facing the country’s research and innovation system