There’s an imbalance in the €307 million support scheme for countries that struggle to take part in Horizon Europe
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Horizon Europe’s Twinning grants are intended to support research institutes in countries whose research and innovation performance lags the rest of the EU, by pairing them with one or more excellent partners in other countries. The aim is to build networks that will help these Widening partners raise their game, including winning more EU funding, a common indicator for research and innovation vitality.
Yet our analysis of Twinning programme results shows that the Widening countries that most need a boost in terms of funding returns get the least support.
The southern Widening states, such as Portugal, Greece and Cyprus, tend to do relatively well in EU research programmes. Greece has so far secured almost €1.7 billion from Horizon Europe and ranks 7th among EU member states in Horizon Europe. Portugal is 12th with almost €1 billion in funding. Cyprus ranks 17th with €302 million, a fairly good performance for a…
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