Calls to maintain a standalone Framework Programme after 2027 set the tone for a tense spring in the Brussels research and innovation bubble

AI, Horizon Europe negotiations and space will be on the agenda once the policy machine kicks back into action after the summer break

Final years of Horizon Europe to see €3.06 billion released for environment, energy and transport research

Israeli start-ups, some in dual-use areas such as drones, have already received €170 million from the EU through Accelerator grants

Latest draft work programme shows budgets in 2026 and 2027 lowered by 25% and 14% relative to earlier leaks

Calls for proposals reflect the Commission’s focus on competitiveness, strategic autonomy and long-term sustainability

Some recommendations about the EU’s next research Framework Programme have been followed, but others ignored, at least for now