Details revealed in leaked work programme for 2023 imply the European Commission expects there will be less money for the innovation funding agency in 2024, after the pandemic recovery fund runs out

EU research community welcomes Freeman back and hopes this improves the chances of the UK taking part in Horizon Europe

The European Commission is to set up a monitoring system to track attempts to level up R&D capacity across the EU. That should point the way to improving the performance of these funding schemes – with the aim of making them redundant

The decision is part of the European Parliament’s final position on the 2023 budget. MEPs also vowed to block any attempt by the Commission to siphon off Horizon Europe money to fund the Chips Act or its secure satellite communications scheme

The announcement comes a few weeks after New Zealand and the European Commission concluded informal talks on association

New “spin-in” calls are part of a broader effort to ensure civilian technologies developed under Horizon Europe can be taken up and applied by European Defence Fund projects

Preparations for the second half of Horizon Europe, review of the programme to date and a full assessment of the Horizon 2020 predecessor are to start next month. A joint consultation on all three starts in November

Margrethe Vestager said it would be ‘counterproductive’ to reduce EU funding for cutting edge research

The 35 projects aim to foster EU industrial leadership in telecomms networks

Science|Business is publishing all the newest – unapproved - versions of Horizon Europe work programmes for 2023 and 2024. Researchers across Europe can now get an early glimpse of what R&I projects could win funding in the next two years