EU research budget at greater risk of cuts if financial framework negotiations begin before FP10 detail is filled in, MEP warns

To defend democracy, ensure security and guarantee prosperity, Europe must understand the societies it aims to serve

A leaked Commission calendar reveals plans to announce the FP10 structure on July 16 with the Multiannual Financial Framework

Call for “full involvement” in negotiations returns to a perennial complaint that Parliament should have a say in political agreements

Europe cannot fund research just to get a return on investment, policy analysts and university groups tell Commission

MEPs vote for a long-term EU budget focused on competitiveness and defence, with an independent research Framework Programme

Beyond the positive outlook, the midterm analysis highlights the main shortcoming of the research programme: insufficient funding

Budget committee says the proposed Competitiveness Fund is “not fit for purpose” and demands a dedicated innovation funding for researchers

As uncertainty mounts over the structure of the next EU research programme, Zaharieva says the final plan will come out in July