Horizon Europe

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Horizon Europe is a planned 7-year European Union scientific research initiative, a successor of the recent Horizon 2020 programme and the earlier Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development. The European Commission drafted and approved a plan for the Horizon Europe to raise EU science spending levels by 50% over the years 2021-2027.

As of May 2021 the Budget €95.5 billion for Horizon Europe – due to launch in 2021 – up from €77 billion for the current Horizon 2020.[1][2]

Independent observers predict the final approved funding will be much lower after lengthy negotiations with the European Parliament and EU member states are completed.[3] Over the past few years EU commissioner Carlos Moedas, along with many advocacy groups, have tried to push for a more expansive EU science budget. In order to build political support for the budget increase, he intends to use American originated ideas of "moonshots" to focus research efforts and boost the public interest.[4]

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The proposal calls for €100 billion in research and innovation spending for years 2021-2027. Of that sum €2.4 billion is earmarked for the Euratom nuclear research programme and €3.6 billion is put away for an umbrella investment fund, called InvestEU. After accounting for 2% annual inflation, in 2018 euros the funding for Horizon Europe amounts to €86.6 billion.[5][6]

Wealthier EU members have expressed opposition to the increase in funding, with Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte saying the draft budget was "unacceptable".[7]

To pay for the €100 billion science spending, the Commission's plan calls for cuts to agriculture and cohesion funding by 5 per cent. Additionally, the plan seeks to tie funding to adherence to the rule of law in member states, including judicial independence.[7]

Compared to the previous framework programme Horizon 2020, some changes in terms of cost reporting have been implemented with the objective to simplify the grant management process.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "What is Horizon Europe?". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "What is the budget of Horizon Europe?". EU Funds. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ^ Brainard, Jeffrey (May 2018). "EU Budget May Rise by 50%". Science. 360: 583 – via Direct Access.
  4. ^ Kelly, Éanna (24 April 2018). "EU officials pitch 'Horizon Europe' as name for next research programme". Science Business. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ^ Kelly, Eanna (8 May 2018). "€100B? €86.6B? A Brussels puzzle: How big is the new research budget?". Science Business. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. ^ The European Commission. "Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions" (PDF).
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Blocking an increase in the research budget would put Europe on a 'loser's path' | Science|Business". sciencebusiness.net. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. ^ "EU Funds Simply Explained". EU Funds. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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