European Union policymakers last night agreed to spend €300 million more than originally planned for Horizon 2020's final year – but spending is likely to fall in 2021 with the launch of its successor, Horizon Europe.

Late-night negotiations between the EU Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission led to an agreed €13.5 billion budget for the final year of the Horizon 2020 research programme. The Commission had originally planned a budget of €13.2 billion, up from €12.4 billion in 2019.

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