Leaders of six leading European research organisations are calling on EU policymakers to increase the budget of Horizon Europe from the €94.4 billion foreseen by the European Commission to around €120 billion as recommended by the European Parliament in 2018.
The group believes research will play a key role in the post-pandemic recovery and an ambitious Horizon Europe budget is key to guaranteeing Europe has the means to build a prosperous future. “Massive investments in research, comprising the entire knowledge value chain in terms of technology readiness levels, from basic research to market deployment will be essential to return to economic and societal prosperity following the pandemic,” says the group’s statement.
The statement was signed by the presidents of the G6 network of European research organisations: Italy’s National Research Council (CNR), France’s National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Spain’s Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), the Helmholtz Association, the Leibniz Association, and the Max Planck Society.
