On 16th March the Council adopted its position on the new research programme, Horizon Europe, taking the EU to the final step of launching the €95.5 billion (in current prices) fund for research.
Following this decision by the member states, the European Parliament will vote on the final deal in the plenary in April to formally adopt the new programme.
“The adoption of the Council’s position brings us only one step away from the final adoption of the most ambitious EU research and innovation programme so far,” said Manuel Heitor, Portugal’s minister for science, technology and higher education.
After the formal adoption, the Commission is expected to publish the final work programmes setting out how the research money will be spent over the next few years.
