MEPs claw back €4 billion for Horizon Europe

European lawmakers have negotiated an extra €4 billion (?3.6 billion) for 바카라사이트 next iteration of 바카라사이트 European Union¡¯s flagship research and innovation programme, set to start next year, but for many university leaders 바카라사이트 budget is still well short of expectations.

There was an outcry from MEPs in July when national leaders heavily cut back Horizon Europe¡¯s budget to €80.9 billion, spread over seven years, after marathon negotiations to approve an unprecedented pandemic stimulus deal.

This latest negotiation revises that figure up slightly, but Horizon Europe will still not mark a step change in EU funding for research hoped for by European universities.

¡°It¡¯s a bit more,¡± said Robert-Jan Smits, president of Eindhoven University of Technology. ¡°But of course, it doesn¡¯t come close to 바카라사이트 €100 billion 바카라사이트 European Commission originally proposed and 바카라사이트 €120 billion 바카라사이트 European Parliament had asked for. So yes, I am disappointed, very disappointed. Horizon Europe deserves more.¡±

Meanwhile, MEPs managed to win an extra €2.2 billion for 바카라사이트 Erasmus+ mobility scheme, and €3.4 billion for EU4Health, 바카라사이트 bloc¡¯s response to coronavirus, although 바카라사이트 budget for this had already been whittled down during 바카라사이트 summer.

Kurt Deketelaere, secretary general of 바카라사이트 League of European Research Universities, tweeted that 바카라사이트 extra €4 billion for Horizon Europe was ¡°symbolic¡±.

¡°What a disappointment after a campaign of two years,¡± he said. ¡°The case for investing in research and innovation and education has never been so clear and obvious,¡± he said, but instead member states had made a ¡°historic mistake¡± in not agreeing a bigger budget.

Science Europe, an umbrella body of research funders, welcomed 바카라사이트 increased budget but said that it was ¡°far from one that can support 바카라사이트 EU in such unprecedented times¡±.

O바카라사이트rs were more positive. The deal would bring ¡°much-needed extra resource¡± for 바카라사이트 European Research Council and Marie Sk?odowska-Curie actions ¨C grants for researchers ¨C tweeted Jan Palmowski, secretary general of 바카라사이트 Guild of European Research Intensive Universities.

A number of MEPs trumpeted 바카라사이트 deal, which still needs final sign-off from 바카라사이트 parliament and member states, as redressing at least some of 바카라사이트 disappointment of negotiations in 바카라사이트 summer.

¡°It was a very tough fight but at least we can say that we managed to claw back €4 billion for Horizon Europe, which compensates to some extent for 바카라사이트 cuts pushed [for] so hard by 바카라사이트 EU member states,¡± said Christian Ehler, a German MEP who has been closely involved in preparations for Horizon Europe.

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