Towards a centralised EU industrial strategy
Several European university associations propose amendments for FP10 to simplify association and collaboration with UK and Switzerland.
Seen from Brussels
Switzerland is associated to Horizon Europe
After four long years of exclusion, Switzerland is finally back in Horizon Europe, with full association retroactively effective from 1 January 2025.
From dual use innovation to research security
EU Member States approve the Swiss association to Horizon; while also agreeing to dual use in the EIC with a provision that could exclude non-EU countries.
Two different kinds of State of the European Union
From von der Leyen’s “science is one of the most valuable global goods” to Draghi’s “€175 billion for Horizon Europe will fall short”.
Next programme generation and MFF published
The Commission set high ambitions for the next budgetary cycle and put strong programmes for research, innovation and education forward.
Horizon Europe will be continued post-2028
A new report shows Horizon Europe success rates varying between 8% and 80% depending on the instrument. And Switzerland moves closer to EU programme association.
A new EU call to Choose Europe for Science
The EU adopts a new European research policy agenda for 2025-2027, but the future of the EU’s research funding remains uncertain.
Another important step for Swiss association
The Commission’s assessment of the Horizon call topics on strategic technologies, such as AI and quantum, concluded that Swiss entities are fully eligible in 2025.
The EIC will start funding dual use projects
The European Commission proposes ambitious changes to boost defence in Europe, which are likely to influence the future of EU research and innovation too.
Von der Leyen wants to revolutionise EU budget
New MFF reflections of the EU aim to end business as usual, including for research and innovation funding from 2028 onwards.