Horizon Europe is a 7-year
European Union
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scientific research initiative, successor of the
Horizon 2020 programme and the earlier
. The
European Commission
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drafted and approved a plan for Horizon Europe to raise EU science spending levels by 50% over the years 2021–2027.
Budget
The budget of €95.5 billion for Horizon Europe, which was launched in 2021, is up from €77 billion for the Horizon 2020.
Independent observers had predicted the final approved funding to be much lower after completion of the lengthy negotiations with the
European Parliament
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and
EU member states. Former
EU commissioner
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for Research, Science and Innovation
Carlos Moedas, along with many advocacy groups, had pushed for a more expansive
EU science budget. In order to build political support for the budget increase, he used
American originated ideas of "
moonshots" to focus research efforts and boost the public interest.
Details
The proposal called for €100 billion in research and innovation spending for years 2021–2027. Of that sum, €2.4 billion is earmarked for the
Euratom nuclear research programme and €3.6 billion is put away for an umbrella investment fund, called InvestEU. After accounting for 2% annual inflation, in 2018 the funding for Horizon Europe amounted to €86.6 billion.
Wealthier EU members have expressed opposition to the increase in funding, with
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prime minister
Mark Rutte
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After a business career working for Unileve ...
saying the draft budget was "unacceptable".
To pay for the €100 billion science spending, the Commission's plan calls for cuts to agriculture and cohesion funding by 5 per cent. Additionally, the plan seeks to tie funding to adherence to the
rule of law in member states, including judicial independence.
Compared to the previous framework programme Horizon 2020, some changes in terms of cost reporting have been implemented with the objective to simplify the grant management process.
Cooperation beyond the EU
Horizon Europe supports European partnerships in which the EU, national authorities and/or the private sector jointly commit to support the development and implementation of a programme of research and innovation activities. Horizon Europe expanded its partnerships beyond the 27 member states of the EU, this includes:
* In October 2021,
Ukraine
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joined as an associate member.
* In November 2021,
Armenia
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joined as an associate member.
* In December 2021,
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,
Georgia
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,
Kosovo
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North Macedonia
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, and
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became associate members.
* As of August 2022, Switzerland and the UK are not associated with Horizon Europe. In August 2022, the UK has launched formal dispute resolution proceedings over UK access to the programme.
* In December 2022,
New Zealand
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joined as an associate member.
See also
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Science and technology in Europe
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References
External links
Horizon Europeofficial website
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European Commission projects