110 European associations representing research and innovation stakeholders are calling on the EU to “significantly increase” the budget for the next framework research programme FP10, and to focus on supporting industry participation.
A joint statement published today, says the priority should be to strengthen Pillar II of the programme, which focuses on global challenges and industrial competitiveness, in order to retain private investment in Europe.
Signatories include the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO); business lobbies such as DigitalEurope, BusinessEurope, and EuropaBio; and several industry groups involved in Horizon Europe partnerships, such as Hydrogen Europe, and the Batteries European Partnership Association.
https://www.earto.eu/wp-content/uploads/SHOs-Joint-Statement-for-an-Ambitious-FP10-Final.pdf