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France-Poland proposal for new Horizon Europe instrument meets mixed response

A new instrument proposed by France and Poland under Horizon Europe has received a mixed reception at the Research Council meeting in Brussels. At the meeting on 29/05/2026, France and Poland presented a proposal for the "European excellence initiative", a new bottom-up instrument within Pillar…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 442738
• Published on 29/05/26 at 15:21
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Council deal on Horizon Europe proposal remains out of reach as ministers clash over widening policy

EU ministers for research, who will meet on 29/05/2026, will not adopt their position on the next Horizon Europe programme for 2028-2024 as they are unable to agree on the issue of support for widening countries, i.e. member states with low research performance. The widening countries (defined…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 442422
• Published on 28/05/26 at 17:03
German minister sets out six high-tech priority areas

Artificial intelligence, quantum computing, microelectronics, biotechnology, nuclear fusion and batteries: these are the themes of the first six technology roadmaps of the High-tech Agenda Deutschland (HTAD), presented by the German government on 20/05/2026. "Through these roadmaps, we want to…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 442534
• Published on 28/05/26 at 16:25
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European University Foundation warns Erasmus+ budget will not deliver on mobility targets

The European University Foundation says that the European Parliament's proposed budget for Erasmus+ for 2028-2034 would go against the goals of the Commission and Member States mobility targets. Charles de Groot, Research and Policy Officer at the European University Foundation (EUF), told…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Parliament, …
• Article # 442151
• Published on 28/05/26 at 14:41
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Finland: University leaders oppose government proposal to create open-to-all fee-paying programmes

The Finnish Universities Rectors' Council (UNIFI) has stated its opposition to the Finnish government's proposal that higher education institutions offer degrees entirely as open higher education, with fees that fully cover the costs, instead of the current state-funded, free and selective…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 442555
• Published on 28/05/26 at 14:21
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UK rejoining Horizon Europe sparks recovery in research participation, report finds

A new analysis from Universities UK International (UUKi), the international branch of the conference of rectors of British universities, has revealed that the UK’s formal association with Horizon Europe has successfully reversed a decade-long downward trend in the country's participation in EU…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 442550
• Published on 28/05/26 at 14:18
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Commission warns dual-use research rules may lead to non-EU countries' exclusion from Horizon projects

The European Commission has warned that non-EU countries that are part of the EU’s Horizon Europe programme stand a higher chance of being excluded from dual-use research projects. In an internal document published on 30/04/2026, the Commission sets out its thinking on the rules for dual-use…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Council, European commission, …
• Article # 442539
• Published on 28/05/26 at 12:04
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EU signs letter of intent with Vietnam to strengthen cooperation in science, technology and innovation

The European Commission and Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology have signed a letter of intent to "strengthen cooperation in science, technology and innovation". On 27/05/2026, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, met with Vu Hai Quan…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, State, …
• Article # 442427
• Published on 27/05/26 at 16:57
French Engineering Schools call for increase in scale and ambition of EU research and mobility programmes

The Conference of the Directors of French Engineering Schools (CDEFI) has called for "a surge in political ambition in education, research and innovation" and a "change of budgetary scale", notably for the EU's future research framework programme (FP10) and Erasmus+. "Europe's ability to…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Universities, …
• Article # 442371
• Published on 27/05/26 at 15:25
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French government to limit exemptions from fees for non-EU university students

The French government has published a decree to progressively limit exemptions from fees for non-EU students. The share of non-EU students that each university can exempt will be reduced from 30% in 2027, to 25% in 2028, and 20% from 2029 onwards. Public higher education institutions in France…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, State, Universities, …
• Article # 442374
• Published on 27/05/26 at 15:21