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Reactions to the MFF: "A new course for the future" (C.Ehler); "Ensuring scientific excellence" (EUA)

"With the new MFF proposal, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, charts a new course for the future of Europe. The new European Competitiveness Fund finally makes global competitiveness of European industry a budgetary priority, but we cannot allow it to be a blank cheque to…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , European commission, …
• Article # 405905
• Published on 17/07/25 at 16:34
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"Investing in education and universities is important for Europe's competitiveness" (R. Minzatu)

"The European universities alliances are one example showing that investing in education and stronger universities in Europe is very important for our competitiveness. We will continue to finance them so that they are globally competitive and can support our efforts to boost our industries…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Parliament, …
• Article # 405866
• Published on 17/07/25 at 10:48
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€2 trillion for the European budget 2028-2034 (MFF): €175 Bn for Horizon Europe; €40.8 Bn for Erasmus+

The European Commission earmarks €175 Bn for Horizon Europe 2028-2034, representing an 87.2% increase over its predecessor (€93.5 Bn), as part of the proposed €409 Bn European Competitiveness Fund included in the proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) presented on…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Erasmus+, …
• Article # 405760
• Published on 16/07/25 at 18:27
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"China is now the world’s research powerhouse" (Clarivate G20 research and innovation scorecard 2025)

"Mainland China is arguably now the world’s research powerhouse, publishing 75% more papers indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection than the United States in 2024", indicates Clarivate, based on its annual G20 research and innovation scorecard, released on 10/07/2025. The scorecard is…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics
• Article # 405373
• Published on 16/07/25 at 17:42
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UK businesses and academia partnering in new Prosperity Partnerships to "tackle key industry challenges"

The British Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is funding 23 partnerships with a £41 M (€47.3 M) investment, matched with a further £56 M (€64.6 M), from UK businesses and academia, in new Prosperity Partnerships that will tackle key industry challenges in areas from drug…
Domain(s): Politics, Institutions
• Category(ies): Companies, Research Funding Organisation (RFO), Research Performing Organisation (RPO), …
• Article # 405586
• Published on 16/07/25 at 09:05
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Worldwide, economic results uncorrelated with the rate of access to higher education (Paxter study)

"Public policies based on the idea that more access to higher education means a better economy are disconnected from empirical results", says Pierre Tapie, Chairman of Paxter, on 02/07/2025. He presents the study he conducted alongside Pierre Aliphat, Scientific Director of Paxter, and Nikola…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , State, …
• Article # 405451
• Published on 15/07/25 at 17:02
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Call on EU institutions « to reaffirm and strengthen early-stage collaborative R&I funding within FP10 »

12 research and education associations in Brussels « call on the European Commission, European Parliament and Member States to reaffirm and strengthen the key role of early-stage collaborative R&I funding within FP10 », on 11/07/2025, in the context of the imminent proposals by the Multiannual…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Council, …
• Article # 405375
• Published on 11/07/25 at 15:55
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Innovation in the EU: Launch of public consultations on the 28th regime and the European Innovation Act

The European Commission launches on 09/07/2025 an open public consultation on the 28th regime, a EU unified legal framework that will help innovative companies grow, as well as a call for evidence and a public consultation, inviting stakeholders to contribute to the future European Innovation Act…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Companies, …
• Article # 405404
• Published on 11/07/25 at 15:01
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FP10: Conservation of former Horizon Europe structure, "tightly connected with the ECF" (draft)

The structure of FP10, named Horizon Europe (2028-2034) remains similar to that of its predecessors, with four pillars dedicated to research excellence, collaborative research, innovation and the ERA, News Tank finds out after consulting the drafts of the European Commission's proposals on the…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, Advocacy groups , Companies, …
• Article # 405254
• Published on 10/07/25 at 18:44
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Skills in green and digital transitions: "Vocational education should become the star" (R. Minzatu)

"The Union of Skills can empower the Clean Industrial Deal; the key investment we need, beyond the capital and money, is in people. The labour shortages we are facing in many sectors, private and public, are in industries and sectors related to our economic competitiveness and decarbonisation. We…
Domain(s): Politics
• Category(ies): Essentials Politics, European commission, Digital, …
• Article # 404759
• Published on 08/07/25 at 18:11