FP10: "Make pan-European collaborative research the cornerstone of FP10" (Earto, European RTOs)

"We urge the EU Institutions to significantly increase the current budget in view of FP10 and to make pan-European collaborative research the cornerstone of FP10, answering industrial needs by excellence", states Earto, the European association of RTOs, and its research and industrial partners in a joint statement for an "ambitious FP10" on 04/07/2024.

On the question of the budget, the EU institutions are asked to "reinforce the EU RD&I investments in the next MFF (Multiannual financial framework). National RD&I investments should in parallel be ensured and at minimum meet the target of 3% of GDP, aiming at leveraging private RD&I investments."

The focus of FP10 should be on enhancing cross-border collaborative RD&I with substantial industrial involvement, can one read in the position.

To achieve this, the emphasis on competitiveness must be reinforced across pillars, particularly pillar II ("Global challenges and european industrial competitiveness"), which is currently the only genuinely collaborative aspect of the FP and facilitates knowledge exchange between the private and…