FP10: "Europe cannot celebrate scientific breakthroughs and undermine the conditions that enable them"

A leading European research representative has stressed the need for greater investment in research, citing this week’s Nobel Prizes as a reminder of the importance of long-term funding.

Kurt Deketelaere, Secretary-General of LERU, said on 09/10/2026: "Europe cannot celebrate scientific breakthroughs one day and undermine the conditions that make them possible the next," referring to the scientists who were honoured with the Nobel Prize since 05/10.

The Irish presidency of the Council of the EU will present its negotiating box, the member states’ position on the budget of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034, on 10/10/2026. The Cypriot Presidency presented its first ‘negobox’ on 11/06/2026, setting out figures since the Commission’s proposal in July 2025, cutting 4% from…