“Is it enough?”, Ehler asks on FP10 after a midterm review of EU institutions’ actions on R&I

“Is it enough today?”, Christian Ehler asked about the European Union’s actions on research and innovation, at the R&I Days in Brussels on 11/11/2026, at the midpoint of the Commission’s term.

The lead MEP responsible for the Parliament's position on Horizon Europe 2028-2034 listed the measures presented and adopted by the Commission, the Council and the Parliament in the first half of the term: the presentation of EU Inc and the European Innovation Act, the launch of the Scale-up Europe Fund, the adoption of the recommendation on science and policy and the European Research Area (ERA) policy agenda, as well as the ongoing work on the ERA Act and the negotiations on FP10.

Ehler stated: "In normal times, this would be exceptional progress. And it is... But the question is: is it enough…