72 Nobel laureates urge EU Heads of State and Government to allocate at least €200bn to FP10

As of 13/11/2026, 72 Nobel laureates had signed a letter addressed to the EU Heads of State and Government, urging them to follow Mario Draghi’s advice to allocate at least €200 billion to the next Horizon Europe R&I framework programme for 2028-2034.

The signatories said: "We urge you to ensure that the next Multiannual Financial Framework provides at least €200bn in current prices for Horizon Europe over 2028-2034. This should be accompanied by robust support for the next generation of researchers through Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), a stronger European Research Council (ERC) and adequate funding for collaborative basic and applied research and innovation across the full spectrum of scientific disciplines."

In their view, the EU budget should focus primarily on areas where…