Horizon Europe

Commission appoints Mauro Ferrari as next President of the European Research Council

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Mardi, mai 14, 2019
European Union, Science and technology in Europe, Economy of Europe, European Research Council, Continents, Horizon Europe, Horizon, Brexit and arrangements for science and technology, Helga Nowotny

The European Commission has today appointed Professor Mauro Ferrari as the next President of the European Research Council (ERC), responsible for funding investigator-driven frontier scientific research in Europe.

Key Points: 
  • The European Commission has today appointed Professor Mauro Ferrari as the next President of the European Research Council (ERC), responsible for funding investigator-driven frontier scientific research in Europe.
  • For the next long-term EU budget, the Commission has proposed Horizon Europe, the most ambitious EU research and innovation programme ever.
  • Professor Ferrari, incoming President of the European Research Council, added: It is an honour to have been chosen to serve as the next President of the European Research Council.
  • The President is the formal representative of the European Research Council and chairs the Scientific Council, the ERC's governing body.

Statement by Commissioner Moedas on the European Parliament's vote on Horizon Europe

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Mardi, avril 23, 2019
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The European Commission presented its proposal for Horizon Europe in June 2018.

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  • The European Commission presented its proposal for Horizon Europe in June 2018.
  • Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said:

    I welcome today's vote at the European Parliament.

  • The European Parliament showed today that it stands behind Horizon Europe and with that behind the idea to keep the EU at the forefront of global research and innovation.
  • I am very pleased that with today's vote we are getting step-by-step closer to making Horizon Europe a reality.

Horizon Europe: The Biggest Research and Innovation Programme No One Has Heard of

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Jeudi, avril 11, 2019
Economy of Europe, Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development, United Nations General Assembly, International organizations, Horizon Europe, Horizon, European Union

BRUSSELS, April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Europe, the European Union's next Research and Innovation (R&I) Programme, will run for seven years, from 2021 to 2027.

Key Points: 
  • BRUSSELS, April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Europe, the European Union's next Research and Innovation (R&I) Programme, will run for seven years, from 2021 to 2027.
  • With a proposed budget of EUR94.6 billion, it is the EU's biggest ever R&I programme and one of the largest scientific funding initiatives in the world.
  • For the first time ever, funding under a Framework Programme is arranged around concrete missions to solve Europe's and the world's most difficult problems.
  • Horizon Europe will be even more open to international participation than its predecessor programme Horizon 2020, which lauded the 'Open to the World' principle as one of its main tenets.

Horizon Europe: The Biggest Research and Innovation Programme No One Has Heard of

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Jeudi, avril 11, 2019
Economy of Europe, Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development, United Nations General Assembly, International organizations, Horizon Europe, Horizon, European Union

BRUSSELS, April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Europe, the European Union's next Research and Innovation (R&I) Programme, will run for seven years, from 2021 to 2027.

Key Points: 
  • BRUSSELS, April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Europe, the European Union's next Research and Innovation (R&I) Programme, will run for seven years, from 2021 to 2027.
  • With a proposed budget of EUR94.6 billion, it is the EU's biggest ever R&I programme and one of the largest scientific funding initiatives in the world.
  • For the first time ever, funding under a Framework Programme is arranged around concrete missions to solve Europe's and the world's most difficult problems.
  • Horizon Europe will be even more open to international participation than its predecessor programme Horizon 2020, which lauded the 'Open to the World' principle as one of its main tenets.

Highlights - ITRE MFF Programmes: state of play and perspectives - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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Mercredi, mars 27, 2019
International organizations, Organizations, Confederations, European Union, Horizon Europe, Negotiation, World

Exchange of views with the European Commission and the Presidency of the Council of the European Union Following partial agreement on 5 MFF files (CEF, Digital Programme, Defence Fund, Space Programme and Horizon Europe) the ITRE committee, in particular the relevant negotiating teams, will discuss at its next meeting the outcome of the files and publicly acknowledge the success achieved.

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  • Exchange of views with the European Commission and the Presidency of the Council of the European Union Following partial agreement on 5 MFF files (CEF, Digital Programme, Defence Fund, Space Programme and Horizon Europe) the ITRE committee, in particular the relevant negotiating teams, will discuss at its next meeting the outcome of the files and publicly acknowledge the success achieved.
  • The Romanian Presidency and Commissioners Moedas and Bienkowska will also participate in the exchange of views.

EU budget for 2021-2027: Commission welcomes provisional agreement on Horizon Europe, the future EU research and innovation programme

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Mercredi, mars 20, 2019
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Investing in research and innovation is investing in Europe's future, in knowledge and new solutions to maintain and improve the European way of life.

Key Points: 
  • Investing in research and innovation is investing in Europe's future, in knowledge and new solutions to maintain and improve the European way of life.
  • Horizon Europe, proposed by the Commission in June 2018 as part of the EU-long-term-budget for the years 2021-2027, is the most ambitious research and innovation programme ever and will keep the EU at the forefront of global research and innovation.
  • Commissioner Carlos Moedas, responsible for Research, Science, and Innovation, said: I warmly welcome this agreement with the strong support for the new European Innovation Council and our mission driven research agendas.
  • Horizon Europe will build on the achievements and success of the current research and innovation programme (Horizon 2020).

€2 billion to fast forward the creation of the European Innovation Council

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Lundi, mars 18, 2019
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That is why the Juncker Commission is introducing a European Innovation Council (EIC) to turn Europe's scientific discoveries into businesses that can scale up faster.

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  • That is why the Juncker Commission is introducing a European Innovation Council (EIC) to turn Europe's scientific discoveries into businesses that can scale up faster.
  • Currently in its pilot phase, the European Innovation Council will become a full-fledged reality from 2021 under the next EU research and innovation programme Horizon Europe.
  • Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation said: "With the European Innovation Council, we don't simply put money on the table.
  • The European Innovation Council is part of a wider ecosystem that the EU is putting in place to give Europe's many entrepreneurs every opportunity to become world leading companies.

Committee holds final evidence session on Erasmus and Horizon

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Mardi, janvier 8, 2019
European Union, Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, Brexit, Educational policies and initiatives of the European Union, Erasmus Programme, Brexit and arrangements for science and technology

EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee takes evidence on Wednesday 9 January at 10.40am

Key Points: 
  • This is the last evidence session of the Sub-Committees inquiry on the implications of Brexit for UK participation in the EU student exchange and university research funding programmes: Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020.
  • The first panel will focus on the implications of leaving the EU for the UK's participation in Erasmus.
  • What is the Governments position on future association as a third country to the 2021-2027 Erasmus and Horizon Europe programmes?
  • If future association with Erasmus and Horizon does not prove possible or desirable, will the Government establish replacement research funding and international mobility programmes?

Committee holds final evidence session on Erasmus and Horizon

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Mardi, janvier 8, 2019
European Union, Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, Brexit, Educational policies and initiatives of the European Union, Erasmus Programme, Brexit and arrangements for science and technology

EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee takes evidence on Wednesday 9 January at 10.40am

Key Points: 
  • This is the last evidence session of the Sub-Committees inquiry on the implications of Brexit for UK participation in the EU student exchange and university research funding programmes: Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020.
  • The first panel will focus on the implications of leaving the EU for the UK's participation in Erasmus.
  • What is the Governments position on future association as a third country to the 2021-2027 Erasmus and Horizon Europe programmes?
  • If future association with Erasmus and Horizon does not prove possible or desirable, will the Government establish replacement research funding and international mobility programmes?