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€100-billion budget proposed for Europe’s next big research programme

Initial funding plans for the seven-year Horizon Europe science initiative get a lukewarm reception.
  1. Inga Vesper
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The European Union is planning to spend €100 billion (US$120 billion) on its next major research-funding programme, for 2021 to 2027 — a disappointment to some scientists and policy groups who were hoping for up to 60% more. The budget does not include a contribution from the United Kingdom, whose departure from the bloc in 2019 is likely to shake up the distribution of funds among the remaining 27 EU countries.

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Nature 557, 150 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05105-0

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  • Clarification 04 May 2018: This article has been amended to make clear that the descriptions and budgets of the the framework programme’s three main pillars apply to Horizon 2020, not Horizon Europe.

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