If Horizon Europe is considered the largest research programme in the history of the EU, its successor must not only match it in scale, but also surpass it in vision, writes Kamila Kozirog for Forum Akademickie.

In July, the European Commission will present a proposal for the EU’s next long-term budget, or multiannual financial framework, which will also include a proposal for the successor to Horizon Europe. The tenth research and innovation framework programme (FP10) will be the EU’s main R&I financing instrument in the years 2028-2034.

Like its predecessors, FP10 will be characterised by autonomy, although – according to the Commission – it will be ‘tightly connected’ to the new European Competitiveness Fund. This brings a new challenge: how do we ensure that FP10, despite being linked to the competitiveness agenda, retains its identity and effectively serves science, innovation and the long-term development of Europe?

The full article, in Polish, is available on Forum Akademickie: Punkt zwrotny dla europejskiej nauki