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🌍 Financing Europe's Future: Bridging the Investment Gap in an Era of Twin Transitions 📅 When: 11 December 2024 📍 Where: Euractiv Network Office, Boulevard Charlemagne 1, 1041 Brussels As Europe pursues ambitious green and digital transitions, boosting productivity, and strengthening security, how do we tackle the €800 billion annual investment gap? Join leading policymakers and experts to discuss solutions for fostering private and public investments, addressing competitive pressures, and shaping the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028-2034). 💡 Topics: ✔ Stimulating investments to bridge the EU’s investment gap ✔ Funding energy transition, digital infrastructure, and defence ✔ Reforming the EU’s resource systems 🎙 Panelists: Merete Clausen, Director for Investment, DG GROW, European Commission Pawel Karbownik, Undersecretary of State, Ministerstwo Finansów Rasmus Andresen MEP, ECON Committee, European Parliament Danuše Nerudová MEP, BUDG Committee, European Parliament Maria Demertzis, Senior Fellow, Bruegel - Improving economic policy Paweł Śliwowski, Director, Polish Economic Institute 🤝 Event supported by Euractiv 📢 Don’t miss this opportunity to contribute to Europe's future! 👉 Register now: https://lnkd.in/dMA3Pm3C #GreenTransition #DigitalTransformation #InvestmentGap #EuractivEvent

Amidst mounting opposition, the newly formed ITRE committee is challenging the EU Council's proposed cuts to the 2025 Horizon Europe budget. The newly formed ITRE committee is contesting the EU Council's proposed cuts to the Horizon Europe budget for 2025. The proposal includes a reduction of €𝟰𝟱𝟬.𝟰𝟵 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 from the research and innovation budget, with €𝟰𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 coming from 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲. While EU institutions agree on the 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, only the Parliament remains committed to the necessary budgetary decisions. These cuts follow a €𝟮.𝟭 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 from the original €𝟵𝟱.𝟱 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 for 2021-2027, reallocating funds to 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲.. Christian Ehler, an experienced research budget negotiator and co-rapporteur for Horizon Europe, emphasized that it is not too late to reverse the 2025 cuts and stressed the importance of upholding commitments to research and innovation, as he plans to be involved in the next framework programme, FP10. The Council is expected to 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 by 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟯, with negotiations continuing until 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴. Get more information 📲https://lnkd.in/dZ-jnn4e #EUCouncil #Research #Innovation #ChristianEhler #HorizonEurope #STEMwise

They say the rumor has it and this rumor is now becoming louder and louder! Being the Brussels liaison, all the discussions with regards to what comes next after #HorizonEurope is at heart of our activities. And yes, it seems that next FP10 will be much more different from what we have all expected. In a nutshell as reported by Science Business, a presentation by the Commission’s budget directorate reveals a scenario where about a dozen research and innovation programmes would be amalgamated into the European Competitiveness Fund, in an attempt to concentrate and streamline EU efforts to resuscitate innovation, productivity and economic growth. More information below. https://lnkd.in/dNd3K4eN

Recommandations include: „European university alliances should also be strengthened to promote student and researcher mobility, joint degrees, as well as experimenting with joint recruitment of young researchers and joint governance systems across multiple universities.“ Will FP 10 be able to directly support alliances ? See page 83-84 of the report #euconexus #europeanuniversities

Another series of quite radical ideas on how the EU should organise its research and innovation landscape and funding. Many position papers published on #FP10 by countries and institutions call for a simple evolution of #HorizonEurope (same pillar structure, same programmes,) just with a bigger budget and some minor changes. So what does Europe want, a revolution or an evolution? The pessimist in me says it will probably end up somewhere in the middle with no one happy. The optimist, that Europe takes this momentum from recent provocative reports and uses it to give its researchers and entrepreneurs the funding support they deserve.

After many months of consultation, the new National Science and Research Priorities have been published. Why is this important to industry? The priorities define the areas for future government investment in innovation and research and development and should be consulted as part of developing any future Commonwealth grant proposals. A brief overview can be found at https://lnkd.in/gXPbjzFe

Investing in EU industry: A discussion with high-level decision-makers from the European Commission, Member States, European Investment Bank and European industry experts at #HM24. 🌍 📅 Date: 22 April 2024 ⏰ Time: 14:00 - 16:30 📍 Location: Convention Centre (CC), Room 2 EU industry is key to Europe's prosperity and global competitiveness. Join us to discuss what the EU is already doing and what it could do to invest (more) in European industry. ➡️ How can decarbonisation become a business model for European companies? ➡️ How can we foster innovation, reduce dependencies and secure supply chains in strategic sectors? ➡️ How can we ensure that we have affordable and clean energy and a skilled workforce in key areas such as clean technologies? ➡️ And last but not least How can we make the most of the EU's single market - the key driver of Europe's competitiveness - and further strengthen it by clarifying rules and reducing administrative burdens for businesses? Be part of this important debate! Register now to reserve your place: https://lnkd.in/ekwBriVj These high-profile speakers will be present (in alphabetical order): ✅ Nicola Beer, Vice-President, European Investment Bank (EIB) ✅ Otto Gernandt, CFO Finance & Accounting, H2 Green Steel ✅ Kerstin Jorna, Director-General, DG GROW, European Commission ✅ Olga Malinkiewicz, PhD, Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder, Saule Technologies Inc. ✅ Ignacy Niemczycki, Under Secretary, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology ✅ Jan Christian Vestre, Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry ✅ Mechthild Wörsdörfer, Deputy-Director-General, DG ENERGY, European Commission We look forward to seeing you there! ❤️ #IndustrialTransformation #EUIndustry #Investment #Innovation #CleanEnergy #SupplyChain #EURegulation   Partner: European Investment Bank (EIB)

FP to Competitiveness Fund: here we go! ✒ With news coming from DG BUDG about a reallocation of research and innovation funding, the rumors finally see the light of day. How this will be done in practice is of course the question, because a mix of all funding streams entails moving responsibilities, strategies, and money. If you thought about a €200 billion FP10, probably think again: while that number could ideally be dedicated to research, it does not mean the current Pillars as we know them will receive that much additional funding. Instead, this would be divided with a likely reinforced EDF, Digital Europe, Invest EU, the Innovation Fund... You name it! On top of that, a fundamental question remains: is this the way forward for simplification? How would executive agencies see their responsibilities change in this new structure? How will DGs work together to make this happen? And more fundamentally, will it be easier or harder for researchers to understand where, when, and how to apply for funding? For detailed info, you can thank our fantastic team of reporters and read this https://lnkd.in/eD-DGa3j

It is becoming increasingly important to develop sophisticated understanding and governance of the interactions between the different policy areas impacting territorial competitiveness. In this recent blog post, Ibon Gil de San Vicente and I reflect on the meeting of two policy-related research agendas that Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness has been working on for many years with different stakeholders in the Basque Country: industrial #clusters and territorial #financial #ecosystems. https://lnkd.in/dreENVKA

The European Union's 10th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10), is scheduled to start in January 2028. This program will succeed the current Horizon Europe framework, which is set to conclude at the end of 2027.  In preparation for FP10, the European Commission is expected to present its legislative proposal by mid-2025, initiating negotiations with the Council and the European Parliament. The goal is to finalize and adopt the FP10 package before the end of 2027, ensuring a smooth transition between the two framework programs. 📜 But the development of FP10 has already begun, with various stakeholders, including Member States, Associated Countries, and research organizations, contributing position papers and recommendations to shape the program's priorities and structure. 💰 It seems that the FP10 total budget will substantially increase compared to the current Horizon Europe programme, which has a budget of €95.5 billion. 🧠 Check out the EuroGeoSurveys FP10 position paper and les us hear your thoughts! #reaserch #innovation #geoscience #RandD