Focus on early-stage research urged for Horizon successor

EU taste for big science excluding small nations, minister claims

Estonian minister says Brussels must drop idea that ‘big is beautiful’ and argues that being ‘agile’ results in faster responses to advances in research

By Ben Upton

16 August

BASE jumper jumps using a packed parachute from the only 52 meters altitude Asparuhov bridge durung to illustrate Hostility on Horizon for next European research commissioner

Hostility on Horizon for next European research commissioner

Deputies of Bulgaria’s Iliana Ivanova likely to have outsized influence on Horizon Europe and its successor, according to a national official unhappy that the planning process belongs to Brussels

By Ben Upton

2 August

Universities want €200 billion research budget for next Horizon

Calls for EU politicians to trim fat from next framework programme, better protect its budget from raiding for pet projects and create a new category for Switzerland and the UK

By Ben Upton

28 June