29 Jan 2025

Towards an ambitious FP10

Shaping Europe's role in the world through research and innovation

Marta Dell’Aquila / Leonie Kunze / Andrea Renda / Nicole Reynolds / Hien Vu / Timothy Yeung

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In a world increasingly subject to uncertainty and crisis, Europe has a responsibility to lead the way in tackling global challenges, using science and technology for the benefit of us all. A key instrument that allows it to do this is the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (R&I), the world’s largest R&I funding programme.

Following ‘Horizon Europe’, the 9th Framework Programme, the 10th Framework Programme (FP10) is scheduled to run from 2028 to 2034. It represents a critical opportunity for Europe to restore and relaunch its leading role in pursuing scientific breakthroughs and groundbreaking innovation for all.

This report – drafted by a team of CEPS researchers and supported by the Wellcome Trust and Imperial College London – presents a vision and possible pathways towards a truly ambitious FP10. Our researchers relied on an in-depth analysis of stakeholder views, as well as guidance from an Advisory Group of 15 outstanding experts with wide-ranging, world-class expertise on research and innovation.

They also draw on the findings of important contributions, such as the recent reports authored by Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi, as well as the ‘Heitor group’, all of which call for a thorough reform of EU R&I policy and at least a doubling of the budget for FP10 as compared with Horizon Europe.

 

Click here to access the Annexes of this report