EU 2015 Budget negotiations: EUA warns against making cuts to research payments

In July, the Council of the EU’s Permanent Representatives Committee agreed its position on the EU draft budget for 2015, which is set to be negotiated in the next months with the other EU institutions (European Commission and Parliament).
EUA understands that the Council position on the draft budget proposal, which was formally adopted in early September, recommends making considerable cuts to the EC’s proposed 2015 payments for research and innovation, which include the framework programme, Horizon 2020. More...