EU budget 2017: Increases secured for Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+

The negotiations intensified this autumn after the European Commission released a new draft that included, notably, an increase in funding for Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+. In its campaign "EU funding for universities," EUA consistently argued for more and better funding for these important programmes, and highlighted that research funding should not be diverted for other purposes such as the loan-based European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI). More...