EU budget negotiations may slash Horizon 2020 funding
Negotiations in Brussels last week on the European Union’s (EU) long-term budget for 2014-20 could mean a total budget for the Horizon 2020 research programme of €69 billion (US$92 billion) – far short of the €80 billion proposed by the European Commission late last year. During European Council negotiations in Brussels on 8-9 February, the…