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Broad support for R&D boost as Council restarts budget battle

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Commissioner, MEPs and lobby groups all back call for €120bn 2021-27 R&D budget

Research commissioner Mariya Gabriel has signed a joint statement with MEPs backing the European Parliament’s call for a €120 billion budget for the 2021-27 EU R&D programme, Horizon Europe.

The unity between the commissioner and Parliament comes as the third arm of EU governance, the European Council, meets to debate the overall 2021-27 EU budget and a €750bn post-pandemic recovery instrument.

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