Nov 11, 2020 | News, Press English
“Today’s agreement on the next long-term EU budget between the European Parliament, EU Member States and the European Commission is a victory for researchers, scientists and citizens alike”, said Christian Ehler MEP, the EPP Group Spokesman on the...
Oct 30, 2020 | News, Press English
On 21 July 2020, the EU Council reached an agreement on the EU long-term budget and Recovery Fund, which severely slashed EU funds for research, innovation, health and the fight against climate change. The European Parliament calls for an increase of the Horizon...
Apr 22, 2020 | News, Press English
The COVID-19 pandemic had clearly demonstrated the need for the European Union and its Member States to invest more in research and development. As Rapporteurs for Horizon Europe – Europe’s research and development programme – we strongly urge the Council...
Apr 8, 2020 | News, Press English
“We welcome the joint approach of Commissioner Gabriel and EU Ministers of Research to agree on Gabriel’s 10-point action plan to fight the current COVID-19 outbreak. This is not only referring to recent joint efforts in collecting data, using and investing in an...
Apr 7, 2020 | News, Press English
Amidst the current COVID-19 crisis, Dr Christian Ehler, Member of the European Parliament and EPP Coordinator in Industry and Research Committee calls for upgrading research efforts in ICT security. “Science is not only challenged in the fight against the SCV-2...
Apr 6, 2020 | News, Press English
The EPP Group in the European Parliament has called for an EU data centre, a common data standard to collect data on infections, a “huge upgrade” of internet infrastructure and less bureaucracy for researchers. “The coronavirus pandemic has...