EARTO, the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs), along with its industrial and research partners, including EOS, has published a Joint Declaration for "An Ambitious FP9 Strengthening Europe's Industrial Leadership".
Together, the 23 signatories of this Joint Declaration call on the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union to develop an ambitious next EU Research & Innovation Framework Programme (FP9) built on Horizon 2020’s achievements. They strongly believe that this means:
- Increasing significantly the overall EU budget for research and innovation in FP9 within the current discussion on the Multiannual Financial Framework,
- Focusing on a well-balanced three-pillar structure, while allocating an equivalent share of the budget to each pillar, - Strengthening the EU industrial leadership to guarantee sustainable application and implementation of European research,
- Continuing financial incentives in form of grants for all actors of the value chain, including small & large companies.
EARTO's Joint Declaration can be found here.