Member state governments also seek cut to Erasmus+ academic exchange programme
The Council of the EU member state governments wants to cut €400 million from the European Commission’s proposed 2025 budget for the bloc’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
On 15 July, the Council’s budget committee published its stance on the EU’s 2025 budget, which is invariably adopted by ministers. The Council will then use that stance to negotiate on the budget with the European Parliament.